Key Account Director MICE/TMC

Job description / Role

Key Account Director MICE/TMC

Main task/responsibilities:

- Responsible for the strategic vision of all MICE, TMC & airline related activities across the IMEA region.
- Act as the regional point of contact for Accor Global Sales in the above mentioned segments and rollout of related projects.
- Dual ability to be able to confirm business into: (1) our IMEA region & (2) outbound from our region to our global hotel network.
- Act as point of contact between our globally managed account database and our hotel sales teams.
- High level interaction and client relationship management.

Requirements

Qualifications:

- Minimum 5 years' experience in a hospitality sales role, preferably Global Sales.
- Must currently be in a Director of Sales role or at minimum Associate Director level.
- Strong knowledge of Group booking tools.
- Fluency in English, written and spoken is a must (other languages an advantage - in particular Arabic, Hindi, Turkish or French).
- Degree in Hotel Management / Business administration

Skills:

- Strong background in MICE business (Global Sales perspective preferred but not essential)
- Experienced in both TMC & airline programme management
- Excellent communication & presentation skills
- Strategic thinker and ability to put plans into action
- Ability to understand, develop and lead projects across the IMEA region
- Ability to manage a varied and heavy workload and ability to multi-task across numerous disciplines on a daily basis.

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