Sabu Paul, BUSINESS HEAD

Sabu Paul

BUSINESS HEAD

PL WORLDWAYS LTD. ( PIERCE & LESLIE )

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, BSC - First Class
Experience
19 years, 0 Months

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BUSINESS HEAD at PL WORLDWAYS LTD. ( PIERCE & LESLIE )
  • India
  • My current job since September 2014

TRAVEL MANAGEMENT . COPORATE - RAPTIM .HNI
TICKETING .
TOURISM. LEISURE .
MEETINGS.
INCENTIVES
CONFERENCE
EVENTS
VISA
Driving Business as Profit Center Head .
Sales and Business Development .Finance Management .
Overall Operation Management, ensuring Procurement & Service delivery.
Client Base Development.
Product development
Budgeting .
Setting up SBUs, OTAs including Call centers and implants and operating them to generate / Increase profits through strategic objective setting /managing it to achieve revenue targets both customers as well as vendors.
Forecasting, Cost Control & Profitability
Meetings, Presentations, SLA Reviews and grievance addressing to ensure customer delight.
Key Accounts Management
Negotiations, Contracts, SLAs, RFPs, RFQs, Lead Generation and Closing Sales.
Establishing Long Term, Short Term Strategies.
Employee Motivation and Man - (HOUR) - Management. KRA/KPIs setting and CTP Matrix. Grievance addressing and disciplinary actions .
Recruitment . Staff retention . Back up and contingency plans.
Incentive Schemes.
Relationship Management with Clients, Vendors and Business associates.
Attending Trade shows, Roadshows, Familiarization Trip worldwide destinations.

VICE PRESIDENT - LEISURE & M.I.C.E at AIR TRAVEL ENTERPRISES / GREAT INDIA TOUR COMPANY
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2005

Seeking out new business opportunities for ATE group India and UAE in both domestic as well as International markets

Developing, coordinating and implementing marketing plans designed to maintain and increase existing business and capture new opportunities.

Develop strategic marketing and operations planning and set objectives and methods to reach them.

Analyze organizational growth initiatives regarding market and target customer segments, and the company’s positioning and potential to meet customer needs with a product or service.

Develop /Assist proposals in response to requests for proposals (RFPs).

Work with other department heads and staff to coordinate account start up and transition service or product delivery for new ventures.

Delivering sales presentations, conducting seminars and participating in Trade Shows, Conferences and meetings with clients and external vendors.

Report and advise to the Chairman, Managing Director and board on all business development matters.

Integrate marketing, operations and financial knowledge to achieve organizational goals.

Key role in Constant reviews, recruiting, re-engineering and driving efficiency by improving people, processes, procedures & implementing successful business practices .

Major Achievements :

1. Turned around Oman Tourism & Travel Agencies into a profit making well known retail outlet from a loss making unit.

2.Turned around GITC to an Award Winning productive and cost effective operation from a heavily loss making unit .

3.Astrazeneca - Product Launches in Jordan & Cyprus 2006 - 2007 - Delegates - 275/350

4.Sigma Pharmaceuticals - Dealer Meet Dubai 2007 -Delegates 275

5. Autism Around The World Conference Dubai - 2009 - Delegates 1100

6. AAPI-AKMG Conference India - 2012/13 - Delegates 1200.

My Expertise:
Business Development
Turn around Management
New Market Development
Credit Control
Corporate Travel Management .
Inbound Tourism
Outbound Tourism
Meetings, Incentives, Conference, Events . - Concept development, Conceiving , Marketing, Planning, Managing to execution as per budget.
Site Search - Site Inspection - Organisation.
Event Management
Product Development
Contracting.
Negotiations
Travel & Tourism
Internet Marketing
Profit center head
Employee motivation
Establishing SBUs, branches Implants .
Budgeting - Costing
Business Plan.
Long term- Short term plans .
Contingency Plans.
Man Power- Man Hour Management .

Education

Bachelor's degree, BSC - First Class
  • at UNION CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
  • June 1981

Specialties & Skills

Travel Management
Turn Around Management
Conference Organizing
Event Management
Incentive Travel
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XL , WORD , MOVIE MAKER
STAFF MOTIVATION SESSIONS- SPEACHES
DESKTOP MUSIC & VIDEOS
TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES
Social Media Marketing

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

IATO
  • Active
  • June 2013

Training and Certifications

IATA UFTAA - MANAGEMENT (Training)
Training Institute:
IATA
Date Attended:
November 2004
Duration:
1000 hours
TIME MANAGMENT (Training)
Training Institute:
ADVANCE LEARNING CENTER SAUD BAHWAN GROUP
Date Attended:
September 2000
Duration:
8 hours
AIR INDIA CARGO & DGR (Training)
Training Institute:
STAFF COLLEGE AIR INDIA
Date Attended:
June 1987
Duration:
24 hours
UNLIMITED POWER ONLINE - PLATINUM (Training)
Training Institute:
RIGHT SELECTION GROUP - KNOWLEDGE VILLAGE DUBAI
Date Attended:
April 2007
Duration:
72 hours
LATERAL THINKING (Training)
Training Institute:
ADVANCE LEARNING CENTER - SAUD BAHWAN GROUP
Date Attended:
August 2005
Duration:
8 hours
ZODIAC BUSINESS FINANCE STRATEGY (Training)
Training Institute:
AL FUTTAIM TRAINING CENTER
Date Attended:
July 2011
Duration:
8 hours

Hobbies

  • MUSIC . FOOT BALL. CRICKET
    Created Desktop Music and uploaded for competition at MTV Europe. Interesting number of downloads were very encouraging.