Sales Manager - Government

AccorHotels

Doha, Qatar

Ref: RP714-10933

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Sales Manager - Government

- The most impressive landmark to grace the Doha skyline, La Cigale Hotel lives up to its reputation and introduces new levels of comfort to hotel and leisure facilities in the city.

What is in it for you?

- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
- Learning programs through our Academies and the opportunity to earn qualifications while you work
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world
- Ability to make a difference in the local community through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Director of Sales, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

- Responsible for achieving hotel targets by optimizing revenues through the deployment accounts, as well as prospecting new business through the source markets assigned. The key measurement of performance will be performance versus the revenue goals
- Responsible for key accounts management & leading the government segment. Managing regional accounts within various geographic areas especially GCC, ensuring revenue maximization, achievement of personal targets and increasing the market share for government segments either business travellers or MICE
- Responsible for prospecting new accounts and qualifying volume producer accounts
- Responsible for the government & diplomatic business performance, establish/maintain business relationships locally & within the GCC markets
- Conduct site inspections and participate in travel shows, GSO activities
- Manage TMC key accounts, to enhance corporate production through the GDS channel
- Detailed knowledge of all services is provided by the Hotel to be positioned as value add or direct selling products
- Managing the relationship with Global Sales Organization to enhance the government segment performance and organize monthly/quarterly activities
- Accounts' business reviews with strategic business partners to evaluate the performance and build/enhance the accounts' commercial plan accordingly
- SMART contracting to ensure optimum yielding during annual rate negotiations
- Attend trade shows, sales blitz, workshops, etc. in the assigned markets
- Assist the Director of Sales in defining the sales plan for the government segment and execute set actions accordingly
- SMART goal setting with weekly/monthly/quarterly plan

Requirements

Your experience and skills include:

- Three (3) years experience in a Sales position, preferably in a global hotel chain
- Local market experience and GCC market knowledge are preferred
- Ability to work and communicate in a multinational environment
- Professional communication skills with consumers, stakeholders and regional office
- Confident personality with leadership skills with good presentation skills
- English - excellent oral and written skills
- Computer literacy adapted to the field of Sales: strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Excel/PowerPoint/Word)
- Self-motivated personality and a great team player, who is supporting the team members and coaching them with previous experience

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?

We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor's limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor.

Do what you love, care for the world; dare to challenge the status quo!

About the Company

A caring employer providing respect, training and career development for our employees. An attractive employer offering more than 100 professions across the 5 continents.

We are much more than a world leader. We are 250,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,300 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making "Feel Welcome" resonate as the finest hotel promise.

From luxury to economy and in every corner of the globe, AccorHotels'​ more than 20 brands meet all the needs of business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, attention and high-quality services.

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Sales Manager salaries in Qatar

Average monthly compensation
QAR 13,500

Breakdown available for industries, cities and years of experience