Senior Sales Executive at InterContinental Hotel Lagos

InterContinental Hotel Lagos, a 5 - star hotel edifice built very close to the Lagos creek. The hotel is located on Victoria Island, in the centre of Lagos, home to major consulates and multinational companies, making it the perfect residence for affluent business and diplomatic travellers.  Built on an elevated terrain overlooking Lagos' port, the hotel offers uninterrupted spectacular views of the Lagos Skyline, ample meeting space and grandiose accommodations.

InterContinental Hotel Lagos is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Senior Sales Executive

Job Number: LAG000118
Location: Lagos

Key responsibilities of the role include:
As a Senior Sales Executive, You will proactively create and convert revenue opportunities in order to achieve budgeted revenue targets and marketing objectives by planning and executing sales activities,negotiate optimum rate for the benefit of the business, consistently communicate "within" to share market intelligence, provide feedback and ensure customer awareness within the Hotel. This role also requires the building of a working culture to support the IHG Winning Ways of Doing the Right Thing, Show We Care, Aim Higher, Celebrate Difference amd Work Better Together.

Qualifications

• University degree preferably in marketing or tourism/hospitality management
• Minimum of 4 years Sales experience in an international 5* luxury hotel, Banking industry, Hospitality sales & marketing environment
• Good understanding of the Nigerian/African business and operation environments and markets
• Excellent communication skills across all mediums - presentation, telephone, correspondence, face to face etc. in English and preferably a 2nd language
• Service minded and ability to involve and support operations
• Business savvy and good people skills
• Experience in emerging markets / similar hard locations
• Visionary & strategic thinker and ability to convert this to action

Application Closing Date
6th May, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should
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