Strategic Accounts Manager

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Strategic Accounts Manager growing $50M+ cruise-trade portfolios for Royal Caribbean Group. Driving strategic partnerships, negotiations, analytics, and revenue growth across Quebec.

Responsibilities:

  • Own commercial performance and growth strategy for a strategic territory or portfolio with annual revenue accountability of $50M+
  • Develop and execute multi-year territory, account, and market growth strategies
  • Influence regional commercial plans, resource allocation, customer segmentation, and investment decisions
  • Identify emerging trends, competitive risks, and market opportunities and translate insights into recommendations
  • Build and manage executive-level relationships with key agency partners, consortia leaders, and strategic customers
  • Expand existing partnerships, identify new business opportunities, and lead complex commercial negotiations and contract discussions
  • Develop and execute strategic account plans to improve partner engagement, productivity, ROI, retention, and portfolio performance
  • Evaluate business performance, forecast results, identify growth opportunities, and recommend pricing, promotions, channel strategy, and commercial investments
  • Develop business cases and ROI analyses for strategic initiatives and funding allocation
  • Ensure effective use of CRM, pipeline management, reporting tools, and sales processes
  • Lead and influence sales programs, promotional strategies, go-to-market initiatives, and change management efforts
  • Represent Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean Group at industry forums, advisory boards, trade events, and executive customer engagements
  • Deliver strategic presentations, business reviews, and training programs
  • Partner with Sales, Revenue Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and other business functions
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on strategic account management, commercial negotiations, market development, and complex customer opportunities
  • Mentor and support sales professionals through onboarding, coaching, and best-practice sharing
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 7+ years of experience in strategic account management, business development, or consultative B2B sales
  • Must be fluent (written/spoken) in English and French
  • Proven success managing a revenue portfolio of $50M+ and achieving revenue growth, retention, and profitability objectives
  • Demonstrated ability to influence executive-level stakeholders and commercial outcomes through strategic account planning, market development, and relationship management
  • Experience leading complex negotiations, high-value customer relationships, and cross-functional initiatives without direct authority
  • Strong commercial, financial, analytical, and business planning capabilities, including the use of data and customer insights to drive decision-making
  • Exceptional communication, presentation, and influencing skills, with the ability to operate effectively across customer, partner, and internal leadership groups
  • Strong organizational, territory management, and time management skills
  • Proficiency with CRM platforms, sales technologies, business reporting tools, and Microsoft Office applications
  • Experience with AS400 or similar reservation systems preferred
  • Must demonstrate a commitment to integrity, accountability, innovation, inclusion, collaboration, and continuous learning
  • Valid commercial driver's license and passport required
  • Must be able to travel regularly, approximately 40% of the time, domestically and/or internationally
  • Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and attend customer, trade, shipboard, or industry events as business needs require
  • No immigration sponsorship offered

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Excellent career development opportunities
  • Travel to conferences and events domestically and internationally
  • Opportunity to represent the organization at industry forums, advisory boards, trade events, and executive customer engagements
  • Training and professional development opportunities through strategic presentations, business reviews, and training programs