Brijesh  Sharma , Director of Sales and Marketing

Brijesh Sharma

Director of Sales and Marketing

Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace & Taj Nadesar Palace

Location
India - Jaipur
Education
Master's degree, Sales & Marketing
Experience
24 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 1 Months

Director of Sales and Marketing at Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace & Taj Nadesar Palace
  • India
  • My current job since June 2011

17 Years of Experience in Hospitality Industry, worked for The Brands like Taj Hotels and
Resorts, Ramada Plaza Hotels, Radisson Hotels and Resorts, Clarks Group of Hotels and Park Plaza International

Sales and Marketing - Head at The Hotel Hindusthan International
  • India
  • April 2009 to June 2011

Managing Sales and Marketing of the hotel.

Front Office Manager/Sales Manager at Park Plaza, A Sarovar Group of Hotels
  • April 2008 to April 2009
Varanasi Asst. Front Office Manager at Ramada Plaza JHV
  • November 2007 to April 2008
Senior Duty Manager at Radisson Hotel
  • India
  • July 2002 to November 2007
Clarks Varanasi Front Office Executive
  • April 2000 to July 2002

Milestones Achieved at Umaid Bhawan Palace - Taj Hotels and Resorts
 130 % of growth in Revenues within a span of four years

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Develop and implement specific marketing plans and sales strategies to increase overall hotel revenue through rooms, event
bookings, and food and beverage sales.
 Accountable for aggressively pursuing hotel revenue targets and holding team accountable for meeting expectations.
 Conduct daily business reviews and weekly strategic sales meetings.
 Use expertise to advise and implement changes to sales and marketing efforts based on sales and guest comments.
 Manages the property's reactive and proactive sales efforts.
 Determines and develops marketing communication activities, in conjunction with Regional Marketing Communications.
 Provides customer intelligence in evaluating the market and economic trends that may lead to changes in sales strategy to meet
or exceed customer expectations.
 Serves as the sales contact for the General Manager, property leadership team, Group Sales and Area Sales leaders.
 Serves as the sales contact for customers; serves as the customer advocate.
 Serves as hotel authority on sales processes and sales contracts.
 Serves as the property sales liaison with Area Sales, Group Sales, Revenue Management, Event Management, Regional Marketing
Communications and other hotel departments as appropriate

Education

Master's degree, Sales & Marketing
  • at Bhabha Institute
  • January 2014
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Veer Bahadur Purvanchal University
  • April 2004
High school or equivalent,
  • at Purvanchal University
  • January 2004

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High school or equivalent,
  • at St. John’s School
  • January 1998

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Specialties & Skills

Marketing Communications
International Management
International Leadership
Meeting Planning
Event Marketing
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
EVENT MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP
MARKET PLANNING
MARKETING
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
MEETING FACILITATION
PROCESS ENGINEERING

Languages

English
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Hindi
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