Regional Manager Hotels Japan/Korea
Booking.com BV (the company behind Booking.com™, the market leading online hotel reservation service in the world) and/or its various support companies throughout the world are looking for people to support the business in the fast-growing hotel markets.
Booking.com Japan K.K., one of the support companies in Japan, is looking for a Regional Manager in Japan, to be based in our Tokyo office.
We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in North Asia hotel industry to lead and develop a well performing team in order to support Booking.com BV’s acquisition of new hotels partners and optimizing the relationship with those already existing.
Based in Tokyo you will be responsible for the entire hotel team in Japan and Korea with offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo and Seoul.
This role requires an individual with a strong background and hotel industry knowledge, accompanied with the ability to build relationships; highlight behaviours and key trends in the designated market; with a focus on availability and supply.
Function description:
• Lead and develop a well performing team within Japan and Korea;
• Responsible for area coverage within Japan and Korea;
• Support Booking.com BV’s-strategy for hotel availability and supply within Japan and Korea;
• Analyze and identify existing areas;
• Manage relationships for new hotel chains or for important hotels;
• Implement promotions based on seasonality of the appointed area;
• Monitor progress and manage performance of the hotel team in Japan and Korea;
• Deliver quantity and quality reports on results and performance for information support to Booking.com;
• Providing information support to Booking.com BV by conducting thorough competitor research and analysis reporting in order to gain competitive edge on hotel availability and supply within Japan and Korea;
• Demonstrate outstanding analytical ability to work with national groups to promote growth;
• HR tasks (reviews/appraisals, training, recruitment of new staff); lead by example, demonstrate exceptional coaching and leadership skills to develop team members to meet targets and improve their account management skills;
• Promote Booking.com BV’s brand name and its online reservation services to hotels.
Requirements:
• A minimum 5 years overall leadership experience;
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a fast growing and customer oriented company;
• Extensive knowledge of the Japanese and Korean hotel markets;
• Fluent English and Japanese speaker and writer, knowledge of Korean is a plus;
• Pro-active, sense of responsibility and ability to work independently;
• Excellent relationship management skills;
• Excellent communication and business skills;
• Business focused;
• Positive attitude;
• Bachelors/University degree;
• Driver’s license;
• Availability to travel (more than 30% of time).
Last modified on September 2, 2019
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