As an Account Manager you are responsible for hotel account management. You support Booking.com BV by informing new hotels in a specific area in Kenya with respect to the services offered by Booking.com BV. You create quantity and quality reports on results and performance for information support to Booking.com BV. You inform hotels about Booking.com. You provide hotels the (initial) training on how to use Booking.com’s system. You will assist the Supply Manager of Booking.com Kenya on the improvement of hotel availability and supply in order to support Booking.com BV in meeting the demands of the visitors on the Booking.com website.
This fulltime position will be based in our new office in the Nairobi office.
B.responsible
Support Booking.com BV’s – strategy for hotel availability and supply within Kenya
Promote the Booking.com BV brand name and its online reservation services to hotels, also by visiting hotels located in specific geographic areas of the country
Responsible for area coverage
Inform hotels and advise on allotment, availability and supply
Rate checks and competitor checks
Liaison person for hotels to contact when they have questions
Providing hotels with information and advice by mail and email, including follow-ups
Follow up on cancellations and evaluations
Accompany and train hotels on how to use Booking.com’ s extranet and rates & availability system
Support hotels with regards to Booking.com’ s on-line system
Organize and coordinate Tourist Trade Fair visits to liaise with hotels
Check statistics in the control room and follow up
You will also need to be versatile and adapt quickly to the latest guidelines from Booking.com BV
B.Skilled:
2 years of experience in a relevant account management function;
Fluent in English and Swahili.
Affinity/experience within e-travel and/or hotel/travel industry;
Pro-active, sense of responsibility, friendly and can work independently;
Quick and resourceful, flexible, accurate, strong analytical skills and an eye for detail;
Great face-to-face and telephone communication skills;
Team player, motivated and enjoys to work in e-travel and hospitality;
Business focused;
Positive attitude;
Hotel School or University background preferred;
Driver’s license;
Availability to travel 50% of the time;
You already have a work permit to work in Kenya.
B.offered
We are a performance-based company that offers career advancement and lucrative compensation, including bonus. We also offer what is called the “Booking Deal” with competitive benefits.
The hiring company Bookingcom (Kenya) Ltd is one of Booking.com BV’s and/or BookingSuite BV’s support companies in Kenya. Bookingcom (Kenya) Ltd is looking for a Account Manager – Kenya. Booking.com BV is the company behind Booking.com™, the market leading online accommodation reservation service in the world. BookingSuite BV is the company which operates Booking.com’s™ newly established Accommodation Marketing Services division. All references to “Booking.com” refer to Booking.com BV.
