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Tourism & Events Sales Manager

Graduate studies / Master's Degree
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31110 Bagnères-de-Luchon
Midi-Pyrénées
France


 

Objectives

The sector that interests me more specifically is:


Accommodation / Catering / Tourism



Holding a master's degree in management and having worked in sales & marketing departments both in France and abroad, I am looking for a management position in a tourism and/or events company.

Experience

Since
August 2007

Sales & Marketing Representative

Since August 2007

Mission: Central Pyrenees Ski and Spa Resort, France.
Creating, selling and promoting tourism, congress, incentive and seminar products to an individual, group and corporate clients. Creating, updating and developing a corporate and groups prospects / clients database. Administrating sales & marketing. Making quotations, contracts, monitoring projects. Billing, chasing-up clients. Dealing with clients / prestations litigations. New markets, clients and products investigation. Clients / contractors / prospects show around. Representing the Tourist Office during Corporate and Public trade shows in France and abroad. Website Administration, update, improvement and commercial follow-up.

Appraisal: Turnover: € 220000

March 2007
July 2007

Sales Representative

March 2007 - July 2007

Mission: Dordogne, France.
From the first quotation to the final billing, in charge of seminars, weddings, golf schools, group trips, TO relations.

April 2006
September 2006

Groups & Events Coordinator

Club Med Business

April 2006 - September 2006

Mission: Pompadour, France.
Preferential link between the village, the various Club Med Business commercial offices and the guest companies. Responsible for ensuring that the operational logistic goes smoothly. In charge of meeting with the decision-makers and organising the show-around. Building the detailed programmes and monitoring the groups during their stay. Invoices and accounts management.

April 2004
December 2005

Resort Sales Executive

The K Club***** Hotel Golf & Spa

April 2004 - December 2005

Mission: Straffan, Ireland – Venue for the 2006 Ryder Cup Matches.
Planning, organisation and control of individual trips and groups events. Golf, Hotel, Transportation, Restaurants and Activities.
Tailor made events’ organisation according to the clients’ demand. Matching the hospitality facilities with the clients’ specific needs. Close working relations with the different departments of the resort as well as with a certain number of outside contributors. Monitoring the project prior to, during and after its realisation. Creating and maintaining on-going client relationships with both domestic and international companies, tour operators and travel agents, local government, public services and institutions. Creating and maintaining business contacts worldwide. English speaking position only, occasionally speaking Spanish or French with Spanish/French speaking guests.

Education

September 2002
October 2003

Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France

September 2002 - October 2003

DESS (Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées), one year post-graduate diploma in Sports and Leisure Management and Policies in the European Context, obtained with honours

August 2001
June 2002

Laval University, Québec, Canada / Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France

August 2001 - June 2002

Master’s degree studied at Laval University, Quebec, Canada (research degree in Sports and Leisure Management) and awarded with upper first class honours by Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France.

September 1998
June 2001

Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France

September 1998 - June 2001

First degree in Sports and Leisure Management obtained with honours

September 1997
June 1998

Toulouse Institute of Politic Studies

September 1997 - June 1998

One year course completed

September 1996
June 1997

Lycée François Mitterrand, Moissac, France

September 1996 - June 1997

Baccalauréat (cf: Living Certificate) in Economic and Social Sciences, specialized in English language, obtained with honours

Computing skills

Software

Proficient use of Microsoft Suite, Filemaker, Internet, Fidelio Opera, CSS Concept Golf & Spa and SPSS. Experience on both PC and Macintosh.

Additional information

Website maintenance

Languages

  • French

    Speaking competence: Native speaker ,  Written competence: Native speaker

  • English

    Speaking competence: Fluent ,  Written competence: Fluent

  • Spanish

    Speaking competence: Fluent ,  Written competence: Fluent

  • Italian

    Speaking competence: School level ,  Written competence: School level

Various

Personal Sports

Competitive sports:
Football, badminton, handball, basket-ball, tennis.

Leisure sports:
Golf, skiing, ice hockey, roller skating, scuba diving, canoeing, mountain biking, hiking.

Interests

Travelling and exploring
Spain, Scotland, Canada, Wales, England, Reunion Island, Ireland, Northern Ireland, etc.

Music, cinema.

Achievement, Research and Training

2003

DESS training taken at the Local Authorities of Tarn-et-Garonne (Conseil Général): forecast and development proposals for the local Sports and Recreation Park.

2002

Market research on the sports practice of young people (5 to 12 years old) in the Quebec City area carried out on behalf of the Samir Ghrib Soccer School.

Comparative study of managerial practices of three large multinational companies on the sports goods market in the context of globalization (Internationalization strategies of Nike, Adidas and Asics).

Intervention training within an Outdoor and Environment course at Laval University, Quebec (Planning, organization, supervision and control of two campsites in an outdoor context).