Destination and Mice Specialist - Paardeneiland, South Africa - Private Safaris

Private Safaris
Private Safaris
Verified Company
Paardeneiland, South Africa

5 days ago

Thabo Mthembu

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

beBee Recruiter
Description

Job Purpose:


To successfully quote profitable itineraries, manage and execute all meetings, incentives and events for existing as well as new clients.


Key Responsibilities:
Sales

  • Secure business and effectively cost products.
  • Understand the market and margin control.
  • Build up and maintain agent / supplier relationships.
  • Source new products.
  • Develop own sales strategy to secure more business through existing and new agents.
  • Work closely with the team to achieve goals. Operations
  • Quote and design successful, creative itineraries and proposals for all market related MICE and Cruise Ship requests.
  • Capture and confirm bookings in Tourplan.
  • Negotiate with suppliers for better rates, cancellation policies and FOC's.
  • Find new suppliers that offer a good service and better rates.
  • Follow up on quotes that have been sent out.
  • Successfully manage MICE / Cruise Ship bookings.
  • Hiring of additional staff for events (e.g. to man a hospitality desk) upon approval of your superior.
  • Onsite management of actual events including meet & greet, checkin, function management, conference coordination, transport facilitation, etc.
  • Travel nationally / regionally if required
  • Handling the 24 hour emergency phone.
  • Prepare guide documentation and brief guide/freelance staff before travel date.
  • Work closely with tour guides whilst on tour. Financial
  • Instruct debtors to raise invoices.
  • Reconcile supplier invoices for processing.
  • Assist debtors clerk with invoicing / collection queries.
  • Reconcile tour guide expense sheets on completion of tours / check guide salary.
  • Follow up on invoices.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Participate in supplier training and workshops.
  • Maintain good product knowledge of hotels, convention venues and services and maintain close working relationships with the relevant personnel
  • Stay current on events and changes of suppliers / product.
  • Reduce the transaction turnaround time.
  • Produce the quality of service expected from Private Safaris.
  • Demonstrate good communication skills and customer care.
  • Constantly promote a positive image of the company internally and externally.
  • Assist the Reservations Manager in his / her absence with checking quotations.
  • Travel on educational and familiarisation trips.

Sundry Areas:


It is expected of all employees to perform not only the tasks mentioned in the job description, but also directly allocated or extraordinary tasks that could arise.


Job Type:
Permanent


Pay:
From R1,00 per hour


Expected hours:
No less than 8 per week


Application Question(s):

  • Please advise your reason for wanting to leave current employment and reason for leaving past employments?
  • What is your Notice period in weeks?
  • What is you current salary and salary expectation?
  • Do you have a valid work permit if Non
  • RSA citizen?
More jobs from Private Safaris
See all jobs of Private Safaris