Our client, a luxury Safari
company, is looking for an experienced Touring /
DMC Manager to
grow its DMC services in the entire region of East Africa.
The successful candidate must
have significant experience in the DMC sphere – both as a Tour Consultant and
Manager – would need to be an entrepreneurial personality who is keen to grow a
business from the ground up, and have a proven ability to think on their feet,
offer creative solutions and have experience at the upper end of the
market.
certainly in Kenya, but
broader regional experience to Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda would be useful.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contracting all
suppliers, and creating, growing and maintaining supplier relationships.
- Margin / price
setting, and liaison with international offices as well as all clients on
sell rates.
- Overall
responsibility for managing proposal generation, analysis of business
segments and focusing resources accordingly.
- Full
operational delivery on the ground for all clients to a very high standard
.
- Manage an
initially small (but growing) team of around 5 Tour Consultants,
Book-keeper, 8 vehicles and drivers across both Kenya and Tanzania.
- Full financial
responsibility – from budget to delivery of DMC P&L.
- Sales and
Marketing input – along with an established international team – to grow
international sales via trade and consumer channels.
- Looking
creatively at the destination and our product offering in order to clearly
and tangibly differentiate our product from competitors in the market
place.
Qualifications / Skills
Required:
- Bachelors
degree or above in relevant field.
- Must have
‘bottom up’ DMC/ Tour Operating experience – certainly in Kenya, ideally
from around the region including Tanzania.
- Proven
management experience of small to mid-size team in tour operations.
- Must be a good
communicator and motivator – the staff, clients and suppliers.
- Proven
commercial experience around running a business and both setting and
delivering on ambitious targets.
- Experience with
DMC reservations software systems is needed – Tour plan experience a plus.
- Experience in
the MICE market a plus.
Monthly gross salary: Ksh. 400,000 /= (Approx. 4,000 USD) plus bonus
Deadline: 31st October
2016
Applications:
To apply, please follow the
link:
http://bit.ly/2dMq4Mn
Summit Recruitment & Search,
Summit Recruitment & Search,
Blixen Court, Karen
Road,
Karen