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Warner Bros.

Produces films, television shows, and video games

Associate Manager - Travel Trade Sales

Business Development & PartnershipsPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or above in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, Hospitality, Tourism Management, or a related field.
  • Four to six years of B2B or trade sales, channel management, or account management experience, including at least two years selling tickets, attractions, tours, or hospitality inventory through intermediaries such as travel agencies, tour operators, online travel agencies, online platforms, group and study-tour organizers, or corporate and union buyers.
  • A proven record of meeting or exceeding an individual sales quota with a defined partner portfolio, including evidence of recruiting and activating new accounts.
  • Working knowledge of China travel trade mechanics, including commission and rebate structures, allotments and blocked dates, group booking and handling, and settlement and credit cycles.
  • Experience negotiating commercial terms and administering contracts within delegated authority.
  • Strong analytical capability and proficiency with Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and basic modeling, as well as CRM and sales systems; ability to turn data into actionable plans.
  • Professional written and spoken Mandarin, and working English sufficient for partner and internal documentation, understanding brand guidelines, and writing reports.
  • Willingness to travel frequently within China and attend trade shows, roadshows, and partner events, including evenings and weekends around product launches and peak seasons.
  • Sales orientation and comfort being measured against quota, relationship-building, and winning business.
  • Resilience and self-direction to persist through rejection and long pre-opening cycles.
  • Structured, detail-oriented approach to contracts, numbers, data, and follow-through.
  • Trustworthiness and compliance in handling credit terms, incentive policies, and gifts.
  • Ability to collaborate across functions and influence Revenue Management, Marketing, and Operations without direct authority.

Responsibilities

  • Own and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual volume, gross and net revenue, and market-share targets for assigned trade segments defined by partner type and geography.
  • Build and maintain a partner funnel by prospecting, qualifying, recruiting, and activating new travel trade accounts across East China and priority long-haul source markets; improve partner productivity and adjust the partner portfolio as appropriate.
  • Track partner performance weekly against sales, attendance, and revenue targets, diagnose underperformance, and implement recovery plans.
  • Support design of the trade product architecture, including partner ticket types, bundled offers combining admission and in-tour experiences, group tiers and minimums, and the value rationale for each product.
  • Contribute to rate structure, commission and margin guidelines, contract term sheets, credit policy inputs, and the partner onboarding pack in collaboration with Revenue Management, Finance, and Legal.
  • Plan and execute the pre-launch trade sequence, including trade announcements, early access and pilot bookings, partner summits and roadshows, presale campaigns, and launch-phase allocation management.
  • Prepare the territory and partner master list, segmentation logic, and coverage plan for the assigned territory.
  • Manage assigned key accounts as the primary day-to-day counterpart and maintain relationships with owners, general managers, product managers, and sales leads at agencies, online travel agencies, destination management companies, study-tour groups, and buyers.
  • Deliver partner training and certification covering product knowledge, storytelling and intellectual-property positioning, selling rules, booking and ticketing workflows, group handling and service-level agreements, upselling, and cross-selling.
  • Plan and run trade familiarization trips, partner events, and site visits during construction and handover; produce sales tools including one-page materials, FAQs, itineraries, content kits, and photos and videos cleared for partner use.
  • Design and administer partner incentive and loyalty programs, and monitor eligibility and payout accuracy.
  • Brief partners on brand representation and review partner-facing creative and claims against brand and advertising guidelines.
  • Negotiate and administer trade contracts and addenda within delegated authority and approved templates; escalate deviations to the Manager and Legal.
  • Manage allocations, blocked dates, and group inventory requests; coordinate with Operations, Ticketing, and Revenue Management on capacity, time-slot entry, and group arrivals.
  • Oversee order accuracy, credit terms, and settlement; work with Finance to resolve billing, reconciliation, refund, and dispute cases within agreed timelines.
  • Maintain accurate partner records, contract status, performance tracking, and reporting in the sales system, and ensure partner-code-of-conduct compliance.
  • Ensure trade activity complies with applicable PRC advertising, ticketing, personal information protection, anti-bribery, and competition rules and internal policies; prevent unauthorized discounting and channel conflict.
  • Monitor competitors' trade strategies, commission levels, package mechanics, and channel policies in major tourism destinations, and report structured field intelligence.
  • Feed partner insights on price sensitivity, booking lead times, package demand, group mix, and product gaps to Revenue Management, Marketing, and Product Development.
  • Collaborate with Marketing on trade campaigns and lead generation, and with Sales Enablement and E-commerce to maintain coherent channel offers and avoid cannibalization.
  • Produce accurate weekly and monthly partner and segment performance reports covering bookings, visitation, revenue by partner tier, conversion rates, and pipeline against quota.
  • Analyze data to identify opportunities, risks, and root causes; convert findings into concrete actions with named owners and due dates.
  • Take ownership of cross-team projects as directed by the Manager, such as new segment launches, tool rollouts, and contract renewal cycles.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience at leading international theme parks or tourism destinations, or at leading online travel agencies or tour operators working with such suppliers.
  • Existing travel trade account relationships in East China and/or key long-haul source markets.
  • Exposure to intellectual-property-licensed or brand-guideline-controlled environments, or practical experience with joint-venture or licensor approval processes.
  • Experience with study-tour and education group channels.
  • Familiarity with ticketing and distribution systems, channel management, and resolving conflicts between direct and indirect channels.
  • Genuine interest in the Harry Potter franchise and themed entertainment; familiarity with fan culture can support product sales.

About the Company

Warner Bros.

Produces films, television shows, and video games

Warner Bros. produces and distributes films, television programs, and video games for audiences around the world. Its film and television businesses develop projects, manage production, and license finished titles and library content to cinemas, broadcasters, streaming services, and home entertainment retailers. Games and consumer products extend its characters into interactive entertainment and merchandise, while its studio operations rent stages, equipment, and production services to filmmakers. The business earns money from theatrical releases, content licensing, game sales, and related rights and services. Warner Bros. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Burbank, California.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Burbank, CA
Founded
1923

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