Sharif Akbik Email & Phone Number

Saint Kitts And Nevis

• Responsible for leading and motivating a high performing team of 5 sales managers• Responsible for developing a marketing strategy for the conference business in the hotel• Communicating daily with the management and conference services team, planning work schedules and checking client requirements• Overseeing the customer service handling customer complaints, comments and inquiries• Managing budgets and financial plans• Negotiating with external service providers and suppliers• Maintaining the partnership with the sales team based in North America to ensure the success of all site visits, and contract signings • Responsible for stakeholder management with internal and external partners• Recruiting, hiring and training all conference services personnel

Damascus

• Two years of Catering Sales Manager experience followed by three years as Sales Manager• Acquiring and developing new business accounts for corporate, government and embassy segments• Working with Western and Middle-Eastern clients• Preparing and negotiating sales proposals and contracts• Serving as the chief liaison between the client and the hotel departments to include rooms division, banquet, and F&B departments• Attending all important department and hotel meetings• Developing sales strategies and action plans• Maintaining good relationships with officials and representatives of the local community• Maximizing the profitability of the hotel by providing outstanding quality of service to guests

Damascus

Dubai

• Responsible for the co-ordination of executive sales, and performing presentations to targeted clientele

Damascus

• Products and Services development speciality within marketing department• Liaising with Technical, MIS and Finance departments to develop and launch new services for over three million subscribers

Damascus, Syria

• Exclusive partner for Hanel Swizerland in Syria and Middle East – one of the world’s leading providers in the industry for innovative solutions in automated storage systems

Damascus

• Started as reservation clerk, then moved to front office and promoted to front office cashier shift leader, then moved to sales department as sales manager