Niraj Popat

Asst. Sales Manager
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
English Language, Communication Skills, Press Releases
About
I am a Hotelier with 5 years of experience in the industry.
Talents
Work Experience
Asst. Manager-Sales
The Fern an Ecotel Hotel
Full Time Sep-2012 To present 12 years 7 months
Responsibilities
  • • Sell hotel rooms, catering services, and banquet facilities through direct client contact to maximize room revenue
    • Solicit new and existing accounts through methods of cold calling, direct sales calls, sales blitzes, and hotel tours.
    • Manage and maintain relationships with key clients in order to produce group and or business travel.
    • Negotiate guest room rates, meeting room rental, function space, and hotel services within approved booking guidelines.
    • Increased RevPar, Occupancy and Caterings making Hotel the most profitable
Achievements
  • Market Penetration, PR & Communication & Revenue Management
Entrepreneur
"Soup & Starter"-Food Speciality Cluster
Full Time Feb-2012 To Jun-2012 4 months
Responsibilities
  • Started up with an Food Speciality Outlet in Ahmedabad considering to be the only outlet specializing in serving Two Course Menu. Due to the slow response in the market & high overheads didn’t find it reasonable to continue with the same.
Achievements
  • High end experience of introducing a new concept in the market-Outsome did't disppoint me.
Sales Executive
Full Time Mar-2011 To Sep-2011 6 months
Responsibilities

  • • Handling Key Accounts & Corporate List
    • Responsible for maintaining old clienteles and follow ups
    • New Clienteles lead generation
    • Maintain weekly & monthly reports
    • Rate contract and Negotiations
    • Handling annual CVGR updates & contracting
Achievements
  • • Received an Appreciation Letter from Lemon Tree Hotels for delighting the Customer by Providing “Very Good Service” Service in August’ 11
Intern
Silver Water Resort
Internships Oct-2009 To Aug-2010 10 months
Responsibilities
  • HOUSE KEEPING

    Duties & Responsibilities:- Room Cleaning, Apartment Services, Departure Checks, Morning Set-Up, Public Areas , Clean-up & Check , House-Man, Supervision of Rooms

    FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE

    Duties & Responsibilities:- Welcoming & Greeting Guests, Food & Beverage Order Taking, Food & Beverage Service , Buffet & Ala carte , Room Service, Taking Care of the Guest Satisfaction, Set-ups.

Achievements
  • • Nominated as an Employee Of The Quarter by the Silver Water Resort Management in March’10.
Education
Bachelor Degree Course in Hotel Management and Catering Technology
S S N School of Management and Computer ApplicationsAnna University
2005-2009
Extra-Curricular Interests

  • Fiction

  • Cricket

Profile Snapshot
Niraj is based out of Ahmedabad & has studied Marketing, BHMCT-Bachelor Degree Course in Hotel Management and Catering Technology from Year 2005-2009 in SSNSMCA-S S N School of Management and Computer Applications, Anna University.
Niraj Popat is Skilled in English Language, Communication Skills, Press Releases and other talents.