Job Purpose

The Position:
To achieve, organise, control and monitor passenger sales targets and marketing goals of the company.
To monitor operations and administration of sales inline with company procedures and policies.
To assist in the development of value-added products for implementation in the local market in order to further optimize and enhance revenue
To control, guide and monitor the day-to-day activities of all field sales staff to ensure satisfactory performance levels and smooth flow of business.
To ensure that the product and promotional plans are understood and implemented to give the greatest impact in the market.
To prepare weekly, monthly and annual sales reports and constant monitoring of market trends and competitor activities in order to ensure that Head Office is kept informed of local conditions.
To review the fortnightly and monthly sales of travel agents and GSA to ensure that business potential is being maximised and take suitable remedial actions.
To liaise with marketing and tariff units and other passenger service related departments of Emirates to ensure well integrated sales effort.

Qualifications & Experience

University Graduate.
At least 8 years experience in passenger sales in a highly competitive airline/travel market, of which 3 years should have been in a prominent sales position.
Excellent organizational, communicational, interpersonal and leadership skills.
An excellent track record in developing, implementing and controlling budgets.
Should be an analytical thinker with a high degree of initiative to keep pace with market trends and develop appropriate innovative strategies.
Thorough knowledge of Word/Excel and PowerPoint.
Good knowledge of the local travel market.
Should possess a valid local driving license.
Ability to communicate fluently in spoken and written English.
Must have the right to live and work in Nigeria as the company will not assist in obtaining a work permit.

Salary and Benefits

The Emirates Group is a highly profitable business with revenue of US$21.1 billion and over 50,000 employees. The Group comprises of dnata, one of the largest air services provider globally and Emirates airline, the Group’s rapidly expanding and award-winning international carrier. Within the Group there are a diverse range of businesses which offer a wide spectrum of career opportunities, all of which can be explored through the Group's dedicated careers website, emirates.com/careers. Emirates flies one of the youngest, most innovative fleet in the sky to over 130 destinations across six continents and dnata's network now extends across 100 locations worldwide. With our international network constantly expanding and opportunities arising in countries/cities outside of Dubai, we are looking for career motivated individuals to join our operations in their home countries.

We offer our employee's competitive remuneration packages, attractive travel benefits, and career development supported by multi-million dollar training facilities in Dubai, and e-Learning programmes for those seeking a long-term future in the Company.

Apply here http://www.flynaija.com/job/sales-manager-needed-at-emirates-airlines/