جورج خليفه, Regional Manager - Commercial Cards

جورج خليفه

Regional Manager - Commercial Cards

American Express

البلد
لبنان - بيروت
التعليم
دبلوم, Travel and Tourism
الخبرات
24 years, 11 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :24 years, 11 أشهر

Regional Manager - Commercial Cards في American Express
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الخبر
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ يناير 2015

- Winning new Corporate Travel business.
- Responsible for maintaining existing and newly acquired Corporate
Travel clients (account management)
- Reporting to: Director, Head of Corporate Travel Accounts.
- Assists in the development and implementation of section policies,
processes, and procedures to ensure all relevant procedural /
legislative requirements are fulfilled.
- Supervises the day-to-day operations of the corporate travel
section to ensure that work processes are implemented as
designed and comply with established standards and procedures.
- Responsible for winning new corporate travel business.
- Identify new business opportunities across all channels
- Develop and actively manage a significant sales pipeline 4-5 times
larger than annual target
- Cold calling prospective new business opportunities
- Develop in-depth understanding of the prospect/client, build a
relationship for success, influence prospect and acquire the new
business.
- Work closely with corporate travel team to develop prospects
- Lead the sales cycle from end to end.
- Conduct and co-ordinate implementation plan, ensure successful
implementation of new business
- Work with Travel Agents to respond to tenders
- Ensure correct level of account management is maintained to
retain client accounts
- Balance new/existing client relationships and requirements
- Assists in the preparation of the corporate travel section budget by
preparing analysis and data related to specific elements as
directed and monitors the financial performance of a given area of
activity.
- Co-ordinates the preparation of monthly and accurate corporate
travel reports which conform to company and department
requirements, policies and standards. Specifically the achievement
of billing activity versus targets.
- Organizes and supervises the activities and work of subordinates
to ensure quality.

Senior Corporate Sales Executive في Qatar Airways
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • نوفمبر 2008 إلى ديسمبر 2014

Prospect Potential Corporate clients and sign corporate contracts
 Manage and increase a portfolio of travel agencies
 Promote and sell the services of Qatar Airways through direct customer contact via emails, phone
calls, visits…etc
 Prospect and sponsor high visibility and return on investment events
 Analyze pricing schemes and production simulation in order to better penetrate geomarkets;
 Assist clients by understanding their business travel requirements and recommending
the most suitable package Qatar Airways services;

Outgoing Leisue Supervisor في Thomas Cook
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • مايو 2004 إلى فبراير 2008

 In charge of the Outbound Leisure  Travel and Destination awareness Trainer  Managing Key Accounts (UN agencies, British and Japanese Embassy among others)  Managing Sensitive and Confidential Bookings for V.I.P  Sales Visits to Key Organizations

Sales Executive في Saad Transport
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • مارس 2002 إلى أبريل 2004

 Sales Visits to Key Organizations  Managing the Exhibitions Department

Sales Manager في Resotel
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • مارس 2001 إلى مايو 2002
Ticketing and Reservations officer + Sales Assistant في Malaysia Airlines
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • مارس 2000 إلى مارس 2001

 Ticketing and Reservations  Pre/Post flights check.  Sales Visits to Travel Agencies

Part time job - Ticketing and reservation في Traveland
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • أكتوبر 1998 إلى مارس 2000

ticketing and reservation

الخلفية التعليمية

دبلوم, Travel and Tourism
  • في Middle East Institute
  • مارس 2000

Travel & Tourism Diploma IATA Ticketing & Reservations Leisure & Tourism Managment Degree A+ Outstanding

دبلوم, IATA
  • في International Air Transport Association
  • مارس 2000

IATA diploma

دبلوم, leisure and tourism management
  • في Francel
  • مارس 1999

Leisure and Tourism Management

Specialties & Skills

Finance
Leisure Travel
Airlines
Business Travel
Travel Services
Amadeus
Microsoft office
Galileo
Worldspan
negotiation
Analysis

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس
الفرنسية
متمرّس
الأرمينية
متمرّس

العضويات

J.A.D ( Jeunesse Anti Drogue ) (Youth against drugs)
  • Counsellor
  • October 1993
Homentmen Scout
  • Chief
  • January 1986