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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Interests
Movies , Classic Rock
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Adhirath Banerji

Adhirath Banerji

Hospitality Sales And Marketing Professional
Kolkata

Summary

An experienced Sales Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the hospitality industry with brands like The Taj Group , IHG and Hilton. Worldwide , proficient in hotel sales,Front Office, negotiation strategies, deal closures and teamhandling. A hospitality professional graduated from the ITC HMI training program from ITC Hotels and IHM Kolkata .

Certifications completed are as follows :

Harvard Managed Mentor Business Case Development
Harvard Managed Mentor Decision Making
Harvard Managed MentorGoal Setting
IHG Way of Sales SolutionSelling
Taj Dun and BradstreetFinance for Non FinanceManagers

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director of Sales And Marketing

Accor Hotels
12.2023 - Current

Am Currently the DOSM for the 118 key Novotel Guwahati GS Road

Leading a team of 4 people including Marketing communications

Responsible for an annual turnover of INR 37 crores .

Championing the Accor Live Limitless Loyalty program across our customer and guest database

Overseeing Marketing across FOTH and BOTH areas of the hotel as well .

Responsible for achieving a YTD RGI target of 106.6 and a YTD loyalty revenue contribution of 17.2 %

Director of Sales and Marketing

Radisson Hotel Group
6 2022 - 12.2023

Responsible for complete Sales and marketing for 115 rooms . Am leading a team of 6 people including marketing . Responsible for an annual turnover of approx INR 44.6 crores.

Radisson Blu Ranchi also has the first Massive restaurant Oriental fine dining restaurant Pa Pa Ya on its Premises which is 92 covers .

Sales Manager (Unit Director of Sales )

ITC Hotels
01.2021 - 05.2021
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Handling a turnover of INR 19 crores overall for rooms , Banquets and Outlets
  • Responsible for a property with 94 rooms and over 60000 sq ft of banqueting
  • Liaising closely with ITC Hotels Regional Sales Offices and Corporate offices across all major source markets for Lead generation

National Account Manager

Intercontinental Hotels Group
05.2019 - 06.2020
  • Handling Key Corporate accounts for Chennai Region
  • Overseeing automotive client relationships for IHG Southwest Asia Region.
  • Analyze Sales Statistics to determine business growth potential for IHG SWA region outbound business from Chennai
  • Promotion of Key IHG loyalty Programs like Business Rewards and Business Edge to gain market share
  • Focusing on Customer Interaction , relationship building , negotiation and overseeing site inspections for potential customers

Sales Manager

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) The Taj West End
10.2018 - 04.2019
  • Unit Sales head Responsible for a budget of INR 23 crores for a cluster of three properties of Savoy Ooty , Gateway Coonoor and Gateway Chickmagalur and a total inventory of 101 keys , based at Global Sales office at the iconic Taj West End .
  • Focusing on Key corporates and travel agents out of the Bangalore Source market
  • Responsible for Marketing and overall selling and promotion through Taj Loyalty Programs like Taj Inner Circle and Taj Advantage

Sales Manager

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)
12.2016 - 10.2018

Unit Sales Head for the Gateway Mangalore

  • Resonsible for a overall hotel budget of INR 19 crores
  • Leading a team of 4 associates
  • Showed a GOLY of INR 2 crores within first year of taking over the role

Assistant Sales Manager

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)
06.2014 - 11.2016

Part of the Unit Sales Team for The Taj Mg Road Bangalore

  • Responsible for 167 rooms and an overall hotel budget of INR 100 crores
  • Had Individual rooms budget of INR 35 crores
  • Handled Key accounts like Citrix , Goldman Sachs , Dell , Intuit etc .

Assistant Sales Manager

Hilton Worldwide
09.2013 - 06.2014

Was part of the pre opening team of the first Hilton Branded Hotel in Bangalore The Doubletree By Hilton Suites in Sarjapur . This was a 167 room extended stay property of the Doubletree brand by Hilton Worldwide .

Assistant Manager Sales

The Park Hotels
05.2011 - 08.2013

Part of the National Sales Team of Park Bangalore . Responsible for Unit sales of Park Bangalore as well as selling all 14 hotels of the Park Group by handling key corporates as well as travel agents in Bangalore .

Assistant Front Office Manager

ITC Hotels
06.2009 - 09.2010

Responsible for overall Front office operations of a 134 room Upper upscale hotel part of the Welcomhotel brand of ITC Hotels

  • Coordination of the daily check in & check out procedure and ensuring high standards through our six sigma quality control initiative to monitor efficiency. Ensuring all the check lists like Reception, CRE are adhered to and all the points are followed up.
  • Successfully leading- Hospitality Six Sigma Area Effectiveness Team and clearing six sigma audit level 1 by the use of proper Six Sigma tools
  • Ensuring & maintaining a standardized script for our reservation team to enhance business & maintain a proper coordination with the reception adhering to the daily BAR rates while selling rooms.
  • Conducting Training Sessions for all associates on operational SOP’S on a fortnightly basis.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Administration And Management

IHM Kolkata
Kolkata
06.2004 - 06.2008

Management Trainee - Front Office Operations

ITC Hospitality Management Institute
Gurgaon
06.2008 - 06.2009

High School Diploma -

MP Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School
Kolkata
05.1994 - 04.2004

Skills

Microsoft Office

Languages

English
Hindi & Bengali

Interests

Swimming , Gaming

Movies , Classic Rock

Have always been a fan of old school 80's action flicks as well as rock bands like KISS , AC/DC etc

Timeline

Director of Sales And Marketing

Accor Hotels
12.2023 - Current

Sales Manager (Unit Director of Sales )

ITC Hotels
01.2021 - 05.2021

National Account Manager

Intercontinental Hotels Group
05.2019 - 06.2020

Sales Manager

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) The Taj West End
10.2018 - 04.2019

Sales Manager

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)
12.2016 - 10.2018

Assistant Sales Manager

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)
06.2014 - 11.2016

Assistant Sales Manager

Hilton Worldwide
09.2013 - 06.2014

Assistant Manager Sales

The Park Hotels
05.2011 - 08.2013

Assistant Front Office Manager

ITC Hotels
06.2009 - 09.2010

Management Trainee - Front Office Operations

ITC Hospitality Management Institute
06.2008 - 06.2009

Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Administration And Management

IHM Kolkata
06.2004 - 06.2008

High School Diploma -

MP Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School
05.1994 - 04.2004

Director of Sales and Marketing

Radisson Hotel Group
6 2022 - 12.2023
Adhirath BanerjiHospitality Sales And Marketing Professional