Senior Account Manager, Global Sales

Date Created: August 2026

The Senior Account Manager Global Sales manages and/or provides dedicated support to a targeted portfolio of complex GSO accounts. The position maintains business relationships with key buying influencers in order to achieve account market share goals across all Marriott Lodging primary focus is on opportunities to increase preference and loyalty and improve the overall buying process by emphasizing an ease of doing business with the role of Senior Account Manager Global Sales this position has direct accountability for transactional sales activities within their assigned accounts.

BUSINESS CONTEXT

The role of the Senior Account Manager Global Sales is to support the GSO vision and mission by leveraging Marriotts products and services as a team member within their assigned account portfolio. By utilizing the processes of strategic account management and team-based sales this position will be responsible for increasing Marriotts preference loyalty and profitable share within their assigned accounts and contribute to overall GSO success through the direct sales efforts of Revenue Generation and Value Creation.

Position will be located in New Delhi India

Education and Experience Preferred

• 6 years in Sales and Marketing experience required.
• Total Account Management experience preferred.
• Hospitality sales experience preferred.
• Qualification in hospitality management business administration or a related field strongly preferred
• English language written and spoken.
• Proficiency in MS Office and common CRM platforms.

Account Management

• Accurate qualification of potential accounts; re-qualification of existing accounts.
• Establishes and maintains complete and up-to-date information on each account. This includes a thorough understanding of the accounts needs history plans issues organizational structure strategies existing business alliances and key competitors.
• Maintains account information in SFA to ensure accurate and up-to-date account reporting.
• Proactively develop goals and objectives to support the strategic account plan.
• Leads the pricing initiative for the portfolio of accounts in line with the company strategy.
• Represents all brands of Marriott Lodging.
• Responsible for proactive account or segment sales.
• Supports data gathering reporting & tracking functions.
• Identifies develops initiates and manages opportunities based on their fit with broader strategic account initiatives.
• Identifies key purchase points and decision-makers that influence the buy decision.
• Networks account teams to maximize coverage of key contacts and revenue streams.
• Partners with HQ support for annual pricing process requests for pricing (RFPs) and related maintenance activity.
• Relates customer needs to product capabilities.
• Routinely quantifies the business impact to both the customer and Marriott.
• Works with Revenue Management to support account strategy in-market.
• Anticipates and quickly seizes opportunities not obvious to others to build customer satisfaction.
• Brings cross-functional and cross-business knowledge to bear in developing business solutions.
• Delivers value-added products and services to create long term customer loyalty.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with key buying influences by developing and delivering ease of doing business solutions that create and provide unique value and positioning.
• Positions self as Subject Matter Expert in terms of customer or account activity business segment activity or market/region activity.
• Pursues initiatives to capitalize on strengths and market opportunities and to counter competitive threats
• Conducts information-oriented sessions at each level of influence within the account or customer base in order to foster and maintain commitment to Marriott as a strategic supplier/partner.
• Delivers value-added products and services to create long term customer preference and loyalty.
• Delivers on commitments to customers.
• Focuses on two-way communication to ensure win-win relationship is maintained.
• Proactively seeks feedback from customers using resources and tools of GSO.
• Uses knowledge of Marriotts operations its markets and competitors to promote dialogue and enrich customer interactions.
• Demonstrates benefits of total account management and team-based sales.
• Ensures that account sales strategies are communicated implemented and updated as market conditions fluctuate.
• Identifies and cultivates relationships with key colleagues and stakeholders in other parts of the organization.
• Participates with account team in market pull-through activity. Utilizes account team for Best Practice sharing and problem solving.
• Provides opportunities for communicating account needs throughout organization.
• Supports in-market needs of properties in a given regional area.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet business needs.

Revenue Generation

Value Creation

Customer Preference & Loyalty

Market Integration & Leadership

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