About Freed Group:
FreeD Group, a holding company of TravelFlan, ARA Buddy and FreeD Technologies, is an award-winning, proprietary end2end AI Digital and Smart Merchandising Solution provider, one of the fastest growing tech innovation start-ups based in Hong Kong with operations in South Korea, China, Singapore and UAE, expanding into South East Asia and Europe. FreeD Group is the winner of 2021 UNWTO Global Start-up Competition and 2018 APAC ICT Grand Award.
Title: Sr. Executive/ Manager, Merchandiser
Scope of Job: Supply Acquisition of Travel, F&B and other verticals
Description:
Build required relevant Supply & Manage Relationships with suppliers:
- Build Supply Chain of Products
- Travel: T&A, Hotels, Airlines, Car Rentals (Demand based), travel retail
- Other Verticals: Merchandise, eCom, lifestyle, Beauty Retail, DEX
- Account management
- Market Planning with co-operation from Marketing and other departments
Responsibilities:
- Build supply chain in Travel and Shopping verticals
- Build distribution chain in Travel and Shopping verticals
- Maintain B2B relations with existing accounts and grow business
- Approach new accounts and offer FREED Group’s proprietary standard solutions • Identify industries and companies relevant with FREED Groups business concepts and approach with product built and demo pitch
- Daily sales visits & relationship building
- Attending trade shows and events, relevant to the core products of FREED Group and to expand product supply base
- Work with marketing to support development of data points
Requirements:
- An understanding of technological advancements in today’s consumer world and its impacts on related industries
- Familiarity and personal connections in the multiple industries
- Able to report on market intelligence, competitor analysis, and make recommendations towards sales and work flow processes
- Ability to plan and execute market level initiatives with result driven goals
- Lead and complete major small to mid level projects
- Bilingual abilities in a regional language on top of English preferred
- Self starter and able to work with minimum guidance
- Good in multi tasking and maintains a professional approach in handling different tasks • Regional travel might be required
- An understanding of digital marketing and its basics