Monday, June 30, 2014

Convention Sales Manager - Holiday Inn Salmiya

Job Summary – (Role Summary)
•  To manage sales activities and events inline with the annual sales and marketing plan and to achieve/exceed budget and sales strategy for your hotel.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities – (Key Activities of the role)
•  Monitors competitors activities and assists in marketing intelligence
•  Refers sales leads to appropriate personnel within Holiday Inn, Salmiyah.
•  Sells to new, existing and prospective customers considering goals set forth in the sales strategy, negotiating optimum rate for the benefit of the business
•  Services existing business through management of account bases
•  Sell all facets of the hotel
•  Develop and maintain a regular pattern of sales calls, meeting with principals of target market
•  Provides direction on, and conducts market research and analysis
•  Develops and maintains contact with business generators, meeting and convention planners, visitors/convention bureau, travel agents, tour operators, airlines, corporate accounts, Government Departments and other producers closely allied to Hotel business
•  Builds profile within local market place through attendance at various events and local market place
•  Conduct client interviews
•  Entertain clients
•  Plan and conduct familiarization tours and site inspections
•  Travel when required to promote the hotel and develop potential business
•  Maintain regular contact with the IHG hotels in your region and the regional reservation office
•  Monitors existing business and inputs into sales strategy meetings to maximize business
•  Grows existing business and establishes and pursues leads which will develop business
•  Interfaces with operations on a timely basis
•  Initiates and prepares tenders for business
•  Assesses sales and marketing data
•  Assists with the preparation of new products and services
•  Assists in the evaluation of sales and marketing activities
•  Analyses sales mix and likely impact on hotel goals
•  Liaison with advertising agency
•  Stock control of collateral
•  Collateral input
•  Execute advertising/creative briefs in a timely manner
•  Works with superior on manpower planning and management needs
•  Works with superior in the preparation and management of the Department’s budget
Job Requirements:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Required Skills

•            Demonstrated ability to interact with customers, employees and third parties that reflects highly on the hotel, the brand and the Company.
•            Problem solving, reasoning, motivating, organizational and training abilities.
•            Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
•            Good writing skills
Qualifications –
•            Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Sales & Marketing, Hotel Management, Business Administration, or related field preferred. 
Experience –
•            2 years related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
•Able to converse and write in English and Arabic
•Kuwait Driving License (not mandatory but an added advantage)
•Only local candidates to be considered (residing in Kuwait/Expats or locals)

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