Operations Manager at Ashton & Dave Travels

Details

• We seek applications from qualified and suitable candidates for the position of Operations Manager from a growing offline and online Tourism brand that specializes in family/personal travel packages and corporate Travels.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting, qualifying, developing and closing sales opportunities within a defined territory, especially in Lagos.
• Evaluating, Booking, Ticketing, Refunds, etc.
• Forecasting and tracking of sales opportunities.
• Achieving sales targets.
• Understanding industry trends, product capabilities and customer requirements.
• Oversees Partner Relations with Airlines, Hotels, car rental partners, Tourism partners, etc. in terms of deals, promos, discounts, etc
• Establish Executive level, long term customer relationship for future cross - sell and up - sell opportunities/other services required. Eg. Hotels, pick up, travel packages, Local Transport, Visa, insurance, etc.
• Ensuring customer satisfaction in the areas of post ticket customer service, pre and post Travel customer service
• Provide daily sales Report with zero error rate in ticket issuance
• Provide daily customer feedback form,
• Provide weekly Report

Qualification

• Minimum of BSc / HND in any approved university and course, with either NYSC Certificate of Completion or Exception.
• Minimum of Eight years of Sales and Operations experience in the Tourism industry is critical.
• Experience in Global Distribution System (GDS _ Amadeus/Sabre/Galileo) and Microsoft applications especially, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience in Sales and Marketing, and closing deals.
• Outstanding passion for customer service and hospitality
• Proven experience leading teams and managing operations
• Must have International Passport and also passion for Travels
• IATA Certification would be an added advantage.

Remuneration
Very attractive and negotiable