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Lloyd Cruz Santos

Contact Centre Management and L&D Expert

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Work Experience

  • Operations Performance ManagerFull Time

    Etihad Airways

    Dec 2014 - Present -10 yrs, 6 months

    United Arab Emirates , Abu Dhabi

    • Job Details:Plan and prioritise business objectives to meet the business targets within the defined timelines vis-à-vis the needs of customers in both domestic and international markets. Recruit, develop and manage team members’ performance. Drive customer centricity as an integral part of the performance behavior in the workplace. Define and implement procedures that support the highest level of customer service standards to encourage loyalty and promote customer satisfaction. Ensure timely communication of any procedural changes to the team. Monitor performance gaps, identify trends and manage performance in liaison with other sections within Contact Etihad (quality & communications, operations, etc.) and/or with other Etihad departments (HR, L&D, etc.) Manage on-going relationships with country managers to better understand their business requirements, review and monitor Contact Etihad's performance, develop and implement solutions to meet the outstations’ needs efficiently. Reduce overall cost through development of current and new revenue streams, better understanding of operational requirements matched to tactical and promotional initiatives. Develop and implement on-going process improvement. Lead market intelligence studies and ongoing research and development to identify market trends and ensure alignment with industry best practices. Prepare and submit periodic performance reports to Manager Global Contact Center. Support ad hoc projects as required.
  • Facilitator (Emiratisation and Corporate Sales Development)Full Time

    Etihad Airways

    Jul 2012 - Nov 2014 -2 yrs, 4 months

    United Arab Emirates , Abu Dhabi

    • Job Details:Deliver learning interventions that includes classroom training, blended learning and on the job coaching in order to ensure best practices and enhancement of the employee brand. Research and design training materials and development interventions that are aligned to Etihad specific requirements to develop strong relationships with business units to identify learning needs and thereby ensure interventions meet organizational goals. Review and enhance existing learning interventions on a continuous basis and provide recommendations for enhancement. To develop own and other’s skills and knowledge base as required, based on any new development within Etihad and in the industry in general to ensure competence and relevance of knowledge. Conduct evaluations and assessments to assess the effective transfer of learning into the workplace to ensure increased organizational effectiveness. Provide face-to-face and written feedback to participants and submit daily, weekly and monthly reports to senior facilitator and training manager when necessary Identify development needs for participants during the training, feedback to line managers and provide individual on-job-coaching in the workplace to entrench learning. Act as subject matter expert on any major project and maximize working relationships with the concerned project owners or line departments to provide an ideal learning solution to support the roll out to the network in order to keep abreast of best practices. Develop training materials for the Global Sales Team, implement and manage communications strategy across the network. Continuously audit effectiveness of implemented changes, process and procedures to ensure business value is realized.
  • Training Officer (Emirates Global Contact Centre) Full Time

    Emirates Airlines

    Mar 2011 - Jun 2012 -1 yr, 3 months

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Job Details:Delivered training to Contact Centre Customer Sales & Services staff in line with the agreed Contact Centre developmental plan and to ensure staffs perform to the identified skills at the end of each training session. Ensured all training interventions are appropriately recorded in the Group Training Database. Delivered ad-hoc trainings to Emiratis Commercial Managers in line with the agreed developmental plan like IATA Fares and Ticketing, Smart Sell, system trainings and many others. Designed, developed, and evaluated training programmes for both classroom and on the job, so that the training provided meets skills & competencies identified for staff to carry out their job functions effectively, thereby meeting development objectives. Evaluated post course application of the training provided by monitoring/observing staff in their Contact Centre job role. All such observation to be discussed with the staff and feedback provided in the areas of development. All such post-course action outcome to be reported to the Contact Centre Management. Conducted Training Needs Analyses for any specific problem area identified by Contact Centre departments and recommended appropriate (training or non-training) solutions to correct the identified problem. Where training is the solution, designed training programmes and monitored and evaluated impact of the recommended solution to ensure improvement to acceptable standards. Undertook special projects assigned by Contact Centre Management to enhance customer service, improved productivity and reduced expenditure within the specialised training area. Such projects to be implemented in coordination with O&CT; in Dubai. Produced appropriate pre-course learning material to better prepare staff members prior to attending the courses, thereby reducing training days and related costs. Ensured that all courses under their supervision are administered and maintained professionally according to standards set by the Emirates Aviation College —O&CT; in Dubai.
  • GSA Senior Airline Services Supervisor Full Time

    Dnata Travel Services

    Jan 2009 - Feb 2011 -2 yrs, 1 month

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Job Details:Assisted in the development and implementation of a portfolio of Commercial projects to ensure delivery of continuous best practice within the GSA division. Reviewed and recommended prioritization of projects when delivery is constrained by resources. Ensured the implementation of all sales policies and procedures including the use of systems such as DFO and dedicated Airline Systems. These should include the accurate and complete update of all areas of client profiles in DFO. Monitored and analysed sales performance of the office regularly against assigned targets and keep the team's efforts focused on productive activities so that targets are achieved using established sales promotion techniques. Liaised with business units to identify and implement processes and systems involved in enhancing business process improvement
  • Education

    • Master's Degree in European Studies in Languages

      University of the Philippines

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2002 - 1 Year

    • Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in Politics and Government

      University of the Philippines

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2001 - 4 yr

    • High School - American diploma

      Roosevelt College

      Jan 1996 

    Activities

    • Business Connect Facilitator at Dnata Travel Services

      Volunteering

      Apr 2004 - Mar 2011 -6 yrs, 11 months

    Skills

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    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
    • Spanish

      Intermediate

    Training & Certifications

    • Revenue Management

      IATA Training and Development Institute·2015
    • IATA Harvard Leadership and Management Diploma

      IATA Training and Development Institute·2014
    • Professional Development for Trainers

      Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)·2011
    • Project Management Essential

      Emirates Aviation College·2011
    • IATA/UFTAA International Travel and Tourism Management Diploma Stepping into Management Level

      IATA Training and Development Institute·2010
    • IATA Diploma in Travel and Tourism Consultant Level

      Emirates Aviation College·2004
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