Assistant Director of Sales - Leisure

Job description / Role

Assistant Director of Sales - Leisure

You are responsible to develop and foster business through pro-active direct sales, marketing, telemarketing, direct mail, appointment calls and tours of the hotel. Also develops strategic action plans for hotel to drive measurable, incremental sales revenue.

RESPONSABILITIES:

- Meet sales revenue targets on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis for
- Solicits wholesale and leisure business through action plan preparation and execution
- Participates in road shows and promotional events within the hotel and trade related organizations
- Orchestrate all arrangements for qualified site inspections and familiarization trips
- Sustain positive relationships with all local DMC's, tour operators, colleagues and AH global sales network
- Maintains account, contact, activity and business details within Anais
- Prepares weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports, as required
- Compiles marketing and competitive intelligence information and provide pricing strategy within the designated market of expertise
- Extend support to the sales team beyond the designated market of expertise
- Balance operational, administrative and colleague needs
- Follow department policies and procedures
- Other duties as assigned

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

- Previous hotel leisure sales experience required
- Previous experience in the UAE required
- Established contacts within the region and local DMC's required, knowledge in other source markets is a plus.
- Computer literate in Microsoft Window applications and/or relevant computer applications required
- University/College degree in a related discipline preferred
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal required, Russian is an advantage
- Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
- Highly responsible & reliable
- Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times

Visa Requirements:

Please note that you must be eligible to live and work in Dubai.

Why work for Accor?

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By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality.

About the Company

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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.

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