Thursday, October 2, 2014

Tours and Safaris Company Operations Manager Job

Our client is a Tours and Safaris Company currently recruiting an experienced an Operations Manager who will oversee the Business Development and Fleet Management of the company.

Responsibilities

  • Daily Operations Management of a Fleet of tours and safaris vehicles
  • Business development
  • Budgets projection and monitoring
  • Emergency Response Management
  • Management and financial reporting
  • Handling Customer needs, service delivery and recovery
Main Duties and Responsibilities
  • Setting up and maintaining existing trips
  • Dealing with suppliers hotels, pilots
  • Health & Safety training.
  • Quality Control on all trips.
  • Managing on-location staff and recruitment & training.
  • Working with the finance administrator in budget creation.
  • Monitoring customer feedback and acting upon this
  • Event management at selected events.
  • Guiding if and when required.
  • Networking with tour operators.
  • Providing travel information to clients.
  • Managing customer issues.
  • Displaying promotional material.
  • Preparing quotations.
  • Booking hotel rooms.
  • Distributing travel itinerary.
  • Booking of hotels, lodges and accommodation for clients.
  • Designing routes for clients
  • Constructing fare for the clients
  • Advising on vaccinations and necessary permits to foreign companies
  • In charge of vehicle servicing, maintenance, documentations, licenses and allocations.
  • Schedule vehicles in accordance to itineraries provided
  • Ensure vehicle have all necessary documentation and are road worthy
  • Allocate drivers allowance
  • Vehicle tracking and reporting
Requirements
  • BSc or BA degree (Dip if with relevant experience in Operations Management OR in Tourism and Travel Management)
  • For Degree Holders: Not less than 3 years in relevant industry
  • For Dip Holders: Not less than 5 years in relevant industry
  • Valid  PSV and Driving License with experience of over 5 years.
If you feel you fit the above role, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject to jobs@alternatedoors.co.ke

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