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  1. Full-Time
  2. Permanent
  3. Sales & Marketing
  4. ACCOR

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ibis Lagos Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

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REF64778S

Sales and marketing Manager

Region

MEA SPAC


Company Description

Join a hotel that is a member of the Accor network, whose group brings together more than 45 brands, 5,500 hotels, 10,000 restaurants and lifestyle destinations. Here, we believe in you and what you bring to the table. There are many opportunities for development and advancement. Every gesture, every smile, every action, contributes to creating a positive and memorable impact for our customers, our colleagues and also for our planet. Together, we embody the vision of responsible hospitality.

Take the opportunity to become a Heartist®, and let your heart guide you in this world where life beats faster.


Job Description

As Manager of Sales & Marketing, your key responsibilities are to architect and steer hotel sales and marketing strategies into a new era of growth and innovation. This senior role demands a blend of visionary leadership, strategic marketing genius, and sales expertise, poised to elevate our brand and drive revenue. The ideal candidate will possess a track record of crafting winning strategies, inspiring teams, and forging solid relationships with customers and partners alike.

What you will be doing:

  • You will be responsible for overseeing commercial strategies for the hotel. Your goal is managing the asset by connecting strategy and business processes. Business processes should be designed to impact all revenue streams, including focus on Rooms, Catering, Food & Beverage and Marketing.
  • Lead the development and implementation of both short-term and long-term strategies in all sales, events, and marketing channels to achieve hotel’s revenue goals and increase target market share performance.
  • Work with Commercial Leadership to ensure that pre-opening and Group Pricing & Rate Quotation Strategies are in place in order to maximize all pricing components of sales and catering opportunities and achieve positive market share.
  • Work in conjunction with Brand e-Commerce teams to build & establish hotel B2B marketing, digital marketing, social media, public relations and communications channels. Guide these teams to ensure online hotel content is accurate and effective.
  • Develop and execute departmental expense budget and forecasts.
  • Must be able to train and monitor the group, transient and events contractual, legal and risk agreement practices, establish booking guidelines and pricing expectations, full knowledge of sales and events booking platforms and uphold all company policies and procedures associated with managing these systems.
  • Lead, engage, and develop team members, including ongoing performance development and Career Development Plans.
  • High level of engagement with customers from all sales segments.

Qualifications

To fulfil this role successfully, you should demonstrate the following minimum qualifications:

  • Minimum of five (5) Years of Hotel Sales, Catering or Marketing Experience.
  • Management Experience (type): Manager
  • Four-year college degree preferred.
  • Minimum Years of Leadership Experience in a Full-Service Hotel with minimum of 100 rooms.
  • Highly professional presentations and communication (oral and written) skills.
  • Proficiency with standard Microsoft Office.
  • Ability to perform critical analysis.

It would be helpful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

  • Additional/advanced degree coursework in business administration, marketing and communications.
  • Adaptable experience with business strategy, business planning, and business plan development.
  • Experience in large matrix organizations.
  • Knowledge of Opera Sales & Catering Software or comparable products.

Additional Information

Experience is an asset
Fluency in English


Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Diversity & Inclusion for Accor means welcoming each and everyone and respecting their differences by giving priority only to qualities and skills in extending employment and development opportunities. Our ambition is to provide meaningful employment, a warm and welcoming culture, excellent working conditions and to promote the development of all people, including those with disabilities.

When applying, do not hesitate to let us know of any specific needs you may have so that we can take them into consideration.

LET YOUR PASSION SHINE

We foster our creativity, our excellence and progressiveness. We interconnect with each other and our environment, to create a new kind of quiet luxury. With us, you can take pride in being part of a wider global team leading the way in local sustainability initiatives. Working together with our communities, we will empower you to make your own meaningful impact.

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Let your passion shine

We take pride in promoting heartfelt hospitality with a French Zest, valuing passion, excellence and emotional intelligence. We pioneer a committed and sustainable approach to luxury, encouraging openness and inclusivity. We value new encounters with colleagues and guests from all horizons with a goal of creating a distinctive culture together.

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