Manager - Sales Deal Desk

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At United, we strive to provide only the best travel experiences to our customers and our clients. Our Sales team works closely with travel agencies, United travel departments, corporate clients and more to provide phenomenal customer solutions that lead to fruitful business relationships. And through valued customer feedback, optimized partnerships, and innovative sales strategies, Sales continues to be the largest revenue-generating department at United.

Key Responsibilities :

The Manager - Sales Deal Desk will operationalize, optimize, and report on the construction, payment, performance-tracking, and overall execution of United's deals with channel partners. This includes providing detailed insight into economic performance of existing and proposed deals, as well as working with our channel partner-focused frontline sales leaders to support negotiating new and renewed deals with our partners.

• Manages the agency / channel side design, negotiation, execution, and reporting on all channel programs in partnership with frontline leadership.
• This includes deals with agencies, TMCs, leisure channels e.g. consolidators, wholesalers, specialty / niche, independent contractors, etc.
• Develop models to efficiently provide ad-hoc analytical support to agency account managers as well as support advancement of reports for all channel programs.
• Continuously improve the efficiency of management & execution of our channel partner agreements with the current framework and / or programs, in conjunction with IKC, Digital Sales, and Agency Sales teams.
• Provide business-related guidance to the SPM tool design process.
• Coach team members on rigorous analytics, channel economics in the airline industry, strategic thinking, and managing relationships with channel partners and internal channel sales professionals.

Note : This position offers a hybrid work arrangement with in-office requirements 50% of the time from United Airline's Corporate Headquarters in Chicago, IL. This role will travel up to 10% of the time.

Qualifications

What's Needed To Succeed (Minimum Qualifications) :

What Will Help You Propel From The Pack (Preferred Qualifications) :

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions.

The base pay range for this role is $99,750.00 to $129,924.00. The base salary range / hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and / or long-term incentive compensation awards. You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits : medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.