Associate Director of Sales
Join us at Accor, where life pulses with passion!?
As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo.?
By joining us, you will become a Heartist®, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart.?
You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are. You will be in a supportive place to grow, to fulfil yourself, to discover other professions and to pursue career opportunities, in your hotel or in other hospitality environments, in your country or anywhere in the world!?
You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment.?
Everything you will do with us, regardless of your profession, will offer a deep sense of meaning, to create lasting, memorable and impactful experiences for your customers, for your colleagues and for the planet.
Hospitalityis a work of heart,?
Join us and become a Heartist®.
- Assists in providing leadership in all selling activities within the hotel, working closely with the Rooms, Food and Beverage and other revenue-generating departments to maximize sales through the activities of the Sales Department and other employees.
- Manage the Sales & Marketing team to maximize market position of the hotel on an ongoing basis.
- Maximizes Accor hotels market share within Hotel’s area/territory.
- Secure inbound corporate and domestic Conference and Incentive clients in agreed markets for the Hotel. Maintain business from within this segment.
- Be aware of business peaks and troughs and contribute innovative ideas that contribute to the revenue and profitability.
- Be pro-active in controlling costs, being fully aware of forecasted business and targeted profitability whilst maintaining standards.
- Motivate and energize the staff to make proactive decisions in all their communications with clients.
- Leads and manages all day-to-day activities related to the sales function with a focus on building long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of property sales objectives.
- Responsible for the training of sales team.
- Diploma/Degree in Hotel Management
- Excellent Communication Skills.
- Ability to think strategically, inductively, and creatively.
- Pleasant personality
- Synergies across the network.
- Strong Operational/Technical Knowledge.
- 8+years’ industry experience in up market brands with 1 year of experience in a similar role.
- Well versed with latest trends and techniques in market.
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.