Ref: RP714-20177

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Company Description

Established in 2000 in Turkey, Rixos pioneers the 'ALL Inclusive, ALL Exclusive' concept, inviting guests to discover a world of possibilities, with luxurious stays, inclusive of culinary delights from around the globe, live entertainment, daily sports, and fitness activities, sensorial spa and wellness journeys and fun-filled kids and teens activities.

Billed as 'the first luxurious integrated resort in Jeddah', Rixos Obhur Jeddah will meet the increasing demand for luxurious hospitality paired with high-quality leisure activities in the area. The resort will host guests in 247 residential units, including 174 rooms and 73 villas, as well as a fine-dining restaurant, two specialty beach restaurants and a lounge bar. Among its many highlights will be an exclusive private beach. Other amenities are to include a central ballroom for events, meeting rooms, a fitness center, a spa, kids and teens clubs, and several swimming pools. All of this will be set amid green landscaping, golden beaches and a port.

Job Description

- Identifies prospective accounts and establishes goals for Key Accounts by analyzing historical data and other statistical information and by conducting accounts interviews and preparing customer action plans
- Attends fairs to represent the Hotel and/or region within a both according to the action plan within the Business/Marketing Plan of the Hotel. The fairs are attended in co-ordination with the Regional or Corp. Sales
- Emphasis on right market mix to maintain the quality of the product and to minimize market dependence on long term
- Regular meetings with the hotel operation (Rooms Division, Reservation and Food & Beverage) have to be held to exchange information and problem solving
- Achieve a minimum of 5-7 personal sales/courtesy calls per day as well as 10 telephone sales/courtesy calls per day, without affecting promptness of flow of correspondence to accounts
- Ensures that all incoming correspondence (inquiries, requests, offers, confirmations, etc.) are attended to and replied in due time
- Prepares and transmits the Call Reports on a weekly basis to the supervisor and/or the General Manager.
- Establishes a Monthly Report which includes the summary of the past activities, prospection and trends, and analyses competitor's sales and promotion efforts, forecast for all sales activities & production/conversion figures.
- Targets to achieve key figures from key accounts / key markets through preparation and execution of proper action plan for his/her field of responsibility.
- Responsible for the settlement of outstanding, respectively the follow up on a regular basis towards local Travel Trade to match credit policy in close co-ordination with the Credit Manager / Rooms Division
- Establishes and signs contracts with local In-bound Operators/Travel Agents /Corporate considering the official Rate Policy in co-ordination with the General Manager
- Conducts rate market surveys to advise management of actual market trends
- Establishes and co-signs contracts with International Tour Operators/Corporate respecting the Rate Policy and Contract Policy together with the General Manager. He/she conducts prior discussions with the partners to prepare final contracting
- Special deals (out of guidelines and rate policy) must in any case be discussed, coordinated and approved prior to offer with the hotel's management

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Experience in luxury hotels
- Professional Sales and presentation skills

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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