Business Development Director - Sabre

Country USA City Dallas Department Closing date 29 October 2012

Job Purpose To identify, develop and penetrate corporate/TMC business opportunities through Sabre partnership; implement new corporate contracts with America’s and Global Sales Teams and generate and achieve incremental revenue by maximizing opportunities through new corporate business; Responsibilities Liaise with Etihad VP’s and Sabre VP’s;   To penetrate new targeted business with Get There Systems, Travelocity and Last Minute.com to improve Etihad’s share of Sabre’s bookings and performance;      To generate additional premium corporate/TMC business revenues with targeted goals; ongoing analysis on ROI from this new business; ongoing competitive analysis;   Integrated into the Sabre “cutover” implementation with Etihad Requirements University Degree Required Five years sales experience, 3 years minimum in a management role Self starter with strong planning, presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills   Strong analytical skills to understand broad scope of revenue data & information   Ability to work under pressure and to complete projects requiring short lead times   Team leadership skills, politically savvy, positive, energetic, dynamic and creative   Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills   Entrepreneurial thinking and negotiating skills   Ability to work independently   Flexibility and creativity in the approach of daily operational challenges   Willingness to travel both domestic and international   Knowledge of EY organization, policies and procedures inclusive of global strategic     direction of the Etihad Global Commercial organization   Strong PC skills, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet

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