Country Sales Manager - UK Market

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU:

• To be totally familiar with hotel products, rates, and promotions at all times. Maintain up to date understanding of company products and rates and involvement in cross selling of these when required

• Be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of all competing hotel and restaurant products and provide weekly regular updates after visiting competition hotels allocated for tracking purposes

• Provide ongoing market intelligence by monitoring business sources and segments

• Represent hotel at trade fairs, functions and other related events as directed.

• Ensure that sales blitzes in the local city or outstation for the geographic area of responsibility are conducted timely and efficiently.

• Participate in hotel activities including promotions, sales blitzes, entertainment and other operational areas as directed.

• Penetrate and saturate prospective and existing customer organizations for effective multi department selling.

• Service needs of customers by attending to all requests promptly within 24 hours.

• Assist the DOSM in pursuing new market segments to secure sales and prepare proposals for consideration

• Develop strong, secure and productive business relations with all companies within portfolio under the geographic / market segment allocated.

• Develop strong, secure and productive business relations with all companies within portfolio under the geographic / market segment allocated.

• Positive communication of the hotel image to existing and potential customer at all times.

• Ensure that revenues and / or cost controls are maximized through proactive actions rather than reactive management.

• Handle guest and employee inquiries in a courteous and efficient manner.

• Maximize occupancy and average rate of hotel through creative and selective selling.

• Accurately report the month-end, year-to-date room night and revenue accounts to the DOSM, for revenue increasing opportunities and possible action plans.

• Report on trends in the industry and local markets.

• Budget, plan, and execute cost-effective and productive sales trips at least 45 days prior to your trip.

• Maintain a calendar allowing you to meet all established deadlines and planned sales trips. Regular deadlines include (but are not limited to) the monthly forecast and expect-to-turn reports.

• Maintain accurate information on all new and on-going leads and accounts, including solicitation efforts.

• Plan and execute cost-effective and productive sales trips into your assigned territory, to improve and increase our penetration of that market.

• Contact and entertain clients during their site visits and through invitations to contacts within his/her respective segment.

• Ensures that all incoming correspondence (inquiries, requests, offers, confirmations, etc.) are attended to and replied in due time.

• Prepares and transmits the Call Reports on a weekly basis to the DOSM.

• Establishes a Monthly Report which includes the summary of the past activities, prospection and trends, and analyses competitor's sales and promotion efforts, forecast for all sales activities & production/conversion figures. Attends once a month hotel's Sales/Rooms Division and Credit meeting.

• Targets to achieve key figures from key accounts / key markets through preparation and execution of proper action plan for his/her field of responsibility.

• Establishes and signs contracts considering the official Rate Policy in co-ordination with the DOS.

• Conducts rate market surveys to advise management of actual market trends.

• Special deals (out of guidelines and rate policy) must in any case be discussed, coordinated and approved prior to offer with the hotel's management.

• Thoroughly familiarizes oneself with the Hotel's emergency procedures and is in a state of preparedness for any emergency which may occur.

• He/she is familiar with all related company documentation and especially with the relevant Operational Standards Manual for his/her field of responsibility.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Perform duties in a manner that respects Rixos Hotels & Resorts' Core Behaviors which are Trust, Relationship, Entrepreneurship and Drive.

• Assist in Task Force Teams for new openings.

• Carry out any other reasonable task (which may not be stated here) as requested.

Qualifications

Master's degree in Marketing or Diploma in vocational hospitality3 - 5 years experience in 4-5 star Hotel