Tour Consultant - Product Development & Marketing

Location: Nairobi

Our client, a tour firm with head offices in Nairobi seeks to recruit a Tour Consultant to support the operations department. The ideal candidate needs to be assertive, self-driven and commercially aware.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing marketing strategies for the tour company
• Responsible for finding opportunities in the marketing of the tour company
• Provide information on pricing strategies and product marketing techniques
• Work closely with the management in forecasting product sales for a particular period
• Develop the strategy for new customer acquisition and existing customer retention programs
• Analyze product profitability and sales success
• Co-ordinate the day-to-day tour operations including making bookings and reservations as per client specifications
• Ensure lodges, hotels and any other service providers are paid on time
• Ensure that all vehicles are well maintained and serviced in readiness for tour operations
• Manage the company fleet of tour vans and allocate duties to respective drivers

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree/ Diploma in Tour Operations or any other related business
• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken
• Experience of 3-5 years
• Excellent understanding of the tour industry in Kenya
• E-commerce experience in social media channels such as twitter and face book
• Focused, smart and enthusiastic marketer

Our client assures a challenging professional environment for growth, attractive compensation package and performance based incentives.

To apply, send your CV only to recruit2@flexi-personnel.com before Wednesday 6th July 2011.

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