Marketing and Business Development Manager

Description:

Sky Travel and Tours Company

Sky Travel and Tours (ST&T) in short “Sky Travels” is registered with Ministry of Information, Culture & Tourism, Date: March 2005, is a private, profitable, non-political, and non-governmental organization dedicated to travel management services and tourism.

Sky Travels enters into a new era, building on its successful, long rooted history of excellence since 2005. Sky Travels is now consisting group of services, one of the top names in local and international markets. Being part of such a reliable and focused succeeding organization enhances the opportunities of our international partners, tour operators and travel agencies in terms of product offering, reliability of service and investment opportunities are compounded with Sky Travels tradition and well-known exclusive market position.

Sky Travels is managed by independent non-biased local and international professionals whom have been experiencing practically & technically on various fields of travels and tours. We combine the best aspects of a local and global travel management company by exploring possibilities and innovative solutions to make traveling easy and safe for our customers.

Our remarkable achievements include the honour of being the first travel management company in Afghanistan to be partner of American Express GBT from 2012 till 2018, IATA certified agent through Dubai branch, ISO Certified ISO/EC 27001:2013 & 2015. It came as recognition of our commitment to quality and consistent efforts in anticipating and identifying market dynamics and requirements....

Sky Travels & Tours is the authorized General Sales Agent (GSA) & franchises for the following airlines and brands in Afghanistan.

 Turkish Airlines – Cargo & Passenger
 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)– Cargo & Passenger
 Sabre (GDS) NMC
We are the first travel management company to launch Online Portal Services for B2B www.skytravellers.com and B2C www.skytravels.com is specially designed for our customers in Afghanistan. Keeping this in view that we have always taken that one step ahead to ensure you are serviced with quality and efficiency starting with our 24 hours and 7 days a week’ customer services, so that you don’t need step out of your home for any travel purchases.

Sky Travels is complimenting all the needs and wants of clients such as;

 Air Tickets
 Hotel Bookings
 Holiday Packages
 Car Rental Services
 Railway Tickets
 Travel Insurance
 Airport Pick & Drop
 Airport Meet & Assist
 Special Offer for Group
 Visa Services Facility
 Events Management
 Online B2B & B2C
 Charter Flights
 Aviation Services
 

Job Summary
Sky Travel is a travel management company which need to be improved and developed according to the market. The marketing and business development officer will work in the supervision of Marketing and business development manager and will report to its manager. Fundamentally the main responsibilities of the position are to do marketing and work with development department as per the below descriptions.

 

A successful Marketing and business development officer must have great enthusiasm for all things marketing and great knowledge of relevant techniques and principles. The ideal candidate will also be an excellent communicator and will have experience in managing different marketing and development ventures.

 

The goal is to ensure that the marketing and development efforts of the company add the highest value to its business.

Duties & Responsibilities
·      Get enough knowledge about the company and products before going to the market.

·      Contribute in the implementation of marketing strategies.

·      Support the business development and marketing manager in supervising the department’s operations.

·      Set meeting with existing clients and new clients.

·      Bring new companies and increase market share.

·      Organize and attend business development and marketing activities or events to raise brand awareness.

·      Plan advertising and promotional campaigns for products or services on a variety of media (social, print etc.)

·      Communicate with stakeholders and vendors to promote success of activities and enhance the company’s presence.

·      Understand and work on different RFPs, RFQs and other tender documents.

·      See all businesses through to completion and evaluate their success using various metrics.

·      Prepare contents for the publication of marketing material and oversee distribution for example newsletter or special package.

·      Conduct market research to identify opportunities for promotion and development.

·      Collaborate with managers in preparing budgets and monitoring expenses of the department.

·      Preparing, planning and project managing the publication of all publicity material to maximize brand promotion.

·      Creating and developing new innovative ways to communicate the company message to their existing and new clients.

·      Contributing to the annual sales and marketing plan.

·      Visit provincial branches if required.

·      Evaluating the effectiveness of all marketing activity.

·      Developing and implementing an internal marketing program.

·      Supporting the business development and marketing manager in day to day activities.

·      Supporting other departments if required for example holidays, corporate etc.

·      Increase revenue through its development and marketing techniques.

·      Business development and marketing Officers also responsible for maintaining positive public and media relations.

·      Efficiently work on social media for example, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

·      Translation of documents into Dari, Pashto and English.

·      Analyze current and past financial data, such as sales reports, and provide strategies to cut costs and increase revenue.

·      Perform market research to identify new opportunities and engage with executives to establish strategies for pursuing those new opportunities.

·      Create and improve unsolicited proposals for our existing and new clients.

·      Prepare the company budget and continually track expenses, as well as make sure we’re on track to hit revenue targets.

·      Provide training and mentoring to members of the business development, marketing and sales team.

·      Analyze current customer base, including portfolios to identify potential sales opportunities.

·      Build strong relationships with customers, outside business contacts, and company stakeholders.

·      Develop and test unique business strategies and concepts.

·      Collaborate with colleagues and peers on the sales, marketing, and product development teams to improve overall customer experience and satisfaction.

·      Stay up to date on company best practices, policies, products, pricing, and promotions.

·      Must be loyal to the company, be sure to keep the company information secret and do not share with market competitors.

·      Comply all the discipline rules and regulation inside and outside the organization.

·      Any other job-related responsibilities as per management request. 

Job Requirements
·      Degree in Marketing, Management, or Related Fields

·      Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years’ experience and Master’s Degree with 3 years’ Experience. 

Submission Guideline
Please send your updated CV to the email below, please make sure to put the vacancy number in Subject.

jobs@skytravels.com

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Posted At: 2024-05-28

Expire Date: 2024-06-08

Years of Experience: 3

Number of Vacancies: 1

Level of Education: Master

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