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Madhu Prabhakar

Category Specialist - Travel Optimization
Bangalore

Summary


Experienced Category specialist/Travel Distributions,Travel optimization with over 6 years of experience in Travel industry. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Category Specialist

MYSTIFLY CONSULTING
Bangalore, Karnataka
06.2018 - Current
  • Team: Suppliers Relations & Travel Distribution: Responsible for on boarding new suppliers analyze supplier business module and create credentials configure in Mystifly software and test and take live and distribute to clients.
  • Analyze customer system/needs configure the software as per customer and business requirement and provide technical support to customers and vendors.
  • Provide functional support and problem resolution to the customers
  • Responsible for loading of airline contract into Mystifly Fare Tool and Travel port tool (APF), and needs to do quality check
  • Maintain up-to-date records on fares contract loading and set-up alerts to track and monitor effectiveness and expiry of commission contract
  • To review & compare contracts, work with suppliers on the contract which needs improvement
  • Regular monitoring of the usage & effectiveness of the contracts
  • To manage on a day-to-day basis workload and tasks related to fare loading
  • Handling vendors and GDS credentials
  • (creating new credentials for new employees)
  • Export data from Power BI Analyze and reduce the booking failures and control L2B
  • Resolve the reconciliation team issues
  • Verify loss bookings and find out the root cause of loss on booking and rectify.
  • Created hands-on training program for newly hired employees to acclimate each person to company policies and procedures and individual job duties.
  • Provided clerks with information to print on price tags such as price, mark-ups or mark-downs or style number.
  • Supported business partners in vendor negotiations and cost increase justifications.
  • Formulated business recommendations and alternative solutions based on statistical data.

Fare Distributor

FAREPORTAL INDIA PVT LTD
Pune, Maharashtra
06.2017 - 06.2018
  • Team: Royal scenic Holidays Travel consolidator,: Analyzing and distributing various airlines fares in GDS through Travel Port(Galileo) API Website APF.
  • Responsible for issue the tickets with applicable correct commission in Amadeus, Sabre, Apollo.
  • To review and compare the fares and commissions with competitors & maintain up-to-date records.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
  • Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.

Quality Analyst/Pricing Analyst

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE, THAI International Airlines
MUMBAI, Maharashtra
12.2015 - 06.2017
  • Team: Thai International Airlines: Responsible for Loading & distribution of Public,Private and various fares to GDS through ATPCO.
  • Performing Quality Check's and actively participating in performance improvement initiatives.
  • Managing coding of fares and related products like rules,conditions,footnotes.
  • Performing QC in CRS (Amadeus,Sabre,Galileo)
  • Developed monthly, end-of-quarter and other statistical reports for leadership team and quality improvement programs.
  • Developed and maintained quality assurance procedure documentation.
  • Defined and implemented quality initiatives to reduce risk.
  • Expert in ATPCO(Airline Tariff Publishing company).
  • Expert in GDS's(Sabre,Galileo,Amadeus)

Education

B. Sc - Business Statistics

Srikrishna Devaraya University , Hindupur
06.2010 - 04.2013

Diploma - Travel And Tourism

IITC, Mumbai
01.2015 - 12.2015

PGDM - Sales And Marketing Education

Acharya Bangalore B-school , Bangalore
06.2013 - 09.2014

Discontinued

Skills

COMPUTER PROFICIENCYundefined

Accomplishments

  • PGDM Acharya Bangalore B-school (Discontinued)
  • BSc Computers Sri krishnadevaraya university (2013) 78%
  • HSC Andhrapradesh state board (2010) 56%
  • SSC Andhrapradesh state board (2008) 74%
  • PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
  • Diploma of travel and tourism consultant IATA from IITC (BANDRA WEST)
  • Diploma of international Airlines&Travel Management
  • Doing Manual and Automation Software testing in Q-Spider

Timeline

Category Specialist - MYSTIFLY CONSULTING
06.2018 - Current
Fare Distributor - FAREPORTAL INDIA PVT LTD
06.2017 - 06.2018
Quality Analyst/Pricing Analyst - TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE, THAI International Airlines
12.2015 - 06.2017
IITC - Diploma, Travel And Tourism
01.2015 - 12.2015
Acharya Bangalore B-school - PGDM, Sales And Marketing Education
06.2013 - 09.2014
Srikrishna Devaraya University - B. Sc, Business Statistics
06.2010 - 04.2013
Madhu PrabhakarCategory Specialist - Travel Optimization