Assistant Manager - Sourcing

About the company:

Almosafer (part of Seera Group) Saudi Arabia’s Leading Travel Company

Elevating the journey for travelers from Saudi Arabia, the region & beyond, while harnessing Seera Group’s 40+ years of expertise, Almosafer supports Saudi Arabia’s vision as a national champion for tourism. Almosafer creates opportunities for outbound, leisure, and religious travel, whilst serving B2C and B2B customers, partners, and suppliers with state-of-the-art travel solutions, a digital-first mindset, and travel advisory. 

About the job: 

The role holder is responsible for leading the team to identifying potential merchants, contracting, onboarding, and executing all account management-related activities, also responsible for managing relationships with main suppliers & responding to any issues or challenges.
 

Responsibilities: 

• Acquisition: Acquire a diverse range of merchants across different industries, from key accounts (large business size) to local players (mid/small size) in a scalable way.
• Support onboarding of products and coordinate with merchants, operations, content, finance, and quality control teams.
• Account management: Cultivate relationships with partners to help maximize their sales potential on Almosafer Activities.
• Communicate Almosafer Activites’s business strengths and brand value to suppliers, and create merchant success plans for long-term sustainable partnerships.
• Provide training and daily operational support to suppliers on our processes and tools.
• Optimization: Commit to delivering a world-class experience to our customers, in terms of pricing, inventory, content, and exclusive privileges, and maintain a market-leading position at all times.
• Market Intelligence: Provide market leaders with relevant information on identifying market trends and competitor updates.
• Maintain good relationships with contracted merchants, and attend all relevant events.

Profile requirements: 

• 2-3 years of experience in the same field.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relatable major.
• Strong connections in the Travel & Tourism sector, with suppliers/ tourism operators.
• Familiarity with travel products, and experience with attractions, activities, and tours would be an advantage.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Possess strong communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• A ‘multi-tasker’ proficient at managing consecutive ongoing projects.
• You should have excellent organizational, administrative, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of customer data handling, and legal & policy requirements.
• Familiar with the geography, culture, history, and traditions of Saudi Arabia.
• Aware of international travel industry expectations and procedures.
• Strong communication skills in Arabic, and English at a business proficiency level.
• Positive & professional attitude and approach to business.
   

Being you @ Almosafer:

At Almosafer we strongly believe in diversity and equal opportunities for all candidates. We do not discriminate based on any characteristic and follow fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. Join our inclusive work environment.