About Klook
We are Asia’s leading platform for experiences and travel services, and we believe that we can help bring the world closer together through experiences.
Founded in 2014 by 3 avid travelers, Ethan Lin, Eric Gnock Fah and Bernie Xiong, Klook inspires and enables more moments of joy for travelers with over half a million curated quality experiences ranging from the biggest attractions to paragliding adventures, iconic museums to rich cultural tours, and other convenient local travel services across 2,700 destinations around the world.
Do you share our belief in the wonders of travel? Our international community of over 1,800 employees, based in 30+ locations, certainly do! Global citizens ourselves, Klookers are not only curating memorable experiences for others but also co-creating our world of joy within Klook.
We work hard and play hard, upkeeping our high-performing culture as we are guided daily by our 6 core values:
Customer First
Push Boundaries
Critical Thinking
Build for Scale
Less is More
Win as One
We never settle, and together, we believe in achieving greater heights and realizing endless possibilities ahead of us in the dynamic new era of travel. Care to be a part of this revolution? Join us!
What you'll do:Sales Planning and Execution: Create and deliver compelling sales pitches to prospective merchants, to establish new destinations and/or verticals for Klook. Negotiate with new merchants to ensure they will be successful upon joining the platform (onboarding standards, supply strength metrics, etc) to help surpass goals.
Partner Engagement and Relationship Management: Build trust and relationships with partners to enhance their sales potential across Klook's platforms, effectively conveying Klook's strengths and brand value while proactively understanding merchants' business situations and requirements.
Merchant Communication and Strategy: Maintain regular communication with existing merchants, conduct business reviews, opportunity identification and updates with merchants on a routine basis.
Market Research & Analysis: Utilize internal and external resources to conduct comprehensive market research, identifying new opportunities and formulate GTM strategy. Deliver insights on market trends and competitor updates to relevant stakeholders.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate closely with various internal functions (e.g., marketing, supplier operations, customer service, finance) to maximize sales, ensure alignment, enhance operational efficiency, drive customer satisfaction and repeat business, and ensure accurate payment processing and risk mitigation.
What you'll need:
3-5 years proven experience in business development or account management, preferably in the E-commerce industry.
Sales Techniques: Proficiency in various sales and deal-making techniques such as pitching, negotiation, consultative selling, and closing deals is essential for effectively engaging with merchants and driving growth. [For P3 on basic level, for P4-5 advanced level]
Relationship Building & Understanding: Ability to build and maintain trust-based relationships with merchants and partners is crucial for enhancing sales potential and fostering long-term partnerships. Develop a deep understanding of merchants ie. strategic priorities, pain points, decision makers, decision making process, org chart, KPIs, competitors actions, etc.
Problem-Solving Abilities: Strong and creative problem-solving skills are necessary for addressing merchants' needs and challenges, as well as for overcoming obstacles in the sales process.
Customer Focus: Commitment to understanding customer needs, providing excellent service, and building long-term relationships with merchants which will help to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders to align strategies, optimize processes, and drive business objectives forward.
Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Candidates with less experience will also be considered for the position of Senior Associate.
Klook is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire talented and passionate people of all backgrounds. We believe that a joyful workplace is an inclusive workplace, one where employees from all walks of life have an equal opportunity to thrive. We’re dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive culture where everyone belongs.
Klook does not accept unsolicited resumes from any temporary staffing agency, placement service or professional recruiter (“Agency”). Klook will not be responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions or other payments related to such unsolicited resumes.
An Agency must obtain advance written approval from Klook’s Talent Acquisition Team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed agreement for service and in response to a specific job opening for which the Agency has been requested to submit resumes for. Klook will not be responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions or other payments to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place or does not comply with the foregoing.
