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シニアディストリビューションマネージャー/ Senior Distribution Manager

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A global hotel management company is looking for a Senior Distribution Manager. The selected candidate will drive online sales and distribution strategy, develop digital channel partnerships, lead go-to-market activities, and optimise digital distribution performance across Japan. This is a hybrid setup and fixed-term contract role.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and lead the Japan go-to-market strategy based on company strategic direction
  • Manage digital distribution across key local B2C online partners and direct channels in Japan
  • Lead negotiations and joint-business planning with strategic distribution partners
  • Develop and unlock new digital distribution partnerships with relevant demand and travel corridors
  • Co-drive hotel pre-opening projects across digital sales and marketing
  • Represent the Asia group at Japan business-to-business delegations and summits
  • Deliver weekly performance reports and local market insights using empirical and data-driven analysis
  • Conduct competitor audits and analyse cross-channel promotions, hotel competition, OTA demand trends, and market opportunities
  • Manage, audit, and improve Japanese-language hotel digital content across B2C platforms
  • Monitor and improve operational metrics including ranking, cancellation rates, reviews, and price positioning
  • Design and recommend promotions across key digital platforms to drive incremental revenue and profitability
  • Manage supply-demand platform connectivity and troubleshoot system disruptions with technology vendors
  • Nurture, manage, and achieve designated brand price parity across online distribution platforms
  • Manage and optimise third-party cost of sale to improve revenue and reduce overhead

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Marketing, Business, Economics, Psychology, Public Relations, Data Science, Mathematics, or a STEM-related field from a reputable university
  • More than 3 years of experience in the hospitality industry, OTA, or consulting firms
  • Ability to help manage end-to-end projects with solid KPI outputs and outcome-driven results
  • High proficiency in MS Office Suite, especially Excel
  • Proficient in English and Japanese

Preferred requirements:

  • Literacy in data analysis and scrumming tools such as SQL, Google Analytics, Tableau, or similar

About the Company:

This company is a Singapore-based hotel investment, management, and operating company focused on midscale hotels across Asia. It manages more than 4,000 rooms across 6 countries and more than 15 gateway cities in the Asia Pacific region.

Keywords:

シニアディストリビューションマネージャー, ホテル業界, デジタルディストリビューション, オンライン販売, チャネルマネジメント, 事業開発, 戦略的アカウント管理, 収益管理, 市場分析, データ分析, ホスピタリティ, 求人, 外資系

Job Ref: 2ZZ1MJ

Contract Type: Contract / Haken

Specialism: Sales

Focus: Sales Manager

Industry: Hospitality and Catering

Salary: Negotiable based on experience

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Mid Management

Language: Japanese - Professional working

Second Language: English - Business level

Location: Tokyo

Job Reference: 2ZZ1MJ-D7D5C651

Date posted: 7 September 2026

Consultant: Riya Pudpong