Sales Executive
Sales Executive
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Job Description
ABOUT US
Hostelworld Group the global hostelfocussed online booking platform inspires adventurous minds to meet the world and come back with lifechanging stories to tell. Our customers are not your average tourists they crave cultural connection and unique experiences that we make possible by providing an unbeatable selection of hostels in unmissable locations all in the palm of their hand.
It is the social nature and community feel of hostels and their environment that enable travellers to embrace journeys of discovery adventure and meaning. We have more than 13 million reviews across 17800 hostels in more than 179 countries making the brand the leading online hub for social travel. The website operates in 19 different languages and our mobile app in 13 languages.
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Dublin Hostelworld has a growing highcalibre team of 230 people within Technology Product Global Markets HR Finance & Legal and Marketing Teams across our Dublin London Porto Shanghai and Sydney offices. Hostelworld is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Dublin Euronext. You can read more about our story here.
LOCATION
This role is based in Portugal. We have an office hub in Porto available for those who prefer a hybrid model where you can spend time with colleagues inperson. You will need to be able to commute to our office hub as required from time to time.
WHO YOULL WORK WITH
The Sales Executive sits within the Activations team which is key part of the Global Markets Team. The Activations team is responsible for the sourcing and onboarding of new properties to the Hostelworld site ensuring that these properties are competitive and utilising HW products where relevant to help grow HWs competitive Inventory. This role often requires a collaborative approach and will work closely with all divisions across GMT including Commercial and Support to help ensure that departmental OKRs are achieved. The Sales Executive will report to the Property Onboarding & Support Manager.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Successful onboarding of new properties on Hostelworld in line with targets
- Ensuring all new activations are competitive and using HW products to maximize any potential business
- Proactively identifying contacting and onboarding high demand properties in order to grow our market coverage
- Successful completion of all operational tasks required to support the role
- Successful delivery of GMT OKRs
- Provide top class service levels to property partners within the market
- Develop excellent collaboration and support with other Market Squads and Support teams.
WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR
Experience & Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 years experience in an online ecommerce environment
Knowledge & Skills:
- Highly motivated selfstarter with excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
Commercially minded with appetite for fast changing business environment
Good analytical skills with an ability to interpret data
Languages: proficiency English & at least one other European language
Driven team player with excellent sales communication & interpersonal skills
WHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive salary & benefits
- Enhanced annual leave plus 3 Wellbeing Days per year
- Paid family leave (maternity paternity surrogacy & adoption)
- Agile working (plus a Working from Abroad Policy!)
- Support for your ongoing growth & development
- Inclusive people policies (sickness menopause compassionate and fertility leave)
- A chance to give back to your local community with 5 paid volunteering days
OUR BEHAVIOURS
- Grow others We fundamentally believe that investing in growing others benefits everyone whether its helping them develop hard or soft skills. We want learning and growing to be part of our DNA to help makes us a better team together.
- Master it We are obsessed with our area of expertise and enjoy developing our skills. We rarely take things at face value; we investigate interrogate and always look for the why and wherever possible we use data to find the best solution.
- Collaborate We are in it together for the tough stuff and the celebrations too. To achieve the best results we need expertise from all areas of the organisation and we wholeheartedly welcome diverse thinking.
- Adapt We work fluidly adapting to new information and the evolving environment while staying committed to our goals. Innovation and experimentation fuel our projects and were never afraid to pivot.
- Deliver Our focus is always on the end result; we value outcomes over activity. We collaborate to deliver work at speed without dropping any of our other behaviours.
We believe in talented and diverse teams that reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities in which we operate. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences. We lay out the above requirements to guide applicants to the experiences that we believe will allow you to be successful in the role. If you dont meet them all please consider applying if you think you can still perform the role as described.
Employment Type
Full Time
