Hiral Mehta, Sales Officer MENA Region

Hiral Mehta

Sales Officer MENA Region

Korean Air

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MBA in Marketing
Experience
17 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 5 Months

Sales Officer MENA Region at Korean Air
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2015

• Responsible for USD 16 million sales target through assigned sales area
• Managing Local & Global Corporates like LG, Samsung, Hyundai, Kepco, Daewoo etc…
• Sourcing new account & negotiating deals with them.
• Responsible for marketing activity of Korean air in the Middle East region
• To act as an ambassador of KE in every sphere of Indoor & outdoor activity
• To organize product presentation to Corporates & Travel partners.
• Monitor competitors activity closely & initiate with counterplan to protect sales & revenue
• Expansion of sales channels for maximizing the revenue
• Monitor low demand areas and enhance sales by fare level control.
• Close evaluation of GSA performance and conducting annual GSA meetings for the feedback
• Close evaluation of BSP sales channel performance through MIS tools and to establish
Promotional plan for protecting revenue loss.
• Conduct Sales Calls and periodic visits to Travel partners and Corporate Accounts to enlighten about Korean Air products and updates.

Senior Corporate Travel Consultant at Kanoo Travels/AMEX
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2015 to July 2015

• Proactively market, sell and consult with clients in regards to air, car and hotel products and all other related services
• Handling the Corporate accounts like Philips-Boston Consulting Group-Cisco-Dell
• Handling end to end Travel arrangement for various hierarchy levels.
• Cultivated positive and enduring relationship with customers
• Ensuring that a customer problem is brought to a satisfactory conclusion
• Monitoring competition and analyzing competitor activity.
• Identifying and maximizing revenue from existing customer accounts.
• Playing an important role in enhancing the company’s image in the travel business by providing excellent quality service
• Handling complex travel arrangement to war affected region like Iraq & Afghanistan.

Senior Corporate Travel Consultant at Al Shamel/CWT
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2010 to December 2014

• Handling the Corporate accounts like NSN-Moody’s-Dow Chemical-Master card-Halliburton- Ericsson.
• Responsible for identifying new business opportunities and sustaining the existing business of the company.
• Involved in the training of new sales staff.
• Leading a team of five travel consultants and handling all the routine activities
• Meet and exceed monthly sales targets and KPI’s
• Providing feedback to manager on service and product issues.

Travel Consultant at Majan Travels
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2008 to June 2010

• Handling International air bookings for the clients.
• Reservations on GDS like Galileo, and Sabre.
• Handling Telephone enquiries from Travel Agents and Guests relating to destinations and fares. Handling corporate, sub agents and walk in passengers.
• Providing options to customers pertaining to their Air travel.
• Handling travel Insurance for customers.
• Responsible for providing telephone assistance and resolve problems of clients on all the aspects of travel.
• Providing feedback to manager on service and product issues.

Travel Consultant at M.M. Travels
  • India - Mumbai
  • June 2006 to June 2008

• Handling over all work of the office including ticketing /visas
• Maintaining relation with Corporate and High Net worth Individual Clients

Education

Master's degree, MBA in Marketing
  • at United Business Institute
  • April 2013
Bachelor's degree, Bacheler in Commerce Accounting & Economics
  • at Mumbai university
  • March 2006
High school or equivalent, High school Certificate
  • at Maharastra board
  • March 2003

Specialties & Skills

Services Sales
Interpersonal
Communication
Problem Solving

Languages

English
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