Job Title: Sales Manager - Hospitality
Industry: Hospitality
Location: Nairobi
Salary: 150K - 200K
Our client is an investor in the
hospitality industry dealing with hotels and luxurious holiday
apartments.
Key Responsibilities
- To effectively manage existing accounts in
addition to creating and developing relationships with potential accounts
in your designated area.
- Compiling the Sales and Business Development
Plans
- Understand the current market and alter sales
approach when necessary
- To actively seek out new clients and to agree
best possible rate structures
- To be familiar with outside factors that may
affect the hotels business including competitor rates and availability,
new businesses coming into market.
- Assist with the organisation of events and
trade shows etc.
- Develop sales strategies & rigorously
market the leisure section to realize optimum profits
- Design a range of membership that meets the
needs and requirements of current and potential members, and in accordance
with facilities offered by the organization.
- Clearly define the scope of services that
should be provided for each class of membership.
- Recommend pricing policies for services
rendered to the membership, and in accordance with minimum profit levels
as set by the General Manager the set targets.
- Bring to the attention of the General Manager,
services and facilities that do not meet with the expectations of the
membership.
Skills and Qualification Desired
- Degree holder preferably in hospitality
management or sales and marketing
- Proven Account Management skills required in
order to create, maintain and enhance customer relationships
- Minimum 3 years of sales management experience
in hospitality industry
- Extremely detail oriented
- Motivated, goal oriented, persistent and a
skilled negotiator
- High level of initiative and work well in a
team environment
- Excellent written and oral communication
skills
- Handles stressful situations and deadline
pressures well
- Plans and carries out responsibilities with
minimal direction
If you are up to the challenge,
possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only
quoting the job title on the email subject (Sales Manager - Hospitality) to
jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Friday 8th January 2016
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted
