Sales Manager

Primary Responsibilities

Sales Management

• Achieve daily targeted number of sales calls with effectiveness

• Develop business leads for the Hotel on a weekly basis

• Prepare monthly list of accounts to penetrate for the following month

• Plan a minimum of 2 site inspections/entertainment meetings per week to qualified potential accounts or new accounts

• Prepare monthly action plan for main market segment

• Perform monthly review account profile on room nights production and average rate

• Monitor competitors’ rate strategy, account penetration and marketing activities to maintain a competitive edge

• Fully responsible of accounts under his/her management , including contracting, updating profile and renewing contracts

• Update management on VIP arrivals, meet and greet accordingly

• Up-sell, cross-sell and promote Hotel facilities & services at every available opportunity in order to maximize sales revenue

• Conduct negotiations to achieve the best profit and rates for the Hotel

• Attend hotel clients and local community business events to network and maintain high visibility

• Update Director of Sales & Marketing on market trends and business leads
  

Team Management

• Interview, select and recruit direct reports

• Identify and develop team members with potential

• Conduct performance review with the team
• Constantly monitor team members’ appearance, attitude and degree of professionalism

• Develop, conduct maintain all staff training programs for team members, focusing on their development needs, providing them with new skills to meet the changing needs of the business

Other Responsibilities

• Attend all briefings, meetings and trainings as assigned by management

• Maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times

• Be aware of the hotel fire & life safety/emergency procedures

• Perform other reasonable duties assigned by the assigned by the Management

Main Complexity/Critical issues in the Job

• Defines precise guest requirements and ensures that the guest services offered corresponds effectively to their requests

• Provides after-sales service and in particular to ensure all guests complaints are efficiently addressed