Assistant Sales Director, North America
CurrentCultivate and maintain key airline travel partner accounts, focusing on North America to Asia air travel industry. Successfully increased revenue from key travel partner accounts by 5-25% within the first year.Manage major N.A. OTA accounts, including Expedia, Fareportal etc., along with wholesaler and TMC accounts. Developed 2 new U.S. based OTA accounts while maintaining partnership longevity for existing accounts.Analyze sales data and leverage analytical insights to formulate sales initiatives and market strategies, driving revenue and fostering growth in travel partner relationships. Implemented general and agency-specific commission strategies, increasing major account market share vs. OALs by 2-7%.Review, interpret, and negotiate contracts with travel partners and third-party service providers. Maintainaccurate records of all contract negotiations and related documentation for internal audit departments to ensure compliance and contract performance. Applied effective negotiation skills for 10-15% annual cost reduction.Generate routine and ad-hoc data analysis reports on sales volume, market share, agency growth and other KPIs by processing and analyzing data stream from IATA DDS and other internal platforms utilizing Excel, Tableau.Oversee legal compliance of U.S. passenger and cargo airline operations, responsible for overseeing air traffic rights and schedule filing for all U.S. combination service, cargo, and charter flights with DOT, TSA, FAA, etc..Submitted over 200 schedule filings and authority applications with 100% accuracy.