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Vinilraj Chirukandath, operations manager

Vinilraj Chirukandath

operations manager·Cox and Kings Services LLC

Qatar

Bachelor's degree, Travel and Tourism Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 4 months

operations manager

March 2016 - Present

Cox and Kings Services LLC

Doha, Qatar

March 2016 - Present

• Acted as the communication conduit between local partners and
management to offer creative solutions.
• Assisting the applicant with their visa queries, process, appointments
etc.
• Well versed knowledge of Schengen visa requirements.
• Keep a close watch on the internal part of the process to avoid any audit
discrepancy.
• Managing day to day accounts.
• Managing meetings with Travel Agents in Qatar.
• Managing meetings with various Embassies in Qatar.
• Handling visa to Italy, Sweden, Estonia, and Malta.
• Identifying new sales leads.
• Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives.
• Contacting potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport and
set up meetings.
• Managing relationships with the officials at the Embassy of Italy.
• Handling Attendance and Leave management.
• Arranges management interviews by coordinating schedules
• Evaluates applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant
qualifications with managers and interviewing applicants on a consistent
set of qualifications.
• Maintain the service levels set by the management.
• Participated in the scooping of different projects of the company.
• Conducting training for the team members.
• Conducting review meetings with the Ambassador and the Deputy Head
of Mission.
• Well Versed with the Qatar labor law.

Company industry:
Call Centers & Customer Care Outsourcing
Job role:
Management

Operations Manager

January 2014 - March 2016

Cox and Kings Global Services

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2014 - March 2016

• Ensuring data integrity, physical and information security, diminishing
processing time and efficient customer service.
• Well versed knowledge about the Visa processing systems of the
Embassy and our company.
• Overview of the day to day operations of the Italy visa application center
in Dubai.
• Managing Unit Efficiency and productivity.
• Staff management, Process management and Training Management.
• Managing customer queries and complaints.
• Managing relationships with Consulate officials.
• Handling the Human Resources department of the office in Dubai.
• Conducting interviews and filtering candidates for open positions.
• Screening resumes.
• Performing in-person and phone interviews with candidates.
• Administering appropriate company assessments.
• Follow company guidelines and procedures for the acquisition of
customers, submission of tenders etc.
• Preparing PowerPoint presentations and sales displays.
• Following up on the interview process status.

Company industry:
Tourism, Museum, & Cultural
Job role:
Management

Team Leader - Operations and Administration

January 2012 - December 2014

Cox and Kings Global Services LLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2012 - December 2014

• Enrollment of Ejari, Dubai Health Authority, DNRD visa processing.
• Enrollment of Marhaba Tourist Visas.
• Build contacts with potential clients to create new business
opportunities.
• Keep the prospective client database updated.
• Make cold calls for new business leads.
• Maintain knowledge of all product and service offerings of the company.
• Arrange meetings for senior management with prospective clients.
• Setting up the day to day targets for the team members.
• Ensure the passport collection and deliveries as per policy.
• Follow up on the payment.
• Managing the relationship with corporate customers.
• Ensuring maximum productivity of applications.
• Document Scanning and filling the application form.

Company industry:
Tourism, Museum, & Cultural
Job role:
Management

Travel Consultant

April 2010 - June 2011

ITL Travel and Tourism

Doha, Qatar

April 2010 - June 2011

• Handling reservations, insurance and ticket sales to both individual and
corporate customers, over the phone and also in-person.
• Providing the best travel solution for clients and ensuring client
satisfaction.
• Planning and selling transportations, accommodations, insurance and
other travel services.
• Attending travel seminars to remain updated with tourism trends.
• Document handling and customer service.

Company industry:
Travel Agency
Job role:
Hospitality and Tourism

Customer Service Agent

November 2006 - April 2010

Gulf Air - India

Kerala, India

November 2006 - April 2010

• Making reservations and answer all incoming telephone queries
promptly and efficiently.
• Calculating fares and issuing tickets as well as calculating possible
refunds.
• Ensuring to keep reservation manuals up-to-date.
• Carry out check on passenger travel documents to ensure the validity of
passport/visa to the country of passenger’s destination.

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Customer Service and Call Center

Reservation and Ticketing Agent

August 2005 - October 2006

Libran Tours and Travels

Kerala, India

August 2005 - October 2006

• Interacting with Passengers /Travel Agents to provide a superior and
consistent quality of Travel services, to sell Airline tickets Travel-related
products, to convert the maximum number of inquiries into `Ticketed
sales` and increasing Company revenues at every sales opportunity
through efficient and friendly customer service.

Company industry:
Travel Agency
Job role:
Customer Service and Call Center

Reservation and Ticketing Agent

August 2005 - October 2006

Libran Tours and Travels

Kerala, India

August 2005 - October 2006

• Interacting with Passengers /Travel Agents to provide a superior and
consistent quality of Travel services, to sell Airline tickets Travel-related
products, to convert the maximum number of inquiries into `Ticketed
sales` and increasing Company revenues at every sales opportunity
through efficient and friendly customer service.

Company industry:
Travel Agency
Job role:
Customer Service and Call Center

Education

University of Calicut

June 2004

June 2004

Bachelor's degree, Travel and Tourism Management

India

GPA (rating): Good

GPA (rating): Good

Skills

Customer Service
Expert
Customer Service
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
Team work
Expert
Team work
Expert
Revenue and cost management
Expert
Revenue and cost management
Expert
Document Control
Expert
Document Control
Expert
Leadership
Expert
Leadership
Expert
Human Resource
Expert
Human Resource
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Schengen Visa informaiton
Expert
Schengen Visa informaiton
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Beginner

English

Expert

Hindi

Intermediate

Malayalam

Native Speaker

Hobbies and interests

Traveling