Experience

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  Great Place To Work Switzerland

  • Switzerland
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Consultant

    • Apr 2019 - Jul 2023
    • Zürich, Schweiz

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  Columbia University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Master of Science, Nonprofit Management, Columbia University at the City of New York

    • Sep 2016 - May 2018
    • Greater New York City Area

    World Business Council for Sustainable Development North America (WBCSD NA) • New York - Master Thesis - Redefined opportunities to engage grant makers. - Recommended best practice nonprofit structures and procedures to catalyze growth. - Established reporting and metrics to satisfy foundation and sponsors requirements. - Built a development and fundraising program to increase support from traditional grant-making and social financing.

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  Julius Baer

  • Switzerland
  • Banking
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Deputy Travel Manager

    • Feb 2014 - Jun 2014
    • Zurich, Switzerland

    - Develop and maintain relationships with travel providers - Produce analytical reports on internal global travel volume and create contracting strategies - Negotiate contracts with local and international travel providers - Maintain and structure company travel policies

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  Finnair

  • Finland
  • Airlines and Aviation
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Key Account Manager - Client Manager

    • Dec 2007 - Jul 2013
    • Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland

    - Increase sales volume by identifying new B2B opportunities and acquiring new contract partners - Cultivate relationships with new prospects and existing contract partners - Prepare contracts to increase market share and profitable growth - Plan and run executive workshops, seminars and educational tours - Led planning and rollout of establishing an office in Geneva (held inauguration and event planning) - Targeted and led the sales growth in Austria, Switzerland and five French Departments - Improved sales growth and exceeded new acquired contract partners target - Achieved yearly set sales targets and recognition sales performance outcomes - Actively communicated in the local press the product newness (http://bit.ly/2EqvL2o) - Established relationships and maintained the business ties in the Swiss Nonprofit sector (including UEFA, UN, WEF and FIFA)

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  Media Shop

  • United States
  • Advertising Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Operation Manager

    • Jan 2007 - Nov 2007
    • Zurich, Switzerland

    - Supervise the sales team. Inspire and lead cross-functional teams (marketing, sales and operations) - Manage allotment monitoring and dispute management - Coordinate operational data base systems

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  Tui

  • Germany
  • Travel Arrangements
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Representative and Resident Manager

    • Mar 1999 - Oct 2005
    • Greece, Indonesia, Maledives, Thailand and Singapore

    - Coordinate and plan local contractor operational functions - Supervise allotment (hotel, flight, transport contracts) - Regulate dispute management - Contract negotiations - Support local contractors with HQ conditions and regulations - Inform guest about relevant cultural differences, claim environmental awareness

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  Rewe Group

  • Germany
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Travel Agent and Travel Management

    • Sep 1996 - Feb 1999
    • Reutlingen, Tübingen, Offenburg, Freiburg

    - B2C sales and travel retail business commercial apprenticeship.

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  Lufthansa

  • Germany
  • Airlines and Aviation
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Flight Attendant

    • Aug 1995 - Aug 1996
    • Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

    B2C, Customer Service