Bjorn van Gelder
Vlaardingen
Profielschets
Customer-focused Senior Account manager, successfully contributing to company profits by improving team efficiency and productivity. Skilled at effective negotiations and upselling techniques. Utilizes excellent organizational skills to enhance efficiency and lead teams to achieve outstanding sales. Achieves goals under time and pressure and good in building, meaningful and trusting relationships.
Overzicht
18
18
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Werkervaring
Senior Account Manager Benelux & Nordics
GetYourGuide
Amsterdam
2024.07 - Current
- Responsible for most important and relevant, existing partnerships in the entire Benelux region, parts of Scandinavia and Finland and responsible for strategic short- and long term negotiations.
Senior Destination Manager Benelux
GetYourGuide
Amsterdam
2022.02 - 2024.07
- Responsible for new partnerships & existing partnerships in the entire Benelux region, where expanded inventory in all keys destinations while building a trusting relationship, working with museums, attractions, operators and DMOs.
Destination Manager Benelux
GetYourGuide
Amsterdam
2019.12 - 2022.02
- Responsible for new partnerships & existing partnerships in the Netherlands and Luxembourg, where expanded inventory in all keys destinations while building a trusting relationship, working with museums, attractions, operators and DMOs.
PR & Tourism
Henri Willig Cheese
Amsterdam
2018.04 - 2019.11
- Responsible OTA, FIT tour operators domestic and abroad.
- Attending sales drives, sales missions globally to contact and contract OTA's and touroperators to include cheese farms and shops of Henri Willig in the itinerary for the Netherlands.
- Looking for new partnerships with international and domestic companies to strengthen the position of Henri Willig Cheese as tourism destination the Netherlands.
Sales Manager
Amsterdam Canal Cruises & Blue Boat Company
Amsterdam
2014.01 - 2018.04
- Responsible for selling of canal cruises & making price arrangements with (international) touroperators, coach enterprises, hotels, museums, OTAs and event agencies
- Creating new products that fit the market trends of that time, in collaboration with major attractions like Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum and Heineken Experience
Internship
Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions
2012.09 - 2013.03
- Support salestrip Brasil, support Arts Holland project, support program- and accountmanagers
Employee
Travelagency Kijne
Vlaardingen
2012.01 - 2012.07
- Part-time job
Internship
Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions
2011.02 - 2011.08
- Organizing Meimaand Fietsmaand
Part-time jobs
2008.01 - 2011.01
- Sales at Hi Servicepunt, Vlaardingen
- Employee restaurant at Hema, Vlaardingen
- Employee restaurant at Cum Laude Events, Rotterdam
Opleidingen
Bachelor of Business Administration - Tourism & Leisure Management
Univeristy of Applied Sciences Inholland
Rotterdam 2008.01 - 2013.01
Science & Health, Economy, German - High School
Groen van Prinsterer
Vlaardingen 2002.01 - 2008.01
Vaardigheden
- MS-Office
- SalesForce
- Drivers License
- Team building
- IT literacy
- Project planning and coordination
- Negotiation techniques
- Multilingual
Languages
Dutch
First language
English
Vergevorderd
German
Gevorderd
French
Beginner
Spanish
Gevorderd
Hobby's
Experiencing the world, cooking delicious meals, taking care of my favorite room of the house; the garden and going out with friends and explore some new beers
Prestaties
- Chairman Education Committee
- Voluntary work in Kenya
Tijdlijn
Senior Account Manager Benelux & Nordics
GetYourGuide
2024.07 - Current
Senior Destination Manager Benelux
GetYourGuide
2022.02 - 2024.07
Destination Manager Benelux
GetYourGuide
2019.12 - 2022.02
PR & Tourism
Henri Willig Cheese
2018.04 - 2019.11
Sales Manager
Amsterdam Canal Cruises & Blue Boat Company
2014.01 - 2018.04
Internship
Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions
2012.09 - 2013.03
Employee
Travelagency Kijne
2012.01 - 2012.07
Internship
Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions
2011.02 - 2011.08
Part-time jobs
2008.01 - 2011.01
Bachelor of Business Administration - Tourism & Leisure Management
Univeristy of Applied Sciences Inholland
2008.01 - 2013.01
Science & Health, Economy, German - High School
Groen van Prinsterer
2002.01 - 2008.01