Tomas Velez

Gerente comercial at Noi Coworking
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(386) 825-5501
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Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, CO

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Esteban Prado Moncada

Tomás es un ser humano excepcional con un carisma extraordinario. Su capacidad de trabajo y visión lo convierten en una potencial líder. Será un elemento muy bueno para cualquier reto profesional que se le imponga. Tuve la suerte de haber trabajado con Tomás en Volvo y puedo asegurar que no sólo está interesado en los resultados de la compañía, sino también en el crecimiento de sus compañeros.

Julian Merlano

Tomas es una persona con excelentes habilidades de comunicación y negociación. Tuve la oportunidad de participar en procesos comerciales en los que Tomas logro generar confianza y construir relaciones con proyección de crecimiento en el mediano y largo plazo con el cliente. Es una persona con alta capacidad de análisis, y ejecución de planes comerciales estratégicos. Un excelente compañero

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Experience

    • Colombia
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Gerente comercial
      • Jun 2023 - Present

    • Entertainment
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Hotel Park 10 and Lussca Restaurant Commercial Director
      • Sep 2022 - Jun 2023

      Responsibilities: - Supervise, direct, and develop sales strategies to maximize hotel and restaurant occupancy, ensuring customer satisfaction and quality of products and services. - Manage the relationship with key customers and develop new business opportunities. Likewise, negotiate supplier and third-party agreements to enhance the hotel's service offerings. - Plan and coordinate special events and promotions to attract new customers. - Manage the digital channel strategy by analyzing the market and competitors to identify different opportunities for the hotel. - Establish and track the budget of the sales department. Achievements: - I managed to increase occupancy from 70% to 80% from Q4 of 2022 to Q1 of 2023. - I generated by Q4 of 2022 an average growth of 30% in hotel revenue compared to the current values of 2021. - I reduced the time to rate updates by 63% by interpreting a data science-based algorithm. - I established a leadership team with 0% turnover, creating an excellent work environment and a stable team capable of working as a team. Show less

    • Colombia
    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Commercial and Supply Leader
      • Nov 2021 - Sep 2022

      Responsibilities:- Lead, re-structure, and enhance the three business lines that make up the supply of the more than 500 hotel members of the chain. - Create and implement different commercial strategies to increase Ayenda Store and Amenities sales.- Accompany in a transversal way, different areas and processes of the company to ensure a correct supply chain flow.Achievements:- I Doubled Ayenda Store sales and margin from $18M (7%) in Q4 2021 to $47M (14%) in Q1 2022; and $75M (16%) in Q2 2022. I was increasing cash flow and liquidity as a leading indicator in 2022.- I generated a positive net margin more significant than 20% in the amenity line for the first time in the company, with sales above $80M in Q1 2022 and $100M in Q2 2022.- I Lowered the cost of subsidized products to freemium hotels by 40% in Q1 2022, which allowed the reactivation of more than 70 hotels that were not generating amenity purchases due to a lack of follow-up and control.- I reduced storage and logistics costs by more than 60%, going from 22 warehouses to 5 warehouses nationwide with strategic locations to avoid affecting logistics times. Show less

    • Corporate Account Manager
      • Apr 2021 - Nov 2021

      Responsibilities: - Prospect, contact, and enroll business accounts for Ayenda's benefits in accommodations offered to them. - Accompany and increase demand per managed account to generate more room nights and GBV for the company. - Invoice and bring collection traceability to credit accounts to increase the company's take rate.Achievements:- I Managed, activated, and built loyalty to a portfolio of over 800 companies, achieving over $80M on average in sales. - On Average, I Maintained over 40% of active accounts, achieving over 1,000 and 1,500 rooms/night per month. - I exceeded 1,000 rooms/night in less than three months in the role.- I exceeded the $200M barrier in sales by getting contact from sports delegations and journalists for the Pan American Games in Cali in December 2021. I was the first CAM to overcome this barrier. Show less

    • Hotel Success Analyst
      • Jan 2020 - May 2021

      Responsibilities:- To be account manager of the more than 60 Ayenda hotel partners in Cali and the coffee region.- Negotiate, accompany, grow in sales, and have knowledge of hospitality to keep the relationship with the hoteliers and lead them to increase their OCC.- Manage tools such as PMS, Hubspot CRM, Pipedrive CRM, and Kissflow for business management and control.Achievements:- I reduced financial issues that were causing pain and friction in the relationship with our hoteliers, decreasing by 70% the probability of hotel turnovers. - I reduced the past due portfolio from approximately $45M to less than $15M at the time of delivery of the role. This increased the company's cash flow. - I increased GBV (gross sales) and RevPar (profit per room sold) in 60% of the managed hotels through effective ADR (average daily rate) and digital channel strategies. Show less

    • Colombia
    • Market Research
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Experience Analyst
      • Mar 2019 - Jan 2020

      Responsibilities: - Perform as an account manager in the relationship with senior management of Laboratorio Hematológico, CC Santa Fe, and CC Unicentro. - Co-create, design, create, support, and analyze customer experience strategies based on measurement data collected through surveys designed by the team. Achievements: - I created 100% of the visitor experience model for the Unicentro shopping mall, from co-creation to reporting (dashboard) of the insights obtained. - I accompanied the hematological clinical laboratory in its process to obtain and maintain an NPS higher than 9. - I created and measured the user experience of the SantaFé shopping mall during the monthly event of the flower fair 2019. Show less

    • Sweden
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Commercial Specialist
      • Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

      Responsibilities: - Acquire new customers by researching and identifying commercial opportunities. - Advise customers to choose the product (vehicle) that best suits their tastes and needs, always carrying the philosophy and brand identity to offer memorable experiences. - Manage the entire sales process, from the first contact to the closing and delivery of the vehicle. Achievements: - I managed, as a team, to close 2018 as the leading Volvo dealership in customer experience at a Colombian level. - I delivered more than 30 vehicles in 1 year and three months, maintaining an average delivery rate of 4 vehicles per month. Show less

Education

  • Universidad EAFIT
    Especialista en Mercadeo
    2018 - 2019
  • Universidad EAFIT
    Negociador Internacional
    2013 - 2017

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