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DAVID INFIRRI

Kings Park,SA

Summary

A seasoned management professional with more than 20 years of experience in retail and wholesale travel. Skilled in overseeing and developing a team of 580 staff to not only meet but exceed client expectations. Proven track record of guiding teams to consistently achieve or surpass KPI targets. Highly customer-focused, adept at building strong client and partner relationships by understanding and addressing their needs to maximize satisfaction. I excel in implementing strategic initiatives that enhance profitability and sales. Renowned for operational and customer care excellence, with a strong ability to motivate, train, and develop team members to excel in a competitive environment.

Skills

  • Business Development – Ability to develop and maintain key relationships without compromising productivity and core company values
  • Customer Experience – Identifies and implements strategies to improve/enhance the customer experience
  • Evaluation – Best practice and benchmarking with the ability to analyse and interpret various situations and form appropriate strategies to maximise existing practices
  • Leadership – Ability to lead, think laterally, motivate and manage a large team of people Effectively deploys organisational change in a timely manner and is a highly esteemed relationship and performance management individual
  • Finance – Forecasting, Reporting & Analysis with Profit and Loss Management Risk and Compliance
  • Training & Development – Ability to create and implement appropriate strategies to improve the overall effectiveness of the team
  • Excellent Communication Skills – Ability to establish a rapport with a wide range of people including management, colleagues, clients and industry contacts
  • Results Focused – Ability to drive revenue and market share, reduce costs and maximise profits Structures time, take responsibility for, and manage work to regularly meet deadlines Produce work of a consistently high standard, be proactive and demonstrate high levels of effort to achieve tasks
  • Marketing – Proficiency in State Marketing, Local Store Marketing, Digital Marketing, Local Area Marketing and Local Community Engagement Ability to analyse the market and implement activities to grow sales and community engagement, with knowledge on Google Ads and Google Analytics
  • Expansion and Growth – Ability to strategize and formulate opportunities for growth in people, operations and business through bricks and mortar

Work History

Chief Operating Officer

Travelglobe PL
Melbourne, VIC
03.2024 - Current
  • Responsible for driving business growth by increasing sales and acquiring new agents.
  • Attracted, hired, developed, retained, and motivated agents.
  • Assisted in the execution of a marketing plan aimed at enhancing visibility and awareness for Travelglobe PL.
  • Issued tickets responsibly and efficiently.
  • Provided strategic plans for business growth.
  • Supported agents 7 days a week with various tasks.
  • Provided GDS Support for both Sabre and Travelport systems.
  • Designed and promoted a specialized product for our clientele.
  • Implemented unique tour offerings to stand out from competitors.
  • Collaborated with partners to create preferred agreements and achieve back-end benefits.
  • Reduced expenses to align business operations.
  • Spearheaded efforts to boost website utilization.
  • Prepared monthly Board and Shareholder reports with sufficient context given to material performance issues.
  • Conducted stakeholder meetings to drive accountability and achieve performance KPIs.
  • Ensured full adherence to procedures in order to mitigate risks to the business.
  • Developed and executed streamlined business approach by creating and implementing SOPs.
  • Developed and implemented a comprehensive training program for new employees.

Director of Sales

Australian Institute of Business
Adelaide, South Australia
10.2022 - 02.2024
  • Ultimately responsible for, and measured on, delivering the company's revenue and profitability through the sales and retention teams.
  • Lead a high-performance culture and develop the standards for 'what great looks like' among the Student Recruitment and Retention teams.
  • Responsible for attracting, hiring, developing, retaining, and motivating a highly capable sales team in line with these standards.
  • Ensure the team's attitude, capabilities, culture, ambitions, and processes are aligned to deliver and exceed performance targets.
  • Design and implement a metrics model designed to measure and improve the Student Recruitment Team's projected and actual activities and outputs to ensure targets are met.
  • Assess and make relevant adjustments to the sales onboarding and induction program, and provide ongoing, regular, and comprehensive on-the-job and classroom-based training.
  • Coach and develop Sales Team Leaders, and work side by side with them to monitor the performance of individual team members, and ensure access to relevant coaching, mentoring, and contemporary learning tools.
  • Lead Call centre operations of 50 staff
  • Develop and execute monthly sales plans, including prospective student offers, Course Advisor incentive plans.
  • Maximise value from our significant (250k) database of prospective students by developing outbound campaigns in conjunction with marketing to reactivate dormant leads.
  • Create a proactive, high-performing sales culture focused on best-in-class service and prospective student experience.
  • Devise, execute, and monitor sales incentive and commission plans that drive course advisors to achieve and exceed targets.
  • Proactively engage students in order to improve retention rates.
  • Develop sales strategies and a sales approach to aid the delivery of ambitious sales objectives, market expansion, and retention of existing business.
  • Implement a scalable and predictable performance management framework to ensure that KPIs are clear, monitored, and adhered to, with performance management of deviations executed in a timely and decisive manner.
  • Prepare monthly Board and Shareholder reports, ensuring that sufficient context is given to material performance issues, and plans for the future are well thought out and deliverable.
  • Implement a regular feedback loop to share and act upon insights (including lead indicators) and opportunities identified, ensuring they are shared with internal stakeholders to maximise opportunities and mitigate risk
  • Lead various stakeholder meetings on a regular basis to review, assess, and share insights regarding the success of strategic initiatives and provide insights back to the marketing, comms, product development, and course advisor teams.

Director of Sales and Marketing

Majestic Hotels and Apartments
Adelaide, South Australia
12.2021 - 06.2022
  • Strategic Planning – develop and implement group Sales and Marketing plan.
  • Marketing – Develop and manage digital marketing campaigns, print media, manage and maintain company website, blog, and social networking accounts, maintain Revinate Marketing platform, SEO, and PPC.
  • Sales generation – Create an effective sales plan, increasing awareness and a culture that hunts and generates sales for all hotels.
  • Leadership and Management - Provide clear direction to maximize output and efficiency in line with company values.
  • Analysis and Action – Review data and mix management, Marketing ROIs, and sales performance.
  • Develop Resources – Provide training and development for all team members to help them reach their full potential.
  • Brand Awareness – Develop awareness and reputation of the hotel and the brand through all markets.
  • Innovation - Strong focus towards developing the brand and product exposure via e-marketing.
  • Direct reports of 5.
  • Marketing, budget responsibility.
  • Responsible for succession planning and development of BDMS.
  • Responsible for ongoing coaching and day-to-day management of BDMs.
  • Overall responsibility for staffing replacement levels, staffing hours, and recruitment across all roles.
  • Roll out new initiatives and provide support for using existing programs.
  • Establish working relationships with hotel managers, HR, finance, executive team, and board members.

General Manager

Vetpartners
Adelaide, South Australia
10.2020 - 12.2021
  • Overall, financial responsibility of the region.
  • Multi-Site Manager, up to 18 businesses.
  • Budget and P&L responsibility.
  • Responsible for succession planning and development of Regional Managers.
  • Responsible for ongoing coaching and day-to-day management of Regional Managers.
  • Overall responsibility for staffing replacement levels, staffing hours, and recruitment across all roles.
  • Responsible for any sensitive conversation or relationship with vendors.
  • Set the overall strategic direction of Hot Spots, including diagnosing, planning, executing, and supporting the strategy.
  • Implement and manage processes to review and improve clinic performance.
  • Assist Regional Manager in complex decision making within areas of overall hospital direction, recruitment, development of management teams within clinics, marketing, performance management, special projects, and CAPEX.
  • Responsible for driving a safety culture in the business and taking ownership of safety training and processes.
  • Roll out new initiatives and provide support for using existing programs.
  • Establish working relationships between Regional Manager, Support Office departments (HR, Marketing, Payroll, Recruitment, Finance, IT) and Clinics.
  • Grow business opportunities through expansion.

General Manager

Flight Centre
Adelaide, South Australia
05.2017 - 10.2020
  • Executive Manager of a $400m business.
  • Multi-Site Manager, up to 75 businesses.
  • Grow business opportunities through expansion.
  • Drive a culture of success throughout the business.
  • Managing different areas of the business, Finance, IT, HR and Recruitment, Sales and Marketing, Learning and Development, Risk and Compliance, Health and Wellbeing.
  • Formulate and strategize the growth of the nation through the right shop expansion and people growth.
  • Working and creating with the Marketing department to create and distribute packages to drive sales.
  • Ensuring risk and compliance were met with all staff.
  • Shifting and creating a culture of success and accountability within the nation.
  • Work closely with Area Leaders, providing guidance to ensure profit, sales, and people development targets are met.
  • Development of Area Leaders.
  • Ensure that the customer experience is paramount within the Nation.
  • Monthly analysis of your nation with finance to highlight strengths and weaknesses.
  • Work with all internal expert teams to ensure the appropriate level of product and services are being provided to suit the needs of your Nation.
  • Develop and maintain friendly business relationships with key airline and wholesale partners.
  • Formulate communication systems and plan for the development of AL team.
  • Regular nation SWOTs, huddles to ensure information is transparent between all brands.
  • Strategies relating to the communication and implementation across the nation of all new FCTG initiatives.
  • Visionary Leadership.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with key sponsorship partners to increase awareness and support of the brand.

Area Sales Manager

Flight Centre
Melbourne/Adelaide, VIC/SA
04.2010 - 07.2017
  • Planned, developed and implemented sales strategies in an assigned region.
  • Reviewed competitor's activities and devised measures to stay ahead in the market competition.
  • Interacted regularly with senior management to discuss current strategies and future plans.
  • Analyzed sales data to determine areas of improvement for the organization.
  • Managed a team of sales representatives in order to achieve maximum results.
  • Identified new business opportunities within the region through networking activities.
  • Generated weekly, monthly, quarterly reports on sales volume, revenue growth and competitive landscape.
  • Created detailed reports on regional sales performance for management review.
  • Resolved customer complaints in a timely manner while ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
  • Organized promotional events such as trade shows, conferences and exhibitions.
  • Established strong working relationships with vendors and suppliers for obtaining quality products at competitive prices.
  • Assisted in developing marketing materials by creating brochures and advertising media.
  • Monitored performance of sales representatives against goals set by management.
  • Provided training and guidance on product knowledge, selling techniques and customer service.
  • Monitored sales team performance and provided effective training to help each reach targets.
  • Identified prospects to build new business partnerships and pipelines.
  • Analyzed sales statistics to formulate policy and drive KPI benchmarks.
  • Developed and implemented strategic sales plans to accommodate corporate goals.
  • Developed promotional strategies and activities with marketing staff.
  • Tracked sales goals and reporting results as necessary to upper management.
  • Led, trained, and mentored a team of sales professionals, enhancing their skills and performance.
  • Provided detailed sales reports and revenue forecasts to senior management.
  • Hired and motivated high-performing sales team.
  • Managed and oversaw the daily operations of the sales region.
  • Developed sales training programs and materials for team development.
  • Led, coached and developed employees to achieve sales goals.
  • Used change methodologies to increase sales and led projects for increased productivity.
  • Supported sales team members to drive growth and development.

Education

Mini MBA in Brand Management - Marketing

Mark Ritson
Online
06-2020

Mini MBA in Marketing - Marketing

Mark Ritson
Online
06-2018

High School Diploma -

Ocean Reef Senior High School
Perth
12-1989

MBA - General

AIB
Adelaide, SA

Custom

  • Flight Centre Learning Centre, Mental Health First Aid Certificate, 2019
  • Flight Centre Learning Centre, Senior Area Leader Training, 2017
  • Flight Centre Learning Centre, Area Manager Training, 2008
  • Flight Centre Learning Centre, Training for the Experienced Manager, 2006
  • Flight Centre Learning Centre, Manager Training, 2002

Accomplishments

AIB

Profitability increase from $180k - $2.6m

Reduced withdrawal rates from 12% to 7%

Wrote and implemented a Sales Methodology program for the business

Wrote and implemented a Retention program

Overhauled and re worked the Induction program for new employees

Reduced staff turnover from 32% - 18%

Implemented a new commission structure to reward high performance

Majestic Hotels and Apartments

Created a cohesive Sales and Marketing team who live by our trademarks we set as a team – Communication, Supportive, Passionate, Inspiring and Strategic

Increase total occupancy for all properties to over 93% for March and 90% for April and 92% for May

Successfully created a campaign with SATC – Create your Majestic Experience in conj with SA experience providers with a 47:1 ROI

Completed SEO for new website

Increased visibility on Google for Google Ads, moving generic search from page 9 to page 2

Worked with partners to promote Majestic in print and through digital channels – Australian Traveller, Adelady, GLAM Adelaide

Signed a sponsorship deal with Hockey SA for 3 years

Created out of the box thinking for all team members

VetPartners

Created a cohesive SA Support team who lives by the trademarks we have set as a region

Care, Accountable, Respectful, Empowerment.

Increased revenue by 20% above budget in first year

Implementation of Customer Experience strategy

Flight Centre - GM

Created a cohesive SA Support team who lives by the trademarks we have set as a nation

Unified, Accountable, Respectful, Courageous.

Staff turnover has reduced from 37% to 32%.

Implemented a significant culture change within SA.

SA Expo Sales increased by $2.7m increasing by 142%.

Implementation of Customer Experience strategy focussing on No Mans Land, – CONNECTION AND OUTCOME.

Implementation of Sales training throughout SA.

Design, deploy and implementation of Customer Service minimum standards

Reconfigured E-Customer allocation to ensure better response times and action by relevant area.

Facilitated and help in the preparation of the opening of the new FCBT store in SA.

Increased marketshare through key relationships.

Only state to have increased Turnover through downtime in travel industry.

Flight Centre - Area Manager

Orion Improvement of TSA by 4% in first 6 months – Highest in SA.

Orion Increased commission sales by 4% in first 6 months.

Orion Expo sales increased by 160%.

Improvement of TSA by 8% in first 7 months – Double digit growth for last 4 months – number 1 in VICMANIA.

Increased commission sales by 8.5% in first 7 months – number 1 in VICMANIA.

Number 1 NAC in VICMANIA.

Profit growth of 138% in first 7 months.

Expo sales improvement by over $2m in sales, from implementation of Regional info Days prior to event.

Staff turnover annualised at 26%.

Marketing strategy implemented in all businesses with local communities, SMS blasts, pre Expo events.

Sourcing of Radio and TV advertising for regional area’s – with contra deals.

Successful Implementation of Sales strategy focussing on No Mans Land, being the leader in Customer focus within Vicmania – CONNECTION AND OUTCOME.

Turnaround area from ($402k) to $325k profit.

Improvement of CAC by $400pp.

Improvement of NAC by $400pp.

Opening of 4 new teams.

Successful Implementation of Sales strategy focussing on No Mans Land – CONNECTION AND OUTCOME.

Successful implementation of Expo Marketing strategy to increase sales.

Lowest staff turnover of 28% in Nation.

Performance Management to ensure right skillset in leadership group.

Vicmania Hall of Fame award.

Turnaround area from ($165k) to $253k profit.

Increased Turnover to new record first time exceed $100mil.

Improvement of CAC by $700pp.

Improvement of NAC by $800pp.

Record Commission first time exceed $9m.

Opening of 2 new stores – Beaumaris, RTW Specialist.

Custom

Referees available on request

Timeline

Chief Operating Officer

Travelglobe PL
03.2024 - Current

Director of Sales

Australian Institute of Business
10.2022 - 02.2024

Director of Sales and Marketing

Majestic Hotels and Apartments
12.2021 - 06.2022

General Manager

Vetpartners
10.2020 - 12.2021

General Manager

Flight Centre
05.2017 - 10.2020

Area Sales Manager

Flight Centre
04.2010 - 07.2017

Mini MBA in Brand Management - Marketing

Mark Ritson

Mini MBA in Marketing - Marketing

Mark Ritson

High School Diploma -

Ocean Reef Senior High School

MBA - General

AIB
DAVID INFIRRI