Business Development Manager
Nirvana River Cruises Llp · Varanasi · onsite · Posted 56d ago
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About this role
Role & Responsibilities
Nirvana River Cruises LLP is looking for an experienced Sales & Business Development Manager for its premium river cruise and hospitality operations in Varanasi.
The primary responsibility of this role is to generate business and build a strong sales network across the Varanasi tourism and hospitality market.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and maintain tie-ups with hotels, travel agents, tour operators, DMCs and destination management companies.
- Build relationships with corporate clients, event planners, wedding planners and institutional customers for group bookings and private charters.
- Regularly visit hotels, travel agencies and tourism partners across Varanasi to generate business.
- Develop commission and partnership arrangements with travel-trade partners.
- Generate bookings for sightseeing cruises, premium cruise experiences, group travel and charter events.
- Identify and develop new B2B sales channels.
- Maintain relationships with existing partners and ensure repeat business.
- Track leads, bookings, partner performance and monthly sales targets.
- Coordinate with the operations and reservations teams to ensure smooth execution of bookings.
- Represent Nirvana River Cruises professionally at tourism, hospitality and travel-trade meetings and events.
Preferred Candidate Profile
- 47 years of experience in Sales / Business Development.
- Strong preference for candidates from Hotels, Hospitality, Travel, Tourism, DMCs or Tour Operators.
- Candidates having an existing network of hotels, travel agents and tour operators in Varanasi will be strongly preferred.
- Proven experience in B2B sales, corporate sales, hotel sales or travel-trade sales.
- Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
- Fluent in Hindi and English.
- Comfortable with regular field visits and meeting prospective partners.
- Target-oriented and capable of independently developing new business.
- Graduate in any discipline. MBA / Hospitality / Tourism qualification is preferred but not mandatory.
Location
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Compensation
4.26.0 lakh per annum + performance-linked incentives
Candidates with an exceptional existing network in the Varanasi hospitality and tourism market may be considered at a higher compensation.Role & responsibilities
Preferred candidate profile
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