Business Development Manager

Role & Responsibilities

Nirvana River Cruises LLP is looking for an experienced Sales & Business Development Manager for its premium river cruise and hospitality operations in Varanasi.

The primary responsibility of this role is to generate business and build a strong sales network across the Varanasi tourism and hospitality market.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain tie-ups with hotels, travel agents, tour operators, DMCs and destination management companies.
• Build relationships with corporate clients, event planners, wedding planners and institutional customers for group bookings and private charters.
• Regularly visit hotels, travel agencies and tourism partners across Varanasi to generate business.
• Develop commission and partnership arrangements with travel-trade partners.
• Generate bookings for sightseeing cruises, premium cruise experiences, group travel and charter events.
• Identify and develop new B2B sales channels.
• Maintain relationships with existing partners and ensure repeat business.
• Track leads, bookings, partner performance and monthly sales targets.
• Coordinate with the operations and reservations teams to ensure smooth execution of bookings.
• Represent Nirvana River Cruises professionally at tourism, hospitality and travel-trade meetings and events.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• 47 years of experience in Sales / Business Development.
• Strong preference for candidates from Hotels, Hospitality, Travel, Tourism, DMCs or Tour Operators.
• Candidates having an existing network of hotels, travel agents and tour operators in Varanasi will be strongly preferred.
• Proven experience in B2B sales, corporate sales, hotel sales or travel-trade sales.
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Fluent in Hindi and English.
• Comfortable with regular field visits and meeting prospective partners.
• Target-oriented and capable of independently developing new business.
• Graduate in any discipline. MBA / Hospitality / Tourism qualification is preferred but not mandatory.

Location

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Compensation

4.26.0 lakh per annum + performance-linked incentives

Candidates with an exceptional existing network in the Varanasi hospitality and tourism market may be considered at a higher compensation.Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile