Director of Sales ( Corporate)

Company Description

Located adjacent to the residential tower, expert service and world-class luxury combine in the Raffles Hotel Jeddah, which is ready to welcome you and your guests at any moment. Here, the high standards, special touches, and trademark elegance of the Raffles brand are the ultimate compliment to the charm and beauty of a stay in Jeddah.

Job Description

You will be one of the principal pillars of the hotel, passionately and enthusiastically directing day-to-day activities of the sales team by inspiring and coaching them to drive results. Further, you will drive the preparation of the annual departmental operating budget, the hotel sales, marketing and business plan. As Assistant Director of Sales, you will be involved in sales forecasting with the Revenue Manager and also developing special events and sales blitzes to showcase the hotel to potential clients. You will develop rapports with key clients and feel comfortable taking risks by entering into new markets. You will have a presence at trade shows and major market events, locally and nationally, to promote new business and increase sales for the hotel.

Qualifications

1. Fluency in English & Arabic language; ability to speak and present clearly and effectively
2. Ability to work independently
3. Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
4. Analytical, pro-active and innovative mind
5. Detail-oriented and highly reliable in thorough execution and follow-through
6. High integrity and ability to keep confidentiality
7. Bachelor’s Degree
8. 5 years’ experience in Sales and Marketing position
9. Pre-opening experience

Additional Information

Being a Raffles employee means embodying and conveying the brand and the company mindset through our Heartiest service culture. #J-18808-Ljbffr