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

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Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

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REF92661Y

Sales Manager-Leisure

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

Sales Manager (Leisure)

As a Sales Manager (Leisure), drive revenue growth by crafting tailored sales strategies based on comprehensive market analysis, engaging in proactive prospecting to expand the client base and fostering enduring relationships. Showcase polished presentation skills at industry events, execute sales calls in alignment with the sales plan, and coordinate seamlessly with cross-functional teams to develop marketing initiatives, oversee wholesale contract adjustments, and promotional activities. Upholding exemplary service standards ensures client satisfaction and achieves sales objectives on monthly, quarterly, and yearly timelines.

What is in it for you:

  • Engage in conservation efforts and help preserve wildlife.
  • Enjoy sustainable adventures with exclusive rewards.
  • Celebrate locality and heritage in a vibrant community.
  • Advance your career with global development opportunities.
  • Drive change through impactful social initiatives.
  • Collaborate with a passionate, innovative team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategy Development and Analysis: Develop a sales strategy for the leisure market segment and plan by analyzing historical, current, and future hotel/market trends, researching to modify existing or develop new wholesale contracts as needed based on hotel and/or market conditions, recommending and coordinating deployment of any necessary promotions, and collaborating with the Sales & Marketing team to develop marketing strategies for the assigned segment.
  • Sales Execution and Communication: Create selling strategies to capture the maximum amount of revenue, solicit new business opportunities from international operators, travel agents, and wholesalers through sound business practices, prospect from various sources to expand the account base, demonstrate professional presentation skills at Industry Trade Shows, Sales Events, and Networking functions, conduct sales calls (Sales Visits) as indicated by the Sales Plan, report daily, and communicate all client information to the appropriate departments via site visit notification forms and conduct pre-arrival internal meetings when necessary.
  • Reporting and Documentation: Prepare weekly or monthly activity and production reports, and maintain accounts, contacts, activity, and business details within the appropriate software applications.
  • Customer Relationship Management: Nurture and maintain existing client relationships to ensure repeat business, consistently offer professional, friendly, and engaging service, meet and greet onsite contacts and showcase the hotel, ensure the achievement of sales objectives on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis, and work closely with the Front Office to ensure all details of the contract are delivered and guests depart satisfied.
  • Operations and Compliance: Administer weekly sales call and monthly site inspection plans to maximize calls and showcase hotel upgrades. 

Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role within the hospitality industry, preferably in a luxury resort setting. 
  • Skills: Computer literate in Microsoft Windows applications required, with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in English. 
  • Personal Attributes: Highly responsible & reliable, with the ability to focus attention on guest needs while always remaining calm and courteous.

Additional Information


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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