Business Development Manager
Jico.
Total years of experience :13 years, 9 Months
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT & TRAVEL COORDINATOR TO THE CHAIRMAN
Spearhead day-to- day operations of the office, organize and maintain files and records. Plan and schedule meetings and appointments. Address travel issues, including budget conflicts, required documentation and travel approvals. Responsible for chairman's family needs like medical insurance, education, accommodation.
Key Accomplishments:
- Supervised and led administrative staff, coordinated with management and engaged in planning according to the needs of the company and handled external/internal communication.
- Structured and arranged chairman's agenda and BOD’s meetings, consultations etc. and monitored the execution of the announcements of BOD meetings and prepared reports as assigned.
- Inaugurated event arrangements, delivered confirmation notices and assured availability of meeting equipment and synchronized all travel arrangements for all Operations Management Employees.
- Monitored office supplies and negotiated terms with suppliers to ensure the most cost-effective orders and accomplished new tasks with high degree of professionalism.
- Articulated the department’s strategic goals, sustained the department’s budget and maintained financial records.
Supplied travelers with pertinent information and useful travel/holiday material (guides, maps, event programs etc.). Researched various destinations and means of travel regarding prices, customs, weather conditions, reviews etc. Handled some managerial duties like; to read coded data on tickets to ascertain terminus, and assigned boarding pass, invoicing and negotiation with suppliers, scheduling payments to suppliers etc.
Key Accomplishments:
- Expertly identified the clients’ specifications and suggested suitable travel packages or services.
- Controlled travels from beginning to end, including tickets, accommodation and transportation.
- Computed ticket cost and planned route, scheduled rate books through global distribution system (GDS) and provided high-quality training by reducing turnover.
Announced arrival and departure information, using public-address system. Confirmed reservation for telephone customers or tickets agents which help them to travel conveniently. Examined passenger’s ticket to direct passengers to specified area for stacking.
Key Accomplishments:
- Arranged reservations and routing for passengers at request of ticket agent.
- Accountable for answering phone, booking tickets for direct customer or agents by GDS and Excalibur system.
GPA: Pass
