Ashraf Azizaldeen
Ajyad Makkah
Makkah Saudi Arabia
P.O. Box: 11821
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Skype: ashkef22
To,
Concerned
Sub: Application for a job
Dear Sir / Madam,
I am writing to express my interest in the above position with your esteemed organization. The skills I have developed from my work experience and academic background support my candidacy for the position.
I am a qualified hospitality professional having completed a professional Degree from Egypt, and have considerable experience in Reservations and Revenue Management, Customer Services, reputable hotels . I have worked as a Revenue Manager for The Radisson Blue, Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Riyadh (KSA), Movenpick Al Qassim Hotel as Revenue & Reservations Manager and currently Cluster Revenue Manager for Le Meridien Makkah and Sheraton Makkah. Opening Sheraton Makkah August 2017.
I have acquired essential skills in Revenue Management.
I am seeking a suitable opportunity with a reputed organization in the Revenue Management where I can use my professional knowledge, people management skills, interpersonal relationships and competence gained over the last 10 years of my professional work life. I am available to join at a notice of 4 weeks.
I have listed my experience and contributions on my CV in greater details. I look forward to hearing from you.
Should you require any other details, I would be glad to render.
Thanking you
Sincerely
Ashraf Azizaldeen
Vision
I am self motivated, pro active with an eye for detail & a “can do “attitude. My objective is to learn something new every day & use that to progress personally & professionally always keeping in mind the progress of the company i am associated with.
Qualifications
Bachelor Degree in Tourism and Hotels (Cairo University 2003)
Certifications
Certificate in Revenue Management - from Starwood
Revenue Management Academy from Barcelona-Spain
Hub training session on ROS revenue optimization system in Brussels –Belgium
Revenue Management academy Marriott international.
Personal
Egyptian National
35 years of age (DOB:12/08/1982), Single
Fluent in Arabic, English, Italian
Enjoys Client Relations, Meeting People, and Travel.
Achievement
My responsibilities as cluster revenue manager include maximizing revenue through strategy and price setting, forecasting, budgeting, analyzing past and future trends and maintaining system integrity for a portfolio of two hotels. Over the last of 5 years I have worked with 4 different hotels in my in my portfolio. Key success of my current hotel is achieving Hotel Revenue plan and assisted the hotel in gaining +8 % increase in Yield premium. In Mövenpick we achieved the highest ever recorded ADR for the hotel with 93 % occupancy. In four points through commercial management of the market mix we increased the ADR by 8 % to help the hotel; remain profitable through GOP.
Areas of Expertise
Responsible for the analysis of revenue, profit and demand associated with hotel rooms and space inventory in a given market or cluster
Create and development pricing strategies in conjunction with the individuality of each hotel
Create and maintain 13 month rolling demand calendar.
Oversee revenue management and distribution strategy of the hotel and manage day to day yield operation.
Daily pickup analysis strategy adjustment and reporting.
Evaluate performance of distribution partners and contracted (OTA,FIT, tour operator, corporate, consortia, crew and groups)
Reduce the cost of distribution by finding new less expensive means of delivering business.
Position prepares forecasts, budgets, weekly and daily projections and analyzes the progress of each
Develops and/or uses analytical tools and systems to maximize revenues and profit
Complete Weekly, Monthly forecasts with high level of accuracy
Familiarity with all major 3rd Party sites and other distribution channels, including GDS systems. Experience managing inventory extranets
Drive Hotel Market Share and Revenue Performance
Drives incremental GOP, EBITDA, RevPar and Fair Market Share performance
Budgeting & Forecasting: Prepares all weekly and monthly forecasts along with yearly budgets as appropriate using standard systems and tools
IT Skills: MS-Office, Outlook-Opera 4.5 – Opera 5.0- TLPE-TLGO-Revenue Plan Valhalla-IPS and synixs.
Analysis data and reports ( STR and Travel Click )
Experience
Cluster Revenue Manager
For Le Meridien Makkah and Sheraton Makkah. (Current)
Revenue Manager
Mövenpick Al Qassim December 2015 to July 2017
Revenue and Reservation Manager
Four Points by Sheraton Riyadh Feb 2015
Assistant Revenue Manager
Four points by Sheraton Riyadh from 01 October 2012 to February 2014
OBJECTIVES
My objectives are to learn more skills and gain more experience to be a productive member in my position and create a harmony with other divisions within the foundation. My short term goals are to achieve a good profile and be trustworthy along with my position, giving a good posture of the organization wherever I stand to represent it. As for my long term goals, they are to have a high rank career, gaining more knowledge to help the organization to grow and progress, as well as earning more degrees in a proper educational field to benefit the foundation the best I could and enrich my career.
(Ashraf Azizaldeen)
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