FlexEdge - Our client, a highly rated ultra-luxury hotel in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja is recruiting suitable, qualified and well experienced candidate to fill this position:
Job Title: Sales and Marketing Manager
Location: Abuja
Reporting to: General Manager
Position Objective
The objective for the Executive Sales and Marketing Manager position is to:
- Develop, establish and maintain sales & marketing strategies to meet hotel objectives.
- Plan and carry out all sales activities on key accounts or areas.
Role / Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate all sales, marketing and promotional activities
- Conceiving and developing efficient and intuitive sales strategies
- Manage the productivity of the marketing plans and projects
- Carry out strategic marketing and sales at high-level through networking activities
- Drive major industry initiatives geared towards business stimulation and market expansion
- Initiate unique offering that meets customer requirements and stimulate their wants
- Increasing business opportunities through various routes to market
- Coordinate unit to seek out new sales leads and convert them to customers
- Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with customers and understanding their needs
- Conducting market research and analysis to identify and evaluate customer needs, trends and sales possibilities
- Set and drive sales targets for sales and marketing team
- Monitor team's performance and motivate them to reach given target
- Develop and deliver appropriate presentations on hotel services and facilities, quotes and proposals
- Monitor, review and report on all marketing activity and results to include sales forecast, projections and financial data
- Create frequent reviews and reports with sales and
- Negotiate/close deals and handle complaints or objections
- Conduct quality checks on service delivery
- Monitor competitors, market conditions and hotel service development
Qualities and Skills Required
- Sales and Target Driven
- Persuasive with strong negotiating skills and techniques
- Exceptional Leadership qualities
- Self-motivated with a results-driven approach
- Excellent spoken and written communication
- Amiable personality
- excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organization and Planning Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Exceptional presentation skills
- Smart, intelligent with eyes for details
Professional / Educational Requirements:
- Business or Marketing-related degree or equivalent professional qualification
- A minimum of 6 years working experience in the hospitality industry with 4 years Significant experience in a sales managerial position
- Experience in all aspects of developing and implementing sales & marketing strategies
- Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Power point and excel
- Proven experience in customer and market research
Application Closing Date
12th May 2017
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected] with “SMM-HOSP-FCT” as subject of the mail.
Note
- Failure to use code as subject of the mail automatically disqualifies candidate
- Only qualified candidates will be contacted