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Zsolt Budai

- Experienced B2B sales and travel industry professional with over 13 years' experience - Skilled in strategical planning, process management, negotiation with C-level executives, on-boarding campaigns, sales and travel management - Proven sales record of exceeding business revenue goals - Solid experience collaborating with various departments on one project - Analyze sales data, market information and competition for business planning and strategy
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KUKA
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Eötvös Loránd University
Budapest, Hungary

Professional Background

  • Current status
    Unemployed
  • Profession
    Sales
  • Fields
    Hotel
  • Work experience
    10-15 years (10-15 years relevant)
  • Management
  • Skills
    Microsoft Office
    Sales Management
    Process Optimization
    Business Development
    Sales & Customer Service
    Dynamics CRM
    Strategic Planning
  • Languages
    Hungarian
    Native or Bilingual
    English
    Professional
    German
    Intermediate
  • Highest level of education
    Master

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    Sales Manager
  • Desired work locations
    Budapest, Hungary
    Berlin, Germany
    Prague, Czechia
    Glasgow, UK
    Edinburgh, UK
    Aberdeen, UK
    Inverness, UK
    Swansea, UK
    Cardiff, UK
    Dublin, Ireland
    Cork, Ireland
    Limerick, Ireland
    Galway, Ireland
  • Freelance
    Non-freelancer

Work Experience

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Travel Manager

Jul 2019 - May 2020
11 mos
- Proactively monitored and managed all travel service provider SLA/KPIs in coordination with global HR and regional travel hubs for adjustments in travel standards. - Implemented the country and regional level projects of TMC localization, Concur on-boarding and ISOS adjustment in alignment with global travel program strategy. - Continuously monitored travel program compliance and adoption worldwide, making necessary adjustment suggestions to the management. - Coordinated the work and training of the company's regional travel hub experts of 50+ people with regular calls and visits. - Attended industry fairs and conferences in search of new vendors and technologies.
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Account Manager - Enterprise Solutions

Apr 2018 - Jul 2019
1 yr 4 mos
- Brought in new customers to expand business and strengthened relationships with existing customers to keep long term business - Planned and implemented roll-outs of SaaS services to our clients, including hotel booking engines, their integration into various online booking tools (Cytric, Concur and Tripnet) and automated payment solutions in close cooperation with our developers and IT expert team. - Customer relationship Management (CRM) done with Microsoft Dynamics.
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Senior Account Manager

Apr 2016 - Apr 2018
2 yrs 1 mo
- Coordinated and supervised the work of junior sales colleagues. - Managed to acquire one of the biggest clients of the company. - Implemented the travel policy, consulted on operational efficiency in close coordination with our reservation, finance and MICE departments. - Monitored existing clients' SLA standards and handled key account service issues. - Coordinated the implementation project of new clients' online booking tools (AETM and Cytric). - Attended industry fairs and conferences in search of new vendors and technologies.
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Corporate Sales Manager

Jul 2013 - Apr 2016
2 yrs 10 mos
- Acquired new businesses as well as managed existing accounts to continuously exceed sales targets. - Managed site inspections for prospects and new clients to familiarize them with the hotel. - Planned and supervised client entertainment events including cocktail, Christmas parties and dinners. - Customer Relationship Management with Oracle Opera PMS. - Prepared forecasts and budgeting with the help of BI tool IDeaS.
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Corporate Sales Manager

May 2011 - Jun 2013
2 yrs 2 mos
- Acquired new clients and kept close relationship with existing ones. - Handled group reservation requests. - Carried out site inspections for new and prospect clients. - Supervised hosted buyer events in coordination with our foreign sales representatives.

Education

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Master of Arts (MA)
English-Media Studies
2002 - 2007
Activities and societies
Thesis in progress
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High School Diploma
1995 - 2000