Cathay is a leading premium travel lifestyle brand based in Hong Kong, offering products and services across four lines of business – Premium Travel, Cargo, Low-Cost Travel and Lifestyle. The Cathay Group comprises premium full-service airline Cathay Pacific, cargo business Cathay Cargo, low-cost airline HK Express, express all-cargo carrier Air Hong Kong, and various other subsidiaries.

Cathay Pacific was founded in Hong Kong in 1946. The Group has been deeply committed to its home base, extending to the rest of Greater Bay Area, and making substantial investments to develop Hong Kong as one of the world’s leading international aviation centres.

We are looking for an individual to join the Sales Team in Vancouver, B.C. The successful candidate will achieve and exceed the agreed Corporate and Travel Management Company (TMC) sales targets through date-oriented actions. Acquire new business, establish Cathay in new spanets and manage existing corporate and TMC accounts. They will focus on driving sales from corporate, institutional, and TMC partners, ensuring strong relationships and maximizing revenue opportunities. Collaborate with the Head of Distribution Partnerships to align with regional goals and contribute to the sales teams success.

Revenue Generation

• Implement the company’s corporate, institutional, and TMC partnerships strategy in TAM. Including creating account level strategic plans to deliver profitable partnerships to Cathay.
• Acquire high value corporate and TMC accounts as per agreed targets using an insights driven approach
• Actively initiate and follow up on sales actions, obtain sales leads and dynamically seek new business
• Actively initiate and follow up on sales actions, obtain sales leads and dynamically seek new business.
• Engage in consultative and insightful selling techniques and services with a dedicated focus on new business development

Portfolio Management

• Service the existing portfolio to maintain and grow the value (focusing on revenue growth)
• Make regular visits to corporate and TMC partners to conduct presentations, seminars, provide updates on products and services
• Focus on the top revenue generating corporate and TMC partners and actively seek ways to improve the quality of the revenue generated by the portfolio
• Negotiate performance-based incentive contracts in accordance with global guidelines to optimise corporates contribution to Cathay’s revenue
• Ensure that a cohesive sales activity and spaneting plan is in place and managed with each incentivized corporate and TMC partner
• Actively manage the incentive cost of sales needed to generate the revenue within the mandated parameters
• Manage the effectiveness of performance based incentive schemes by conducting regular and timely performance reviews to maximize available and potential sales opportunities
• Engage with Global Corporate and TMC partners at a local level as required

Enablement

• Embrace new technologies, including but not limited to NDC, continuous pricing and offer and order management. Actively promote the use of new tools and technology to enhance communication, convenience, efficiency and service experience
• Utilise Salesforce to manage new and existing customers and sales activities in line with global guidelines
• Drive adoption and penetration of Business Plus
• Represent Cathay at industry and networking events
• Any other reasonable task as requested

E&A

• Emergency and Accident and Crisis Response responsibilities as required

Academic Qualifications

• Post-Secondary Diploma / Certificate preferable in a relevant Sales or Business field related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience is required

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

• A minimum of three to four years recent experience in Sales
• Knowledge of, or experience in, the airline industry is a distinct advantage
• Demonstrable networking and relationship management skills
• Has an achievement based record in achieving targets
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Respectable level of PC literacy in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of PRISM, DDS and Sales Force Automation tool is preferred
• Adaptive to and embraces constant change

Additional Requirements

• Must have the right to live and work in Canada
• Must successfully pass reference checks

Cathay Pacific Airways is proud to offer eligible employees competitive Compensation & Benefits package, as varied by location, regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment and employment status as highlighted below.

• Travel Privileges on Cathay Pacific Airways Global Network
• Extensive well-being programs including health, dental, vision and employee assistance program benefits to help you stay well.
• Paid Holiday & Vacation
• To learn more about Cathay Pacific as a Certified Great Place Employer – Please Click Here’

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited is committed to employment equity, supports diversity in the workplace and encourages application from all qualified individuals including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. Personal data provided by job applicants will be used strictly in accordance with our personal data policy and for recruitment purposes only. A copy of our Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request by contacting our Data Protection Officer.

If you require assistance or an accommodation in completing any aspect of the application process, please contact the Cathay Americas Recruiting team at: jobscathaypacific.com.