Shar  Afgen , Sales & Operation Manager

Shar Afgen

Sales & Operation Manager

Majestic Intl Travel & Tours

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Bachelor's degree, BSE COMPUTER SCIENCE
Experience
16 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 1 Months

Sales & Operation Manager at Majestic Intl Travel & Tours
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since March 2020

Communicate with Airline and hotels to sign the contract for best promotional corporate deals
• Communicating with passenger and corporates to solve their issue related to travel & tours
• Driving marketing initiatives and achieve desired targets.
• Mapping & analyzing business potentials identify new profitable tie-ups.
• Identifying various promotional activities to secure profitable business.
• Tenacious and flexible in high-pressure work situations.

Senior Ticketing and Tourism Sales Executive at Seera Travel Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • March 2020 to March 2020

Receive ticket and hotel requests through email or physical documents, verify their accuracy and
completeness.
• Forward flight recommendations with the different prices, timings, etc. to the customer to help with the right
tools to make the decision.
• Advise customers on travel insurance, visas, vaccinations, etc. related to the holiday package to ensure a
positive experience.
• Book tickets and hotels upon confirmation of the desired parameters and attempt to cross-sell or up-sell with
additional Leisure products if applicable.
• Gather all the required documents/information for processing the requests such as visa, IDL, etc.• Collect cash or another form of payment following booking and ensure that payment is reflected in the CRM
system
• Conduct daily reconciliation of cash/payment deposits with bookings made and ensure that these two
components match. Reports discrepancies, if any.

Service Agent at AL Tayyar Travel Group
  • United Arab Emirates
  • October 2007 to July 2019

Retail Sales, Corporate Sales for Royal Commission Jubail & Yanbu, Royal Commission Health Services
Program, King Abdulaziz Navel Base, Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery, Tasnee Petro Chemical Company
Jubail.
• Provide the highest level of service to sell all product Airline tickets, Hotels, Travel Insurance, Visa
assistance, Rent A Car, Cruise, etc services and to assist VIP customers with managing their travel plans.
• Ensured the highest standard of customer service is provided to customers, provide them with details on
tariff fares and actively issue tickets and sell related products.
• Issue tickets to customers ensuring that all necessary airline rules and regulations are incorporated and that
the customer request is met to provide them with excellent service. Highlight to customers the legal
requirements covering their journey such as passport, visa & health requirements and other details such as
check-in place and time.
• Actively enhance company revenue earnings by providing options to customer on all products and services
such as ATG membership, stopovers, hotel bookings and upgraded fares.
• Actively be involved in suggesting new ideas and providing recommendations on the improvement of the
service provided, thereby increasing revenue and ensuring ATG success as a market leading IATA Travel
Agency.
• Deputise for the Customer Sales and Service Team Leader in their absence and provide help and support
to junior team members and assist in coaching and development activities.
• Achieve monthly sales revenue targets.
• Maintain 100% quality level for each customer engagement and booking.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BSE COMPUTER SCIENCE
  • at University of Engineering & Technology
  • September 2006

Specialties & Skills

Galileo
Amadeus
OHSAS 18001
ISO Auditor
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ASSETS RECOVERY
COACHING
COMPUTER HARDWARE
COMPUTER SKILLS
COREL DRAW
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DRIVING

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Punjabi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

BASIC TICKETING & RESERVATION, FARE CONSTRUCTION (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2007
Sabre, BASIC, QUEUSE, FARES, PRICING & TICKETING (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2008
Sabre, QREX - QUICK REFUNDS & EXCHANGES (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2008
OSHACADEMY (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2020
EMS 14001-2015 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2017
OHSAS 18001-2007 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2017
ISO 9001-2015 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2017

Hobbies

  • Hoarse Riding, Reading Book, Watching movies, international trips, explore the multi cultures