Planning & Operations (DACH, Belgium & Netherlands) Executive JOB

Job Title

Job Purpose

Planning And Implementation Plans

• Supports in planning and implementation of the holistic B2B and B2C strategy for the regions’ market in-line with the department’s priorities and defined strategy and goals.
• Assistants in coordinating the collaboration between DCT Abu Dhabi and stakeholders from the private sector to develop a the regions’ promotions plan to promote leisure visitations in Abu Dhabi.
• Provides support in working closely with the Events Bureau, Visitor Experience Department and others aiming to stay up-to-date with right products and events, and ensure that the right products are promoted and activated within the regions’ market plan in-line with the defined strategy.
• Conducts continuous research to provide insights about the local market developments, customer preferences and trends, and ensure effective contribution to develop tactical marketing plans with DCT central MarComms Sector’s team.
• Use creativity and understanding of the regions’ markets to conceive interesting plans and partnerships in-line with the defined strategy and plans.
• Support in providing information services to travel & tourism agencies and stakeholders about products and value proposition of tourism in Abu Dhabi, and lead the conduction of sales calls with travel trade (e.g. Destination Management Companies).
• Gather and manage contacts, including profiling and inputting contacts in the systems to maintain data in a timely manner as directed by the line manager.

Shared Activity

• Carry out any other duties and responsibilities related to the role at the request of the direct manager
• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Demonstrate compliance to organization’s values and ethics at all times to support the establishment of a value drive culture within the organization
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred) in Business Administration, Tourism, Marketing or any other decree within relevant industry.
• 0 to 2 years’ of experience in Strategic Management, Tourism Management or any similar role, preferably in the tourism field.
• Proven experience in an international fast-paced and dynamic environment is preferred.
• Knowledge in the Local Region landscape is preferred.

Skills

• Full professional English proficiency both in speaking and writing
• Arabic bilingual desirable but not mandatory
• Skilled in MS Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
• Administrative skills and attention to detail
• Self-motivated with a proven ability to complete work in a timely manner
• Expert knowledge on rebates schemes, preferably accustomed with UAE best practices
• Experience with business planning
• Extensive experience with program management related to finance and policy
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and vendors
• Ability to analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, anticipate consequences, and provide excellency in execution: committed to deliver work with high standards of quality