Director of Sales for International Leisure Sales
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Job Description
As Director of Sales for International Leisure Sales you will be reporting to the Group Director of Sales of FRS Makkah Complex to drive business needs and expand existing business through promotional efforts and sales channels. You will work to develop the sales group and groom a highperforming sales team. Specifically you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:
Main Responsibilities:
- Monitor and oversee the sales colleagues (direct reports if any) on a day to day basis monitoring sales action plans on a regular basis.
- Ensure all customers requirements are determined and met.
- Actively promote an awareness of the customers requirements throughout the organization.
- Management of the top producing accounts within the segment ensuring that client visitations and entertainment target are met focusing on high end suite business.
- Ensure that all relevant systems are updated with the client information production and sales activities.
- Achieve and or exceed the monthly/quarterly and annually established sales targets.
- Handle all daily matters relating to sales operations.
- Continually evaluate the respective markets and their needs comparing them with existing products and services.
- Recommend to Group Director of Sales necessary sales action plans or procedure revisions to increase production of the various market segments.
- Assist Group Director of Sales with the production of the annual Sales Plans hotel budgets along with the departmental performance plan in line with the team individual targets.
- Advise Group Director of Sales regarding sales progress and booking trends in the respective market segments.
- Responsibility for the Leisure industry segments.
- Attends overseas sales trips and road show as required.
- Ensure measurable quality objectives are established and actively participate in review of these objectives (monthly/quarterly and annually).
- Provide constant coaching counseling and discipline to colleagues to ensure that their capability to meet the needs of the customer and hotel.
- Determine the necessary competence for colleagues and provide the relevant training or other actions to satisfy these needs.
- Monitor all Leisure incentive programs ensuring that all departments are fully briefed and aware of their roles and responsibilities with these programs.
- Achieve and exceed budgeted room nights and revenue goals annually.
- Utilize the marketing plan in order to uncover new and potential business.
- Ensure accuracy for forecasting of revenues with most updated information.
- Assist Sales/Catering/Convention services in obtaining necessary customer information and closing business as requested.
- Participate in daily/weekly Revenue meeting sales strategy meeting preconvention meetings.
Qualifications :
- Knowledge of the local market
- Knowledge of hospitality industry
- A passion for sales and targetbased performance
- Relevant degree in sales business development or other relevant business field from an academic institution
- Positive attitude and good communication skills
- Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service
- Strong leadership skills whereas it is evident that you can effectively manage and motivate a team to perform beyond expectations
- Strong analytical skills so to understand key business indicators and competitive trends and develop approaches to these challenges
- Excellent selling capabilities and the ability and desire to coach selling techniques to Team Members
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Excellent grooming standards
- Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
- Ability to work well under time pressure and/or demanding travel schedules
- Demonstrated previous experience in a Director of Sales role with the proven ability to close a sale
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
