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Sales & Marketing Manager 'Swiss Travel System' for North America.
Swiss Travel System Ltd. (STS Ltd.) is a Zurich based marketing company co-founded by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Switzerland Tourism and five private railway companies. Its mission is the joint worldwide marketing of Switzerland's comprehensive public transport network. The key tasks include the global marketing of the Swiss public transport nationwide and the incoming ticket range, as well as the promotion of cross-border travel from Switzerland's neighboring countries.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated professional to fill this varied position, based in ST's New York office and administratively fully integrated in the ST team, with functional leadership by the Head of Market Management at STS Ltd. (based in Switzerland).
Sales & Marketing Manager 'Swiss Travel System' for North America.
Swiss Travel System Ltd. (STS Ltd.) is a Zurich based marketing company co-founded by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Switzerland Tourism and five private railway companies. Its mission is the joint worldwide marketing of Switzerland's comprehensive public transport network. The key tasks include the global marketing of the Swiss public transport nationwide and the incoming ticket range, as well as the promotion of cross-border travel from Switzerland's neighboring countries.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated professional to fill this varied position, based in ST's New York office and administratively fully integrated in the ST team, with functional leadership by the Head of Market Management at STS Ltd. (based in Switzerland).
- Secure sustainable sales growth for STS in North America, including cross-border traffic to Switzerland
- Relationship management with local travel trade and media professionals
- Plan, execute and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to successfully implement sales and marketing activities on relevant customer touchpoints
- Manage and develop direct and indirect sales accounts for Swiss public transport
- Adjust Swiss public transport content for trade and media professionals to local needs & trends
- Represent STS in North America
- Manage assigned budget and KPIs
- Report marketing activities and ensuing results regularly to STS and ST
- Minimum five years of experience in sales and marketing
- Proven track record within the North American tourism/travel industry as a strong asset
- Excellent written and spoken English (German or French an advantage)
- Thrive in a fast-paced work environment working independently and results oriented
- Ability to manage projects from A to Z with a flair for creativity
- Strong sales, negotiation, communication and relationship management skills
- Knowledge of Switzerland as a vacation destination and of its public transport system preferred
- Willingness to travel extensively within North America and occasionally to Switzerland
- Swiss citizenship (due to strict visa regulations) and willingness to work and live in bustling New York
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