Sales Representative
1 Post
Industry: Hospitality- Guesthouse
Location: Nairobi
Role ObjectiveIndustry: Hospitality- Guesthouse
Location: Nairobi
Highly talented and resourceful Guesthouse Sales Representative with great experience in developing and implementing total sales and marketing effort for hotels, including securing new accounts, maintaining existing accounts, and assist in executing sales and marketing strategies to maximize the profitability of the hotel while maintaining customer satisfaction.
Key duties:
- Sell
guestrooms and conference facilities through direct client contact to
maximize total rooms revenues and profits.
- Contacts
representatives of government, business, associations, and social groups
to solicit business for the guesthouse to ensure that predetermined sales
expectations are met and exceeded.
- Negotiate
guest room rates, meeting room rental, function space, and guesthouse
services within approved booking guidelines.
- Confirm
in writing to the client all requirements via sales contract.
- Conduct
tours of the guesthouse and banquet facilities; entertain qualified
potential clients in accordance with company and property policies and
procedures.
- Assist
with the implementation and achievement of the Sales Marketing plan.
- Respond
quickly to guest requests in a friendly manner.
- Follows
up to ensure guest satisfaction.
- Prepare
quotations for current and prospective customers,
- Prepare
and submit daily and monthly sales reports,
Requirements:
- Diploma
in Sales and Marketing from a recognized institution,
- At
least 1 year experience in sales; those with experience in hospitality
will have an added advantage
- Must
be results oriented and able to work under minimum supervision
- Excellent
negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability
to perform outside direct sales
- Excellent
guest relation skills
- Strong
interpersonal skills needed to cultivate customer relations
Salary:
An attractive salary package together with commissions will be offered to the selected candidate
Indicate ‘sales representative’ on the subject line.
Those fulfilling the requirements of the positions should email their application together with a detailed CV via email to memo33ka@gmail.com.
Closing date is October 29, 2012
Disclaimer Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements stated above need not apply.