A senior management role focused on sales, marketing, and reservations within the tourism and safari sector, requiring extensive experience in product development and team leadership in Southern Africa.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify new source market suppliers and negotiate rates.
- Set up business agreements.
- Design and cost packages at all levels in the supply chain.
- Manage and lead teams in marketing, sales, and reservation roles.
- Oversee product development specifically within the Southern African safari market.
- Work with software developers on customized tour planning and reservation systems.
- Train and mentor staff across various departments.
Requirements
- Min 12 years sales, marketing, and reservations experience
- Min 3-year tertiary Travel & Tourism qualification
- Experience in the concepts, building and principals contained in tour planning and reservations software.
- Experience in the development of customised computer software
- Previous product development experience in Southern Africa
- Vast product knowledge of the safari camp market in Botswana
- Experience in identifying new source market suppliers, ability to negotiate rates and set up business agreements.
- Experience in designing and costing packages at all levels in the supply chain.
- Senior management experience and in managing teams in the marketing, sales and reservation roles.
- Ability to work with marketing, sales, and reservations teams at all levels.
- Excellent communication skills
- High standard of honesty with an internal source of motivation and self management
- Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Ability to train and mentor teams in the sales, marketing, and reservations roles.
How to Apply
Those that meet the above requirements and are interested in applying for the vacancy, please use the link below to submit your CV and motivational letter: https://forms.gle/JR39TB5DBAWr2mks5