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SUMAIR PASHA

Customer Relationship Manager
Riyadh

Summary

A result driven, dedicated and Innovative Travel Management Professional holding a Bachelor degree and currently operating as a Customer Relationship Manager. Extensive experience of over 23 Years with reputed organizations in India, UAE & Saudi Arabia.


Personable Customer Relations leader driven to exceed customer expectations while promoting adherence to company standards and guidelines. Proven history of fostering quick and successful problem resolution, improving customer satisfaction ratings. Demonstrated success in utilizing current technologies to broaden access between customer and organization and improve response time.


Natural leader experienced in driving great team successes by coaching and motivating team members to increase financial profitability, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Record of performance in meeting organizational objectives. Excellent interpersonal skills, to work well with others, in both supervisory and support staff roles.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Customer Relationship Manager

dnata Travel
Riyadh
2008.04 - Current
  • Reinforced established quality control standards and followed procedures for optimal customer interactions.
  • Monitored metrics and developed actionable insights to improve efficiency and performance.
  • Liaised between customers and airlines with particular focus on in floating new marketing offers.
  • Used consultative techniques to understand customer needs and make strategic referrals to business partners.
  • Developed and implemented standards for staff to provide consistent service to customers.
  • Assisted customers with opening accounts and signing up for new services.
  • Delivered superior customer service to strengthen relationships and drive future business revenue.
  • Completed opening and closing functions to meet operational needs.
  • Worked with clients to address and respond to client and partnership management issues.
  • Offered internal and external customers first-rate customer service to maximize satisfaction and business success.
  • Built partnerships with diverse internal teams and sales, finance and operations departments to streamline processes.
  • Made customers aware of current and new programs and services.
  • Created training guides and in-person and online training courses to improve customer user experience in environment.
  • Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity and commitment to friendly service.
  • Maintained statistical database of customers using salesforce for types of customer complaints, resolutions offered by organization and satisfaction rating by customer.
  • Assisted with conflict resolution during partnership negotiations and acquisitions.
  • Created customer support strategies to increase customer retention.
  • Managed customer relations on ongoing basis to maximize customer retention.
  • Created activities and engagements to enhance customer experience, knowledge and patronage.
  • Development of operational policies and procedures
  • Floating Marketing offers for client Customers
  • Negotiating with suppliers on behalf of the customer for corporate deals
  • Providing MIS reporting & data analysis for the customers
  • Conducting periodic staff sales briefing & conducting training for new staff
  • Conducting periodic Implant Sales & operations review with the client.
  • Imparting trainings for staffs on GDS and in-house applications
  • Negotiating with the Airlines for Special, ADHOC & group fares
  • Quality control for the reservations and ticketing done by the staff.

Key Accounts Handled: Almarai, Huawei, HSBC, ELM, SABB, GE, Halliburton, Alawwal Bank, Bank Albilad, Kudu, ACWA Power, Arasco, Salehiya Medical, Mitsubishi, Diaverum, SRMG, ROSHN etc.

Counter Supervisor

Arabian Air Travel Agencies (ATS), Dubai
Dubai
2002.08 - 2008.03
  • Handling Reservation & Ticketing for major Corporate Clients
  • Arranging for Hotel, Travel Insurance, and Marhaba Services to the clients
  • Played a key role in the IT implementation & Internet communication set up to increase the sales, customer service and efficiency in the organization
  • Introduced Client Profiles in Head office and all branches & migrated the client records from the books and MSWord to Galileo Client profile program


  • Key Accounts Handled: Spinneys, Alhabtoor Engineering, Albwardy Investment, Damas, BK Gulf, China Systems, Dubai Ship Building, Mubarak Marine, Reliance Industries, IVECO, ANC Group, Varkey Group etc.

Assistant Manager Counter Sales

Explorer Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
2000.01 - 2002.07
  • Supervising & Handling International and Domestic Ticketing, Planning Itinerary for the Clients, Constructing Tickets
  • Arranging and supervising Visas, Hotel Reservations, Travel Insurance & Passports for Clients
  • Conducting Presentations highlighting various services offered by the company in Schools, Colleges, Churches & Corporate organizations
  • Preparing Daily, Weekly and Monthly Counter Sales report & Counter Sales Projection

Sabre Helpdesk (Customer Support Executive)

SABRE - National Marketing Division, AIR INDIA, Coimbature
Coimbatore
1998.11 - 1999.11
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic
  • In charge of Coimbatore, Palakkad, Tirupur, and Coonoor Travel Agencies
  • Worked as an Helpdesk for the above Towns travel Agencies using our Sabre CRS, handling various complaints relating to Sabre
  • Training New Staffs with Basic Reservations, Liaising with SITA, DDEORG and ADS for any Technical Problem with the CRS
  • Arranging and Nominating Staff for Sabre Training in Bombay & Marketing of Sabre-Sitar

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

University of Bangalore
1995.01 - 1998.04

Skills

Customer Relations

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Accomplishments

  • Achieved a growth of over 50% CRS segments & received an appreciation from NMD – AIR INDIA.
  • Appreciation received from the management for individually preparing PowerPoint Presentations highlighting various services offered by the company and organized Presentations in Schools, Colleges, Churches & corporate organizations.
  • Introduced Quality Control Check in the organization to increase the efficiency of the staffs reducing Debit notes & to deliver better services to the customers.
  • Appreciation received from the management for Introducing Client Profiles in Head office and all branches & migrated the client records from the books and MSWord to Galileo Client profile program.
  • Played a key role in the IT implemention & Internet communication set up to increase the sales, customer service and efficiency in the organization.
  • Awarded for the Best Managed Implant.

Software

Fox Pro, Windows, Ms office, Salesforce

Certification

IATA/UFTAA, Standard Diploma, Geneva

Interests

Listening to music, traveling , sports

Timeline

Training in SABRE

2010-01

Customer Relationship Manager

dnata Travel
2008.04 - Current

Training in GALILEO

2005-01

Counter Supervisor

Arabian Air Travel Agencies (ATS), Dubai
2002.08 - 2008.03

Training in AMADEUS

2002-01

Training in ABACUS

2002-01

Assistant Manager Counter Sales

Explorer Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd
2000.01 - 2002.07

IATA/UFTAA, Standard Diploma, Geneva

1999-01

Sabre Helpdesk (Customer Support Executive)

SABRE - National Marketing Division, AIR INDIA, Coimbature
1998.11 - 1999.11

Diploma in International Airline & Travel management

1998-01

Diploma in Advanced Computer Applications

1997-01

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

University of Bangalore
1995.01 - 1998.04
SUMAIR PASHACustomer Relationship Manager