Job Description

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

Amex GBT is a global leader in business travel & meetings management committed to helping businesses succeed through cost-effective program management, world-class customer service, and enhanced traveler productivity support worldwide.

Reporting to the Business Partnerships Team Leader for APAC, this is a highly visible & integral role within Global Business Partnerships (GBP), which generates revenue through working with internal stakeholders and suppliers to optimize supplier engagement and drive value to Amex GBT Customers. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of a portfolio of suppliers across Asia Pacific, driving business planning & development activities and value delivery execution.

This is a multifaceted role encompassing of supplier partnerships and working with multiple business stakeholders on business development and other key supplier relations initiatives.

What You'll Do

• The business development role develops relationships with a specific focus on strategic supplier partnerships and executing business development activities

• Manage the delivery of the supplier value proposition, building strategies to support negotiations in close collaboration with the Supplier Management Team

• Drive Increased Revenue: identify, sell, and drive execution of additional supplier revenue opportunities

• Negotiate supplier participation/sponsorship in key events and to deliver media revenues in close collaboration with the GBT digital marketing team

• Collaborate cross functionally and cross regionally with Traveler Care, Client Management, Sales, Revenue Management, Meetings & Events, Consulting to align strategies, drive engagement and optimize results

• Monitor travel industry landscape and ensure Amex GBT & Supplier Revenue partnerships are best positioned to capitalize on any opportunities that deliver revenue to Amex GBT & deliver customer value.

What We're Looking For

• Consultative selling & negotiation skills, ability to demonstrate that you can work with suppliers to interact on data driven opportunities that will allow Amex GBT and the supplier to grow sales volumes

• Skilled project manager. Proven ability to manage multiple projects and drive results on time and on plan across the suppliers & internal stakeholders at Amex GBT

• Formidable team player and influencer. Gains buy-in and engagement (internally and externally) through collaboration and strong stakeholder management skills.

• High degree of analytical acumen with a commercial mind set with proven ability to translate data into conclusions and actionable recommendations with suppliers.

• Intuitive understanding of technology – GDS, Point of Sale tools, online booking tools

• Strong oral and written communications skills including aptitude for formal presentations.

• Excellent relationship building, collaboration and influencing skills at all levels.

• A thorough understanding and knowledge of the travel and/or travel supplier industry highly desirable

• Excellent Power BI, Power Point and excel skills

• Outcome orientated with proven record of accomplishment in driving best in class results

• Persevere in the face of adversity, always seeking to make the best of any given situation

Location

Gurgaon, India

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• And much more!

A ll applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!