Sales Representative at IEC Villa Resort

IEC Villa Resort is your perfect home away from home and 99% automated facilities for your extra comfort.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sales Representative

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: Managing Director / General Manager

Position Summary

• As a Sales Representative you are responsible to develop and foster business through pro-active direct sales, marketing, telemarketing, direct mail, appointment calls and tours of the hotel. Also develops strategic action plans for hotels to drive measurable, incremental sales revenue.
• Identify areas of opportunity in performance and recommend tools and sales training to optimize performance of sales.
• Additionally work with individual hotel teams to identify skill development areas and properly deploy sales and marketing resources.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for Corporate and Travel AgentRoom Sales for the hotel.
• Clear understanding of the hotels business strategies then set goals and to determine action plans to meet those goals.
• Update action plans and financial objectives quarterly.
• Identify new markets and business opportunities and increase sales.
• Represent Hotels in various events and exhibition.
• Implements all sales action plans related to my market areas as outlined in the marketing plan.
• Conducts daily sales calls and arrange site inspection trips to hotels by corporate clients.
• Able to provide Quick and timely responses, immediate communication to the properties, develop professional long term business relationships.
• Provide the highest quality of service to the customer at all times.
• Participates in sales calls with members of sales team to acquire new business and/or close on business.
• Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g. CVGR, generating proposal, Corporate Rate Application letter, writing contract, customer correspondence).
• Able to supports hotels service and relationship strategy, driving customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience.
• Work closely with Revenue Manager to ensure proposed rate negotiations meet the financial needs of the hotels.
• Develop strong relationships with on property front office team to ensure working in unity and always striving to achieve the same goals.
• Accompany sales team on sales calls to potential clients to assist in development of the account and to access the effectiveness and sales skills of the sales person.
• Assess additional training needs based on data gathered and interaction with sales team from property visits.
• Attending all department and hotel meetings as necessary.
• Targeting key accounts potential for the company.
• Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls, entertainment,trade shows, etc.
• Develops relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for sales opportunities.
• Manages and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Acquiring and developing new business accounts and preparing sales proposals for clients.
• Closely following up on all business leads within a 24 hour response time line to clients.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a relevant qualification and 3 - 5 years relevant work experience.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their full detailed curriculum Vitae (CV) to: iecvillaresort001@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.