One of our Corporate Clients based in NAIROBI in the Tours and Travel industry is looking for the Suitable Candidate to fit in the following Position.
SALES AND MARKETING EXECUTIVE
Key responsibilities
- She/he will be required to maintain and develop business amongst clients the travel and tourism industry.
- She/he will be in charge of regularly producing Sales and business/development campaigns to maintain and develop growth within set markets.
- They will have demonstrated track record of establishing and maintaining Key Account partnerships at all levels and be an excellent negotiator.
- Establishing and creating a customer database which is well managed and grown to increase revenue.
- Carry out research and produce periodical newsletters with current offers to be sent out to clients. Also conduct competitor analysis.
- Ensure that clientele is well satisfied; customers inquiries, complaints and suggestions are addressed and where necessary, escalated appropriately for attention.
- Create marketing plans geared toward customers for each key product within portfolio.
- Develop new ideas for reaching customer markets.
- Keep abreast with professional sector news.
- Make use of marketing techniques to inform customers of new products and generate sales.
- Social media marketing.
- Liaise with Events Coordinators, wedding planners and attend conferences and exhibitions to market the company’s products to maximize sales.
- Conduct post-tour evaluations analysis and reports.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum (four) years experience in sales and marketing in a tour/travel company.
- Degree or Diploma in Tours and Travel/Sales & Marketing or related field
- Proven experience in meeting revenue targets.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of web applications and relevant programming languages.
- Strong understanding of new marketing technologies, creative and innovative.
- Proven travel industry knowledge preferably with a tour operator or travel agency.
- She will have good written and spoken language skills in English.
- The Successful marketing executive will be target driven and self motivated and an exceptional relationship builder and communicator with high outgoing and confident interpersonal skills.
To apply send a your resume to hrkenya@globalcareerscompany.net citing the Job Title as the Subject