ITB China Recruits Buyer Manager

Messe Berlin has been organizing international trade fairs and congresses for more than two centuries and currently holds more than 100 regional, national and international in-house and guest events at the exhibition grounds in Berlin every year. With a network of 150 representative offices in more than 85 countries, Messe Berlin is the organizer of leading international trade fairs such as InnoTrans, ITB, FRUIT LOGISTICA and many more.

ITB is the worldwide leading brand in terms of international travel trade show and industry platform. The ITB brand family consists of ITB Berlin, ITB China, ITB Asia & ITB India. ITB China is the leading B2B travel trade show focusing on the Chinese travel market, bringing together hand selected top-buyers with industry professionals from all over the world. The show provides various networking events and a unique state-of-the-art matchmaking system to maximize business opportunities. ITB China conference, concurrently with the trade show, takes place enabling unprecedented knowledge transfer throughout the tourism industry.

ITB China Buyers are those travel industry professionals, engaged in Chinese outbound and inbound leisure travel, MICE & Business Travel, who have the decision-making power to purchase domestic and overseas destination resources or travel technology/software products. The position of Buyer Manager shall be responsible for overall Buyers & Visitors Management, such as promotion, recruitment, service handling, online and offline activities of the ITB CHINA Buyers Circle throughout the year, including but not limited to the following specific matters:

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, implement and review the plan for ITB China buyer program and visitor promotion, including budget planning, promotion & recruitment plan, hosted buyer program, buyers circle activities and so on.
Establish and maintain good cooperative relationships with major buyer companies and industry associations in both domestic and international travel markets.
Implement and manage ITB China buyers’ circle activities not only during the show time but also throughout the year, to maximize active participation of qualified domestic and international travel buyers.
Maintain buyer and visitor data collected and accumulated over the years, keeping client information dynamically updated.
Approve and manage ITB China buyers & visitors online registration, virtual platform, incentive center, hosted buyer program and its pre-scheduled matchmaking meetings with exhibitors (only for buyers).
Observe the development trend of Chinese outbound and inbound travel industry, conduct regular market research and analysis.
Work closely with various departments such as sales, marketing, operations and finance and to ensure that the buyer & visitor programs are executed smoothly and meet the company's standards.
Follow up on other matters related to buyer and visitor and complete other reasonable/relevant tasks as arranged by the COMPANY.

Requirements:

Bachelor degree, at least 5 years of experience in the exhibition industry, preferably related with project management.
Strong organizational skills, good time management and attention to detail.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make quick decisions under pressure.
Ability to learn quickly, love cross-cultural teamwork, work in a self-motivated attitude.
Excellent cross-cultural communication and coordination skills in oral and written English and Chinese.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other office software.

Send your CV to hr@messe-berlin-sh.com