Chicago, Illinois
Sales & Marketing Executive Job Opening in Chicago, Illinois - Are you ready to come onboard with China Eastern?
China Eastern Airlines is headquartered in Shanghai, China, and offers non-stop flights to Shanghai from seven North American gateways: New York (JFK), Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Toronto, and Vancouver. As one of mainland China?s three major airlines, China Eastern operates a modern fleet of aircraft that includes more than 580 passenger aircraft, including the Boeing 777-300ER, and freighters with an average age of less than 5.5 years.
China Eastern has an extended route network serving 177 countries and 1,062 destinations, flies 100 million passengers annually, and ranks among the world?s top 10 airlines in terms of passenger volume.
As an official member of the SkyTeam Alliance, members of the Eastern Miles frequent flier program can enjoy membership benefits on all 20 SkyTeam member airlines and have access to 672 VIP lounges around the world.
China Eastern is currently seeking a global-minded, innovate sales representative who will effectively execute value-based selling, account strategy, and the China Eastern sales process.
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About the Job
Location: Chicago, IL
Position: Sales Executive, Marketing Executive
Key Responsibilities
Increase passenger sales by handling assigned accounts, manage the overall sales relationship with independent distributors in the sales territory
Analyze and identify revenue opportunities to generate increased China Eastern sales
Develop tactical sales initiatives to ensure accounts meet revenue and market share objectives and goals
Maintain relationships with key sales agents, TMC agents, and local enterprise Clients
Answer travel agent?s inquiries and resolve conflicts
Utilize market and account intelligence to respond effectively to rapid marketplace changes
Contribute to the development of corporate business, overall revenue, market share and cost of sale targets.
Provide representation at community, commercial and industry events when required
Lead/manage various special sales promotional
Perform all other duties assigned or delegated by managers
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor?s degree required
At least two years of related sales experience in airlines or travel consolidator company.
Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
Ability to work independently with a minimum of direction and supervision in a fast-paced environment, while effectively managing and prioritizing multiple tasks
Good negotiating skills, problem-solving, time management, organizational skills and communication skills required
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills required
Working knowledge of computer applications and internet is an asset
Strong prospecting skills required
Ability to cope with irregular or multiple work demands/projects
Must be receptive to flexible work hours and travel expectations
Business travel required
Based on equal qualifications, preference will be given to bilingual English/Chinese candidates
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
sales: 2 years
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