Sales Manager at Lilygate Hotel

Posted on Tue 02nd Jan, 2018 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)

Lilygate Hotel located in the heart of Lekki Phase 1 is a new luxurious four star hotel with 74 rooms including 6 suites and a full range of facilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sales Manager

Location: Lagos
Reports To: General Manager or Managing Director

Position Summary

To oversee and manage sales staff and reservation to ensure maximum revenue, promotional coverage and marketing opportunities are achieved.
The SMM should work closely with revenue management and marketing functions, to develop strategies to maximise (Revpar) Revenue Per Available Room and grow market share.

Duties and Responsibilities

Maintain and promote a team work environment with effective and clear communication amongst co-workers.
Ensure best client service is being made available through communication amongst the team, cross training within the department and appropriate office coverage.
Works with sales managers to ensure understanding of sales strategy and effective implementation of this strategy for the segment.
Works with management team to create and implement a sales plan addressing revenue, customers and the market for the segment led by the SMM.
Set example through professional, friendly attitude towards clients and co-workers, timely response to clients and co-workers needs and observance of sales office standard.
Ensure hotel meets or exceeds budgeted goals.
Follow and track company cross-sell procedures.
Utilize company profile database to determine geographic areas for travel agent calls while maintaining top and existing travel agent accounts.
Organize travel agent month and travel agent appreciation rates for slow months.
Assists with the development and implementation of promotions, both internal and external.
Creating a focus on attracting new business.
Attending and contributing to the monthly sales strategy meeting
Updating and owning the sales strategy & sales plan with the General Manager.
Review and approves any special corporate negotiated rates by signing the CVGR (Company Volume guaranteed rate) contract.
Provides positive and aggressive leadership to ensure maximum revenue potential (e.g., sets example with personal booking goals).
Leads on-property sales functions to build long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of hotel sales objectives.
Recommends monthly room nights target goals for sales team members.
Participates in sales calls with members of sales team to acquire new business and/or close on business.
Develop and send informative press releases to targeted lists highlighting all activities and promotions.
Maintain and expand corporate incentive program via direct mail, personal visits etc.
Oversee and ensure the updating of rates, promotions on hotel website, OTA's (Online travel agents), GDS etc. without any rate parity.
Responsible for the training of sales managers and staff.
Follow and promote hotel standards with guests, co-workers.
Evaluates and drives the hotel’s participation in the various sales channels, Market Sales, Event Booking Centres, electronic lead channels, etc.
Monitors all day to day activities of direct reports.
Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence).

Requirements

High degree of commercial awareness and be able to understand links between sales and profit with excellent sales and negotiation skills.
Good business sense and the ability to motivate and lead a team.
3-year degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or MBA.

Application Closing Date
26th January, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Applications and CV's to: [email protected]

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