Account Specialist-Seoul
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p></p> <p><strong>About Agoda</strong></p> <p>At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world. </p> <p> </p> <p>Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.</p> <p> </p> <p>No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.</p></div><p><strong>Get to know our team:</strong> </p> <p><strong>Growth Team </strong></p> <p>Growth is a team of creative entrepreneurs dedicated to supporting the onboarding and successful establishment of Agoda’s emerging and high-growth accommodation partners. Members of our team are empowered and supported to grow their market(s) or accounts. We develop win-win relationships and leverage Agoda’s unique accommodations portfolio and tech solutions to bring our partners the advantages they seek. Utilizing our strong brand and resources, we roll out new products to increase the visibility of Agoda, introduce more travelers to our great products and services, and deliver significant revenues to the overall business. </p> <p> <strong>The Opportunity: </strong> </p> <p>As an Account Specialist, your key objective is to increase the coverage and quality of Agoda’s supply network. You take care of a large portfolio of emerging supply partners and assist in partnership related functions at a scale. </p> <p> <strong>In this role, you’ll get to:</strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong> </p> <ul> <li>Contact new or potential supply partners to encourage completion of their online registrations </li> <li>Provide partners with the necessary information and guidance on system setup, Agoda’s tools and processes, general training, and promotional opportunities.</li> <li>Persuade and guide partners throughout the onboarding journey to ensure a smooth and successful launch on Agoda.</li> <li>Support the identification of supply and promotion needs to better match market demand in key destinations. </li> <li>Communicate efficiently with partners through various communication methods including<strong> </strong>face-to-face<strong> </strong>visits, phone, email, messaging and webinars </li> <li>Maintain accurate partner information and support basic weekly or monthly reporting in internal systems. </li> <li>Prioritize daily tasks, monitor results and track progress in internal systems </li> </ul> <p> <strong>What you’ll need to succeed: </strong> </p> <ul> <li>0-2 years’ experience working in business development or execution role preferred</li> <li>In-person sales execution experience preferred</li> <li>Autonomous and result driven (history of achieving ambitious targets) </li> <li>Native level Korean and business level of English to communicate internally </li> <li>Demonstrates basic computer skil