Results-driven sales leader with 20+ years of experience in sales management, customer service, and internal/external sales. Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets, fostering collaborative teams, and delivering top-notch customer experiences.
- Manage end-to-end B2B service claims, ensuring timely resolution and SLA adherence
- Track job progress, handle escalations, and implement process improvements
- Drive revenue growth through consistent SLA achievement and cost reduction
- Foster strong relationships with B2B clients, ensuring transparency and trust
- Coordinate with service providers, technicians, and internal teams to meet quality standards
- Oversee job-related payments, invoicing, and account reconciliations
- Provide regular reporting on job status, SLA performance, and operational metrics
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, client contracts, and regulations
- Consult with agents and direct clients to design personalized African safari experiences
- Create customized safari quotations, itineraries, and routes tailored to client requirements
- Manage tour operations, including booking accommodations, activities, and vehicles
- Coordinate logistics with cross-functional teams, including operations, workshop, product, and accounts
- Provide exceptional customer service, responding to on-tour queries and ensuring seamless experiences
- Source new products and services to enhance tour offerings
- Participate in emergency phone duty and daily liaison with Charter and Reservation Managers
Key Responsibilities
- Drove installation and call-out sales within the retail channel to achieve revenue growth
- Managed customer relationships, ensuring professionalism and meeting customer needs
- Onboarded new Elite Pros, providing training and support to ensure successful integration
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams, including IT and Accounts, to resolve queries and ensure timely payments
- Supervised Pros on active jobs, enforcing service level agreements and disciplinary actions as needed.
Achievements
- Consistently met or exceeded sales targets, contributing to revenue growth
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with key customers, ensuring high levels of satisfaction
- Improved process efficiency through effective coordination with internal teams and external partners
- Manage catering sales and customer relationships
- Drive revenue growth through effective sales strategies
- Coordinate and execute catering events for 30-100 guests, ensuring exceptional service and quality
- Travel Industry Expertise: 5+ years of experience in Africa adventure travel sales
- Exceptional Communication: Warm, persuasive, and detail-oriented communication skills
- Organized Multitasking: Thrives in fast-paced sales environments with strong organizational skills
- Travel Passion: Passionate about travel, adventure, and exploring new cultures, with extensive knowledge of African destinations and travel routes
- Sales Excellence: Proven sales experience in the adventure travel industry with a strong track record of meeting targets
- Customer Service: Excellent customer service skills, ensuring seamless and personalized travel experiences
Key Duties
- Deliver seamless quality and value-for-money vacations, ensuring exceptional customer service
- Implement a thorough sales process for every customer, minimizing complaints and driving sales growth
- Achieve individual sales targets, contributing to the company's overall business objectives
- Respond to customer enquiries, provide personalized travel recommendations, and guide clients through the booking process
- Build strong relationships with clients, ensuring their needs are met and expectations exceeded
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills- Relationship-Building: Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, clients, or colleagues- Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues- Time Management: Prioritizing and managing multiple tasks and responsibilities- Sales: Generating sales and revenue growth- Customer Service: Providing excellent customer service and support- Digital Literacy: Proficiency in software applications, such as CRM systems, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite- Data Analysis: Ability to analyze data and provide insights to inform business decisions- Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities- Project Management: Coordinating and executing projects and plans- Leadership: Leading and motivating teams to achieve goals and objectives