Beki Hunt Email & Phone Number

Immingham Dock, England, United Kingdom

Working in a busy freight port, I manage the end-to end operational process for our own and third-party vessels. Managing bookings and freight allocations, compliance of hazardous cargo, reporting for the vessel and international ports and communicating with the foreman I ensure all cargo is prioritised and loaded correctly within daily deadlines. I also ensure that local customs systems are managed correctly to ensure a smooth process for goods entering and leaving the UK, working with Border Force and other stakeholders.• Problem solving, managing overbooked vessels to ensure all customers ship allocated cargo.• Delivering on daily deadlines.• Processing customs clearances, manifest requirements, immigration clearances.

Due to the effect of the pandemic on the travel sector I was made redundant, motivated to remain in the workforce, I joined Tesco as a customer service assistant.

London, United Kingdom

Working for an emerging travel/tech start-up, I managed our partnership programme cultivating strong relationships. From engaging new suppliers and negotiating commercial terms and contracts to loading the product onto the website, creating brochures and reviewing and negotiating pricing and promotions I managed the full product cycle.• Working in a start-up gave me exposure to a number to different aspects including a blend of product and commercial roles.• Understanding of financial contracts to differentiate net and gross rates, checking that mark-ups were correct, often working across multiple currencies.• Negotiating promotional pricing for events such as ‘Black Friday’

London, United Kingdom

Creating and selling bespoke itineraries drawing on specialist product knowledge for a range of high-net worth clients. Product development and content input including contributing ideas for brochures and designing sample itineraries.• Becoming a specialist in new destinations, I embraced the learning opportunities to develop product knowledge and expand my sales remit• Participating in trips and reporting to include assessing the suitability of product and running training sessions upon my return.

London, United Kingdom

Alongside selling luxury holidays and flights for leisure clients, I also managed a portfolio of corporate clients dealing with all their business travels needs.• Account management in corporate business including booking travel, invoicing, nurturing relationships.

London, United Kingdom

Delivering a variety of international travel solutions to clients from backpackers looking for complex round the world flight itineraries, to tailor-making bespoke holidays, specialising in Australia & New Zealand. Precise communication was required to understand client needs and analyse options deliver a complete package.• Providing high level customer service from first enquiry until return building up a portfolio of repeat and referral custom.• Sales including upselling, awareness of client budgets, competitor pricing and ensuring all customer needs are considered met.• Managing financial ledgers including payment of supplier invoices and monthly close-downs.• Specialist destination knowledge which involved self-learning and attending supplier workshops and training colleagues.

Crewe, United Kingdom

Responsible for the recovery of money owed by insurance companies once the files had been passed to solicitors to act-Commercial thinking and negation-Time management in ensuring that all court deadlines met-Creating professional documents to be used as evidence in court-Multi-tasking with a caseload of over 200 files