Director of Sales

Established in 2000 in Turkey, Rixos pioneers the ‘ALL Inclusive, ALL Exclusive’ concept, inviting guests to discover a world of possibilities, with luxurious stays, inclusive of culinary delights from around the globe, live entertainment, daily sports, and fitness activities, sensorial spa and wellness journeys and fun-filled kids and teens activities. 

Billed as ‘the first luxurious integrated resort in Jeddah’, Rixos Obhur Jeddah will meet the increasing demand for luxurious hospitality paired with high-quality leisure activities in the area. The resort will host guests in 247 residential units, including 174 rooms and 73 villas, as well as a fine-dining restaurant, two specialty beach restaurants and a lounge bar. Among its many highlights will be an exclusive private beach. Other amenities are to include a central ballroom for events, meeting rooms, a fitness center, a spa, kids and teens clubs, and several swimming pools. All of this will be set amid green landscaping, golden beaches and a port.

• • • Identifies prospective accounts and establishes goals for Key Accounts by analyzing historical data and other statistical information and by conducting accounts interviews and preparing customer action plans
    • Attends fairs to represent the Hotel and/or region within a both according to the action plan within the Business/Marketing Plan of the Hotel. The fairs are attended in co-ordination with the Regional or Corp. Sales
    • Emphasis on right market mix to maintain the quality of the product and to minimize market dependence on long term
    • Regular meetings with the hotel operation (Rooms Division, Reservation and Food & Beverage) have to be held to exchange information and problem solving
    • Achieve a minimum of 5-7 personal sales/courtesy calls per day as well as 10 telephone sales/courtesy calls per day, without affecting promptness of flow of correspondence to accounts
    • 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 supervisor and/or the General Manager.
    • 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.
    • Targets to achieve key figures from key accounts / key markets through preparation and execution of proper action plan for his/her field of responsibility.
    • Responsible for the settlement of outstanding, respectively the follow up on a regular basis towards local Travel Trade to match credit policy in close co-ordination with the Credit Manager / Rooms Division  
    • Establishes and signs contracts with local In-bound Operators/Travel Agents /Corporate considering the official Rate Policy in co-ordination with the General Manager
    • Conducts rate market surveys to advise management of actual market trends
    • Establishes and co-signs contracts with International Tour Operators/Corporate respecting the Rate Policy and Contract Policy together with the General Manager. He/she conducts prior discussions with the partners to prepare final contracting
    • 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

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Experience in luxury hotels 
• Professional Sales and presentation skills

What we offer....

• An innovative and fast-growing international group, committed not only to building new hotels, but to creating a global brand.
• The opportunity to challenge the norm and work in a creative and rewarding environment.
• Member of a team that is passionate about creating great hotel experiences and building a portfolio of brands.
• Great discounts on the entire Ennismore family.
• Many opportunities to progress and change as part of a global family of brands.
• Regular team meetings, from our team cups to our annual parties (quite special!): we know how to have fun!

An annual calendar of diversity and inclusion events that gives you opportunities to learn, celebrate, and make a positive impact. opportunities to progress and grow in a diverse and global family of brands.