Account Manager - Nigeria at Booking.com

 Job description
As an Account Manager you are responsible for hotel account management initially. You support Booking.com BV’s acquisition of new hotels in Nigeria. You create quantity and quality reports on results and performance for information support to Booking.com. 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 Ghana on the improvement of hotel availability and supply in order to support Booking.com in meeting the demands of the visitors on the Booking.com website.

This full-time position will be based at our Lagos office.

B.responsible

• Visit the important hotels in Nigeria;
• Support Booking.com BV’s-strategy for hotel availability and supply within a country;
• Promote the Booking.com BV brand name and its online reservation services to hotels;
• 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 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 both written and spoken;;
• Nigerian nationals will be considered as preferential;
• 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;.

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 Booking.com (Ghana) Limited is one of Booking.com BV’s and/or BookingSuite BV’s support companies in Nigeria. Booking.com (Ghana) Limited is looking for a Account Manager - Nigeria. 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.

Department: Business Development & Support