Assistant Marketing Manager- Travels at GUS Consulting

Responsible for the overall management and growth of portal. Identify, develop and drive the long-term strategic plan and enable to meet targets for revenue growth, profitability and market share. Explore and exploit opportunities for product development and business growth. Represent the business in high level negotiations, evaluating opportunities in line with growth plans. Champion a culture of collaboration, open communication, clear direction, accountability, and performance management.

Identify, develop and drive the long-term strategic plan in Lagos to deliver business growth targets and profitability. Ensure alignment between Group strategies, Country specific strategies, and where appropriate Travel strategies.

• Drive innovation and creativity to exploit opportunities for growth and increase market share
• Lead, coach and motivate the teams by driving and supporting development opportunities for talent management and professional growth.
• Drive the culture of the business and the teams, working with Group to ensure that strategic vision, values, and objectives are communicated and applied consistently across Lagos.
• Accountable for the annual Budget & Business Plan and the achievement of revenue targets and profitability, as well as the effective utilization of resources and capital expenditure. Always with a focus on pioneering opportunities to develop NEW source markets, destinations, and products.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of a Product Strategy in conjunction with the company’s policies. This will provide governance on pricing, purchasing (contracting) and experiential aspects of all product segments e.g. Transportation, Activities, Excursions, Tickets and Hotels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or master’s degree in tourism or business administration
• 3 years of work experience in tourism field and at least five years in managerial level • Experienced leader of people.
• A proven capability to organize, distribute and complete work within a multinational and multicultural environment
• Systematic and logical approach to solving problems
• Good creative and lateral thinking skills
• Strong leadership skills and can work well as a team player
• Self-motivated, highly organized, pro-active and flexible
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A deep knowledge of the travel industry, including competitor activity
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (additional languages will be a distinct advantage)
• Strong work ethic with a real commitment to continuous improvement

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