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Jussi Pietarinen
Sales Manager @ The Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei
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Jussi Pietarinen

Sales Manager @ The Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei
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The Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
New Taipei City, Taiwan

Professional Background

  • Current status
    Employed
    Open to opportunities
  • Profession
    Account Manager
    International Sales Mgr.
    Sales Manager
  • Fields
    Hotel
  • Work experience
    10-15 years (6-10 years relevant)
  • Management
    I've had experience in managing 5-10 people
  • Skills
    Word
    PowerPoint
    Excel
    Google Drive
    Time Management
  • Languages
    English
    Native or Bilingual
    Finnish
    Native or Bilingual
    Chinese
    Fluent
  • Highest level of education
    Master

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
  • Desired work locations
    Taipei, Taiwan
    New Taipei City, Taiwan
  • Freelance
    Non-freelancer

Work Experience

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Sales Manager

Feb 2023 - Present
Sales: Area sales responsibility of over 1.5m USD annually. Reaching and passing monthly, quarterly and annual sales revenue targets. In charge of Forbes 500 listed companies. Business development: Searching and closing new accounts to increase revenue potential for the hotel group. Creating and searching for partners to increase local sales. Customer relations: Communication with keypersons of corporate accounts, meet and greet of corporate VIP arrivals in person, stand-by before and during held events.
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Accounts Manager

Feb 2020 - Feb 2023
3 yrs 1 mo
Sales: Securing global RFP from key clients, handling top performing corporate accounts, ensuring revenue growth. Business development: Searching and closing new accounts to increase revenue potential for the hotel group. Creating and searching for partners to increase local sales. Customer relations: Communication with keypersons of corporate accounts, meet and greet of corporate VIP arrivals in person, stand-by before and during held events.
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Guest Relations Officer

Dec 2015 - Feb 2020
4 yrs 3 mos
Customer relations: Continuous interaction with foreign and local guests alike from check-in until check-out. Personally checking-in key clients to ensure best possible customer satisfaction. Operations: Handling specific requests from key clients for the complete duration of stay. Meeting key clients in bi-monthly cocktail parties to establish closer ties with new and existing clients.

Service Specialist

Dec 2014 - Dec 2015
1 yr 1 mo
Customer relations: Interacting with foreign customers to ensure best dining experience. Operations: Observing the state of restaurant to ensure that the tables set on time and according to SOP. Orders: Taking and keying in customer orders, double checking pre-orders, setting food delivery times per order. Tables: Responsible for up to 20 customers on various tables. Ensuring timely delivery of orders.

Restaurant Manager

Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
10 mos
Operations: General management of restaurant. Daily sales analysis in order to create more effective marketing. Maintaining daily opening and closing accounts reports as well as projecting use of inventory in order to minimise loss. Marketing: Social media marketing as well as SEO for the restaurant. Engaging in community activities and fairs to raise awareness of Latin American food. Staffing: In charge of interviewing and hiring of new chefs and serving staff. Responsible of training new employees and keeping track of overall staff attendance list as well as schedule planning for staff to maximise effort and minimise loss. Achievements: Successfully increased monthly sales by up to 10% while in the meantime lowering cost of personnel, required ingredients and other operational costs.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Human Resources
2011 - 2013
3.9/4 GPA
Description
Thesis: 'Impact of HR practices on intellectual capital and how it facilitates contextual ambidexterity' : A case study of an international high-technology company in Taiwan
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Travel & Tourism
2008 - 2011
3.3/4 GPA