Sales Manager

Summary of Responsibilities:

• To manage and ensure timely response to assigned sales leads
• Strong conversion in corporate sales leads
• Achieve sales goals set by management
• Conduct sales activities such as follow up call and hotel site inspection
• Responsible for new bookings and managing existing business blocks in Opera
• Effective communication with conference & event services team to ensure smooth execution of events
• To handle any other duty/projects assigned by Director of Sales and/or Senior Director of Sales

Sales Manager, Proactive

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Establish lead generation & acquire new accounts to achieve group and FIT revenue goals based on market segmentation and budget
• Achieve performance goals set based on assigned portfolio.
• Ensure total account management of sales portfolio, plan sales activities and set sales priorities to achieve the revenue goals for all segments
• Adopt Collaborative approach with reactive sales team to achieve group & event conversion goal
• Develop account qualifications criteria and use market research to identify priority markets/ accounts and to assure proactive coverage to all major market segments
• Maximizing the use of resources to penetrate new accounts to achieve new business goals
• Weekly update of sales activities and other sales reports as needed
• Develop ongoing relationships with the clients to ensure business continuity
• Involvement in sales related projects and activities as assigned
• Understanding of Job Descriptions, Goals, SOP of Sales Department
• Adhere to established personnel policies and procedures of the hotels
• Participate in development and execution of hotel marketing plan to identify sources of group business to the hotel and establish solicitation programs to maximize sales
• Participate in development of sales action plan to formulate measureable strategy and actions to achieve sales performance
• Monitor forecast & production of own group and FIT segments and identify valley periods of sales emphasis to drive revenue
• Maintain close and open communication with other departments
• Maintain timely communication with Accor Sales Offices, internal & external stake holders & ensure response in a timely & professional manner
• Coordinate communication between Sales and Other Departments to assure awareness of bookings and sales programs
• Maintain timely and responsive communication with accounts and prospects
• Joint service key accounts with Assistant Director of Sales / Senior Director of Sales and ensure continuity in our communications with accounts & to maximize account productivity
• Ensure that all safety , health, security and loss control policies and procedures and government legislation are adhered to
• Comply with hotel and department policies and procedures at all times
• To carry out other duties as and when assigned by the Management of the Hotel