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Durban Umhlanga Ridge

• Promote and develop positive, co-operative relationships with Sales department and other departments • Build and maintain relationship with decision makers, secretaries, and travel agents • Analyse and compare Hotel's actual and Revenue Targets • Increase Regions profitability • Gain additional profitable new business • Submit Excel bi-weekly, bi-monthly and month end reports by deadline • Resolve queries and complaints within 48 hours • Form part of monthly Financial Reviews with Stakeholders • Maintain a profitable driven attitude • Handle major Key Corporate Accounts in Kzn Region• Understand Financial relevance and performance indicators and their impact on hotel business i.e. Revenue, Days and Revenue per day• Able to put together and present PowerPoint presentations • Manage Prospect lists and build business case studies.• Manage target of new accounts closed for region. • Research of SA based key account structures, mergers, acquisition and report the same.• Negotiate rates in accordance with the current PPI, CPI, inflation and hotel prices • Analyse the travel click report for the business that goes to our competition.

Durban Area, South Africa

Form part in Brand Communication and development including awareness advertising, publicity and promotions to stimulate brand Identity. Marketing Dollar Thrifty Car Rental to Public, Private and Government Sectors. Strategic Planning and Implementation by the Acquisition of new Accounts Generation of new corporate business for the KZN area. These are completely new clients that have not made use of Dollar Thrifty. Database management through both Sales and Marketing Strategies (Information sessions, Strategic Planning and its implementation. Organise and Coordinate presentation and Promotional Activities to various companies. Weekly Reports and coordination of Daily Sales calls. Attendance of the Government Workshops hosted by the Travel Agencies and Biannual Sales workshops with Dollar Thrifty Sales Team.

Durban Area, South Africa

Form part in Brand Communication and development including awareness advertising, publicity and promotions to stimulate brand Identity.Marketing Tempest Car Hire to Public, Private and Government Sectors.Strategic Planning and Implementation by the Acquisition of new Accounts and Maintenance of the Existing Clients.Generation of new corporate business for the KZN area. These will be completely new clients that have not made use of Tempest Car Hire.Database management through both Sales and Marketing Strategies (Information sessions, Strategic Planning and its implementation.Organise and Coordinate presentation and Promotional Activities to various companies.Weekly Reports and coordination of Daily Sales calls.Attendance of the Government Workshops hosted by the Travel Agencies and Biannual Sales workshops with Tempest Sales Team.

Empangeni-North Coast

Form part in Brand Communication and development including awareness advertising, publicity and promotions to stimulate brand Identity.Marketing Peermont Hotels to Public, Private and Government Sectors.Strategic Planning and Implementation by the Acquisition of new clientele and Maintenance of the Existing Clients.Database management through both Sales and Marketing Strategies (Information sessions, Strategic Planning and its implementation.Organise and Coordinate presentation and Promotional Activities to various companies.Weekly Statistical reports and coordination of Daily Sales calls.Compilation of bookings and Contracts reports.Organise and coordinate Educational, Teambuilding Activities and Form part of Quarterly Sales workshops.

Richards Bay Area, South Africa

Overseeing the smooth running of the Procurement Department such as ordering, receiving, transferring of stock, stock taking for all the Departments in Hotel.Guest Service and Liaison, Procurement Roaster and Leave schedule, Operation Stock taking, Monthly analysis and Credit notes for Accounts purposes.Drawing up a comparison of a Monthly Profitability and Performance sheet.Take part in all Quarterly Procurement Audits.Formed part in Brand Communication and development including awareness advertising, publicity and promotions to stimulate brand Identity.Marketing Protea Hotels to Public, Private and Government Sectors.Strategic Planning and Implementation by the Acquisition of new clientele and Maintenance of the Existing Clients.Database management through both Sales and Marketing Strategies (Information sessions, Strategic Planning and its implementation.Organise and Coordinate presentation and Promotional Activities to various companiesWeekly Statistical reports and coordination of Daily Sales calls.Compilation of bookings and Contracts reports.

Durban Area, South Africa

Formed part in Brand Communication and development including awareness advertising, publicity and promotions to stimulate brand Identity.Marketing Protea Hotels to Public, Private and Government Sectors.Strategic Planning and Implementation by the Acquisition of new clientele and Maintenance of the Existing Clients.Database management through both Sales and Marketing Strategies (Information sessions, Strategic Planning and its implementation.Organise and Coordinate presentation and Promotional Activities to various companiesWeekly Statistical reports and coordination of Daily Sales calls.Compilation of bookings and Contracts reports.

Eshowe

Guests service and LiaisonFood and Beverage ManagementStaff Roaster and Leave ScheduleMonthly stock taking and Cost controllingStaff training and Menu planningMonthly analysis and credit note for Accounting purposesDrawing of spreadsheet to compare profitability

Eshowe

Making of reservations for International and National Groups and Conferences.Ensuring of the Smooth running of reservations department by Daily Rate YieldingCompilation of Weekly and Monthly Statistics and reports.Tracking of conferences, Rack rate Guests, Specials advertised and Forecasting.Tracking of all Denials’, Cancellations, Regrets, Refused and all wash factors that’s related to business loss.I dealt with Measurability Stats, Distribution of Promotion Flyers and ensuring that we meet the set target in all our different Market Segments.Creation of quotations and Contracts, following up on payments.Adding booking into the system and dealing with special requests.

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, Applied And Professional Ethics

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Digital Marketing Diploma, Online Marketing, Distinction

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