Cluster Sales Manager - Coorporate

Job description / Role

Cluster Sales Manager

- Manage the Corporate Sales Activities of the Local Accounts and International Accor Key Accounts of Novotel Bur Dubai, ibis Styles Sharjah and Action Hotel Ras Al Khaimah.
- Manage sales calls, offers follow up and commercial relationships for all three hotels.
- Distributing corporate budgeted revenue to ibis Styles Sharjah, Novotel Bur Dubai and Action Hotels Ras Al Khaimah.

What is in it for you:

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

Requirements

What you will be doing:

Customer relations

- Attend relevant functions to ensure that the Three Hotels, Novotel Bur Dubai, ibis Styles Sharjah and Action Hotel Ras Al Khaimah has the appropriate focus / representation in the market.
- Maintain and develop relationship with existing customers in person & via telephone calls.

Professional techniques / Production:

- Responsible for the development and solicitation of established potential clients.
- Convert inquiries from potential customers to booked business using superior selling/closing skills.
- Reporting market trends and reactivity to Novotel Bur Dubai, ibis Styles Sharjah and Action Hotel Ras Al Khaimah hotel pricing and product judgement.
- Achieve sales goals as set forth by the Three Hotels, Novotel Bur Dubai, ibis Styles Sharjah and Action Hotel Ras Al Khaimah based on the Sales & Marketing budget.
- Prospecting new accounts for Novotel Bur Dubai, ibis Styles Sharjah and Action Hotel Ras Al Khaimah and follow, the sales process through to convert into 'producing' accounts.
- Ensure that all accounts are updated in ANAIS.
- Maintain up-to-date activity and rate information for each account. Action any group and event enquiry and ensure accurate hand over for follow up to Inspired Meeting team.
- Communicating client requirements in a timely and accurate manner to all internal departments as required, ensuring delivery of superior guest service.
- Ensure accurate follow up and communication both internally to reservations and accounting departments, and confirmation to client.
- Respond within 6hours to any Group/ individual requests, checking group rate and meeting space in Opera and based on the hotel business needs.
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
- Reporting clients' and guests' feedback.
- Coordinate various departments' participation in marketing / sales efforts.

Commercial / Sales:

- Develop and solicit business from the Market to ensure the necessary advance bookings needed for a successful and profitable operation.
- Solicit signature for company contracts and other new business.
- Understand the competitive marketplace and implement approaches to ensure the hotel stays competitive in the local market.
- Manage daily weekly sales organisation with 5 sales calls/day or average of 25 sales calls/week 4 Entertainments/ Site inspection per week.
- Negotiate rates & other client bookings based on client usage/history/time of year & to keep hotel in the top rankings in comp set.
- Follow up & resolve any corporate sales client complaints with Operations department

Management and administration:

- Participate in weekly sales, group and conference meetings.
- Assist in the development and implementation of the Hotel sales / marketing plan to ensure all revenue goals are met and / or exceeded.
- Perform administrative duties such as tracking sales leads and providing reports as per Accor ME Regional Headquarter formats and requirements.
- Work with Sales Coordinator to process all contracts in a timely manner and maintain client files to sales standards

ALLSAFE Measures (Hygiene / Personal safety / Environment):

- Knows the safety regulations and ensures their application
- Keeps the workplace clean and tidy
- Ensures the safety of people and property in the hotel
- Respects and ensures respect of the hotel's commitments to the "Environment Charter" (saving energy, recycling, sorting waste etc)

Your experience and skills include:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to prioritize work in an environment with multiple interests
- Ability to handle complex and confidential information with discretion
- Competency using a variety of computer software

Your team and working environment:

Supportive to your team and create an open environment where ideas are welcomed and Trust is instilled.

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 are 280,000 women and men placing people at the heart of what we do, and nurturing real passion for service and achievement Joining Accor means embarking on a unique life journey to imagine tomorrow's hospitality.

About the Company

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