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Maud BUFFENOIR

Immediate availability

Professional Status
Unemployed
Available
About Me
French nationality
35 years old
Driving licence (B)
Sèvres (92310), France
Resume created on DoYouBuzz
  • ➢ Processing reservation requests in Iceland
    ➢ Validating itineraries
    ➢ Managing and tracking communications with clients and suppliers
    ➢ Participating in the development of the French market (Nordic Workshops - Paris 2023 and 2024)
    ➢ Handling the emergency phone for on-site travelers
  • ➢ Creating process documentation for sales organization
    ➢ Maintaining contracted parternerships
    ➢ Developing transversal projects between departments
    ➢ Managing relocations for all properties when necessary
    ➢ Participating in group bookings management
  • ➢ Managing relocations for all properties during COVID-19. Puzzling room nights and answering relocation email replies for individual and group bookings from any source (OTA, wholesaler, travel agencies)
    ➢ Managing flexible and non refundable reservations affected by the pandemia by answering emails from any source
    ➢ Participating in customer care creation process (booking modification, voucher and credit use)
  • Front office missions :
    ➢ Managing reception life and all inherent tasks for smooth day-to-day operations
    ➢ Offering and maintaining an upscale guest service and care during their stay in Reykjavík, Iceland
    ➢ Handling Hotel inspections
    ➢ Resolving incidents, guest’s insatisfaction or coworkers difficulties
    ➢ Training by transmitting the expertise and behaviour needed for effective on-the-job performance
    Back office missions :
    ➢ Managing invoice settlements, OTA reconciliations, proforma invoices
    ➢ Handling no shows, modifications, cancellation policies, refunds
    ➢ Controlling reservations with all distribution channels on short and long term
    ➢ Managing availability, uploading seasonal prices in Navision
    ➢ Answering reviews
  • ➢ Welcoming guests
    ➢ Check in / Check out, invoicing
    ➢ Amending room allocation when necessary
    ➢ Answering FIT booking inquiries from travel agencies
    ➢ Creating, amending, cancelling bookings
    ➢ Booking tours, restaurants, airport transfers and taxis
    ➢ Informing guests about activities in Reykjavík and best itineraries around Iceland
  • ➢ Serving customers and tending to cash register
    ➢ Offering information about Reykjavík
    ➢ Assuring the good reception of deliveries, controlling, barcoding
    ➢ Maintaining the store clean and stocked.
    ➢ Merchandising (windows, display and shelving)
  • ➢ Coordinating rules and regulation between the two campuses
    ➢ Welcoming, orienting and informing 450 students
    ➢ Collaborating with faculty members.125 teachers and 6 teaching departments
    ➢ Planning and organizing academic life (schooling and education)
    ➢ Assisting exchange students and Summer Program
    ➢ Training new co-workers and creating a training manual
  • ➢ In charge of recruitment of music teachers all around France
    ➢ Full support of a 600 client's portfolio
    ➢ Connecting students with teachers
    ➢ Advising musical and educationnal project

DUT

Université de Tours

September 2008 to July 2010
Information Management

High School Diploma

Lycée Les Pierres Vives

September 2005 to July 2008
Literary, Music
Skills

Languages

  • French (native)
  • English (fluent)
  • Spanish (reading, understanding, writing)
  • Icelandic (notions)

Systems

  • GoDo
  • Travia
  • Siteminder
  • Zendesk
  • Navision
  • Microsoft Office
  • Obsidian
  • Tourdesk

Work Safety

  • First-aid rescue worker (certified in France)
  • France
  • Scotland
  • Denmark
  • Iceland
  • Spain
  • Singing (12 years cursus)
  • Drumming (4 years cursus)
  • Biography
  • Documentary
  • Hicking