Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing

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• Responsible for all sales activities and personnel involved in the Sales and Marketing department.
• Provide leadership to the day-to-day operations of the department, while focusing on the Organization’s strategic goals. 
• Coordinate Sales operations with the other departments of the organization.
• Develop and/or maintain and improve business relations with all customers of the organization.
• Seek out and target new customers and new sales opportunities, initiate action plan to approach and secure new business for the organization.
• Responsible for the establishment of both annual and monthly sales objectives in coordination with the Organization’s Strategic plan.
• Develop or participate with the Management, in the development of the Strategic Sales Plan for the organization.
• Direct the Sales & Marketing department to achieve objectives established in the Organization’s Strategic Plan. 
• Responsible for providing an Annual Sales Plan and also quarterly updates, revisions and modifications to the Plan.
• Responsible for coordinating the specific objectives of the Sales Plan with the functional departments of the organization.
• Develop action plan related to the Annual Revenue Plan to ensure Revenue Plan objectives are achieved.
• Maintain close contacts within the community and in neighboring marketing areas, with Airlines, Travel agencies, Commercial houses, Private club, Professional associates, etc. to procure new business for the hotel.
• Ensure that internal promotion material is reviewed on a regular basis and are consistent with standards set by the Management.
• Work closely with the Assistant Manager Public Relations to improve relations between the Organization and the community; to obtain maximum media coverage of activities within the premises which are of interest locally and internationally.
• Coordinate all methods to maintain and increase business volume. This includes Advertising, Sales Promotions, Personal Selling, publicity, Community Relations, special sales projects, employee training and guest relations.
• Handle additional responsibilities as and when delegated by the Management.

• Masters degree/ Specialization in Sales & Marketing 
• Relevant work experience in hospitality management