Ashok Kumar Basnet Email & Phone Number

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

•Accountable to communicate and coordinate with GDS & NDC Account Management and business Management teams to ensure all key stakeholders are aligned with migration plan.• Manage & coordinate with GDS account manager & internal teams to plan & block slots for the UATtesting with individual GDS and align with different Product Owner for approvals and delivery plan.• Proactively identify and manage project risks, issues, dependences, and assumptions are flagged throughout the PSS migration program along with agreed risk mitigation strategies.• Work with the Product owner - NDC, to define business requirements for NDC, and lead testing for functionalities & products across NDC Partners/Aggregators • Implement the NDC on-boarding for the NDC partners for direct NDC API connectivity & define NDC configuration requirement for each project by discussion with internal/external stakeholders.• Accountable for defining, planning, and executing end to end business functionality testing with each NDC & GDSs Partners coordinating with EY internal stake holders.• Execute UAT Testing for GDS functionalities/products in the agreed test environment and complete smoke testing in production environments after cutover with GDSs.• Manage the NDC Seller UIonboarding and provide NDC seller UI demoto Partners, ARCNDCtesting.• Accountable to obtain official sign offs fromGDSs, NDC partnersfor connectivity & signoff.• Work withNDC& GDS senior Product managerto facilitate demos with team ensuring critical aspects are shown to the stakeholders and program steering committee.• Weekly Project status meeting with(NDC & GDS)Partners& stakeholders-track the status progress & action• Setup the NDC Config Manager to onboard the NDC Partners, definingNDC business rule& validate

Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways-Head Office

•Manage yearly Global distribution system costs below budget approx.US$100mil+, in line with EY Strategy•Triage, test and implement GDS products & solutions to make sure the products go live with no issues across GDS. •Handle day to day Operational Issues concerning EY booking to support Sales acting as the first point of contact on GDSs issues, escalated to fast-track investigation and fix to maintain uninterrupted 24/7 functions.•Manage the relationship with GDS company & Subject matter expert for airlines distribution related problem mgmt. & support.•Implement strong GDS Wastage Costs control measures, reduced by US $2m cost saving 2019.•Analyze, evaluate BIDT data, monthly Audit, reconcile & process all GDS invoices annual cost of US$100mil+ •Manage digital Media Campaign of US$2m, ROI resulted 400% by working closely with stakeholders Marketing, Commercial & GDS to maximize their visibility in the Air Availability Results page for to support incremental revenue. eg. Sponsored flight Campaign, sell Banners, Sign-in Message, eDMs etc. •Constant research & improvement of Airline distribution practices & polices are updated in agency portal, Activate IATA BSP to make sure e-ticketing/EMD is authorized in GDS.•Build Amadeus CPD logic rules to boost sales customizing airline connectivity, supported incremental revenue of US$ 25mil.•Prepare various Statistical Analysis, analytical reports like distribution cost sheet, O & Ds, channel mix, Market share, accrual, booked seg. cancellation reports to evaluate a commercial strategy.•Analyze, Prepare & dispatch monthly BIDT reports to all Country Managements: Implement ADM polices & control inventory abusers by coordinating with internal dept. & the global sales for Cost recovery.•Handle all type of new GDS contracts/ NDC Contracts as Contract Administrator through Ariba procurement.

Nepal, Etihad Airways

•Managed Business over US $15 mil sales budget and exceed by avg + by 10% every year•Plan and implement strategies to meet revenue budgets•Develops & maintains long-term strategic relationships with the clients’ corporates,TMCs,Trade partners•Analyze flown revenue, market trends,customer’s needs,business Segmentation & construct marketing best practices strategy•Use advanced Analytical tool like Revenue plus, Salesforce.com & RM reports for better understanding of customer’s & take corrective action/ plan account accordingly•Develop business plan/BTL plans to focus on right segmentation, distribution Channel to achieve Target •Successfully negotiate agreements with Corporate company & trade partners, TMCs to maximize the revenue•Perform daily sales call visit via salesforce.com, evaluate their monthly sales productivity to fulfill the gap•Developing key account profile & account development plan with clear Sales strategies and objectives•Increased YoY 30% to 47% premium sales being Premium Champion & GDS champion(to reduce GDS costs) for Nepal

Nepal

•Plan and implement strategies to meet revenue target, achieved 4%+ to +6% every year•Sales visit in Corporates, TMCs, Trades & Manpower agencies and develop profitable sales•Use research tools to analyze the Market trends & develop the strategy to shift market share.•Daily Sales Report/Monthly Marketing Report & prepare analytical Reports for higher Management•Develop and oversee marketing campaigns to promote products and services•Identify/target the business segmentations and develop marketing strategy to increase sales•Monitor competitor activities closely and analyze, take appropriate proactive measures.•Marketing Budget and prepare the budget yearly basis.•Based on OAL flown report, analyze the trend of market, send feedback to all sales colleagues for sales strategy•Prepare marketing eDMs, products, fare sheet, News bulletin, connectivity

Kathmandu

•Plan, develop & implement the company Strategy.•Increase the yearly sales via corporate clients.•Reservation & Ticketing and ensure best services given to customers.•Work & build close relationship with Airlines & company clients.•Managing Overall office administration

Kathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal

•Manage Overall Administration and duties• Attend workshop / Computer lab related to academic course discussions.• Taking classes on Computer Fundamentals.• Maintenance of Networking and Operating System.• Responsibility of networking Server.

Marketing

Computer Science