Forming part of the corporate arm of Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG), FCM is the business travel partner of choice for large national, multinational, and global corporations. We are an award-winning global corporate travel management company, ranking as one of the top five by size around the world.

About the Opportunity

The purpose of the Account Manager is to drive customer profitability, retention and growth. In addition a focus on delivering customer value and best practice travel programs and to optimise products and services provided to mid-tier customers.  

The strategic intent of these programs will be to deliver outstanding customer service, improved efficiencies, savings, sound account management practices and use of FCM technology, products and services, resulting in retention and growth and a best-in-market customer travel program.

This Account Manager role, which can be based in either Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne, will manage national and multi-national customers.

What You Will Be Doing:

Commercial

• Identify opportunities for value added sales into existing customer base
• Ensure fees are charged as per our FCM agreement
• Identify opportunities for growth including leakage and other markets
• Drive customer compliance and growth with directly procured products and services from FCM: air, hotel, car, rail, ground transport, insurance and VIP services
• Conduct regular profit and loss reviews of customer
• Work with national, regional, global FCM teams to optimise contract opportunities

Relationship

• Communicate with customer at all levels
• Engage with internal stakeholders including operations, finance and support to deliver value to customer
• Monthly touch points with operational team
• Conduct yearly R.S.V.P Assessment
• Regular communication with national, regional and global FCM offices
• Identify and build relationships with key customer stakeholders

Innovation

• Keep customer informed of latest FCM products and services
• Be an expert in selling the benefits of all product and service opportunities
• Quarterly recommendations of innovation into customer program
• Implement products and services that enhance customer programs
• Provide recommendations to customers on strategic direction of program in respect to all components of the travel program

Collaboration

• Develop strong internal and external business relationships
• Influence customer to change to deliver value to customer program
• Uphold FCTG Values and Philosophies 
• Work with Operational teams to drive outstanding service delivery to the customer
• Develop sound narratives to implement ROI and change

Technical

• Standard technical configuration for all technical products
• Ensure technical configurations are optimised
• Keep customer informed of latest FCM technical products
• Utilise CRM systems (Salesforce) to leverage customer communications and document activities
• Engage SME to manage and deliver key customer projects

Data Analytics

• Create automated schedule of analytics/reporting
• Create customised configuration for analytics/reporting platforms (where required)
• Analyse customer data and trends and deliver opportunities through analysis
• Utilisation of strong narrative to connect analytics to customer benefit

Business Planning

• Implement a customised Business Plan that aligns with customer goals
• Measure and deliver on business plan outcomes
• Complete annual review of customer program and offer savings/efficiency improvements
• Conduct yearly VPG with customer
• Use of Program Performance scorecard to measure value
• Implementation of FCM De-risk strategy to retain customer

Project Management

• Manage, influence and deliver key customer projects
• Communicate to key stakeholders on key project deliverables
• Work with stakeholders to deliver statement of works

Experience:

• 3-5+ years extensive Customer/Account Relationship Management experience
• TMC experience preferred
• Strong technical knowledge of FCM/corporate travel systems
• Experience in managing national and multi-national accounts
• Proficient user of Microsoft products, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to build multi-level relationships
• Ability to articulate knowledge about products, services and value proposition to customers

• Remuneration: On target earnings of $100 k annually plus super
• Unique Culture:  you will be employed by an inclusive company that takes pride in their employees and offers a team culture like no other in the industry - Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is proud to be a certified Great Place To Work® Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd
• We love to travel:  generous discounts, including family and friends, on flights, hotels, tours, cruises, car hire, attractions, travel insurance and more 
• Development:  individualised Learning & Development pathway options
• Exclusive Staff Discounts:  accessible via our employee-only myRewards portal, with 400+ of Australia’s leading retailers, health and wellness discounts, financial planning advice, employee share plan, head office gym and EOT facilities, and much more
• Balance:  flexible working arrangements available
• Brightness of Future:  career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe - we prefer to promote from within  
• Corporate Health Discounts:  access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA
• Mental Health:  support, mindfulness activities and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family
• Social:  regular awards nights, social team-building and industry events, with the opportunity to attend the annual Global Gathering (Lisbon in 2024, Los Angeles in 2025) 
• Pride:  reconciliation, diversity and inclusion practices - a Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting the environment and nominated charities through workplace giving, paid volunteer leave and fundraising through the Flight Centre Foundation
• Sustainability:  the protection of our environment is essential to the future of tourism, so as a leading global travel group, we have made efforts to affect positive change
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