SENIOR SALES MANAGER EMEA – TRAVEL PAYMENTS

Sabre is a technology company that powers the global travel industry. By leveraging next-generation technology, we create global technology solutions that take on the biggest opportunities and solve the most complex challenges in travel. 

Positioned at the center of the travel, we shape the future by offering innovative advancements that pave the way for a more connected and seamless ecosystem as we power mobile apps, online travel sites, airline and hotel reservation networks, travel agent terminals, and scores of other solutions.

Simply put, we connect people with moments that matter.

Sabre Corporation launched an innovative payments hub designed to maximize value from every transaction + a team of Travel and payment experts that will help any travel agency with their end-to-end payment strategy. It allows our clients to pay anyone, anywhere through a network of over 70 issuers around the world and integrates seamlessly into their current workflows intending to change how travel payments are today to benefit more our customers.
 

As the Senior Sales Manager EMEA – Travel Payments, you will have the opportunity to work with the biggest and most important travel agencies around in the region offering them one of the best payment solutions in the travel industry and making them feel that travel payments are easy, seamless, efficient, and beneficial.

What will you achieve?

• Grow our business in the region. Being able to build and maintain a pipeline of leads that fit in with the strategy of Sabre Direct Pay, moving prospects through the sales channel to a “live” status as quickly as possible.

• Managing the full sales lifecycle (Early engagement, spend growth, and retention activities), ensuring revenue, and growth on new customer acquisitions.

• Partnering with the Sabre Virtual Payments team, including working with customer success, Implementations, Partnerships, business finance and Product. Also working with the wider Sabre Global Distribution System sales teams and account managers on existing clients.

• Deliver strong performance results in line with agreed revenue and spend targets, and overall SDP strategy.

• Being able to provide management with clarity as to the performance and results arising from your activities. Ensure all activity is captured in the chosen SDP CRM tool.

• Ensure quality and timeliness of business development activities including internal activity reporting, external presentation, contractual commitments, and key client success criteria. 

• Provide feedback and insight into Sabre Direct Payments;

• Identify existing competitors and provide insight into their competitive position within the marketplaces we operate.

• Represent Sabre Virtual Payments at industry trade events.

What's in it for you?

Opportunity to do something game-changing that has a high impact on our industry. Be part of one of the world’s largest Travel and Hospitality technology company  Opportunity to Partner, Interact and network with many important players in the payment ecosystem in both finance and technology, which includes Banks, Fintech, card networks (Mastercard & Visa), C-Level Travel agencies, including OTAs (Online Travel Agencies), Leisure and Business agencies and Senior executives within Sabre.

Must Have Skills:

• Knowledge of Payments with focus on virtual card usage.

• New Sales experience with a strong demonstrable record of achievement blended with account management skills.

• Polished sales, contractual, negotiation skills and closing ability.

• Exceptional communication & and presentation capabilities.

• Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable engaging with senior team members and customers – including at C Level.

• Capable of managing and prioritizing several competing tasks

• Must be willing to travel at short notice globally, to attend amongst others, client visits and represent Sabre Virtual Payments at industry trade events.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Good understanding of the Travel Industry and the GDSs dynamics.

• Expertise with Online, Leisure and Business travel agencies.

• Competent CRM experience – including the use of Excel, Salesforce and others.

• Multilingual: Main Language: English. Spanish, French and Portuguese are a plus.

Important: 

Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above is not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time. The scope of the job may change as necessitated by business requirements.

We will give careful consideration to your application and review your details against the position criteria. You will receive separate notification as your application progresses. Please note that only candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role will proceed in the selection process.