Total 12 job vacancies by AccorHotel

The Director of Sales is responsible for leading the hotel's sales and revenue strategies to maximize profitability. This role requires creating, managing, and executing strategies to grow revenue across rooms, events, and other services. The Director of Sales will oversee the sales team, foster client relationships, and position the hotel as a premier destination in the market.

As a Director of Sales, your role encompasses a broad range of responsibilities aimed at driving revenue growth, maintaining customer satisfaction, and leading your sales team effectively. Here's an overview of the duties typically associated with this role:

1. Developing Sales Strategies: You will be responsible for creating and implementing sales strategies to achieve company objectives. This involves identifying target markets, setting sales goals, and planning how to reach them.
2. Managing Sales Team: You will lead and manage the sales team, including hiring, training, setting performance expectations, and providing ongoing coaching and feedback to ensure they meet their targets.
3. Setting Sales Targets: Work with senior management to set sales targets for the team and ensure that they are realistic and achievable.
4. Monitoring Sales Performance: Track sales metrics and performance against targets, analyzing data to identify areas for improvement and implementing corrective measures as needed.
5. Building and Maintaining Customer Relationships: Cultivate relationships with key customers and clients, understanding their needs and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction. This may involve participating in client meetings, and negotiations, and resolving any customer issues or complaints.
6. Market Research and Analysis: Stay abreast of market trends, competitor activities, and customer preferences to identify new opportunities and adjust sales strategies accordingly.
7. Collaborating with Marketing: Work closely with the marketing team to develop sales collateral, promotional materials, and campaigns that support sales efforts.
8. Developing Pricing Strategies: Determine pricing strategies based on market analysis, product demand, and competitive landscape to maximize revenue while remaining competitive.
9. Forecasting Sales Revenue: Provide accurate sales forecasts to inform budgeting and resource allocation decisions.
10. Implementing Sales Processes and Tools: Develop and refine sales processes, tools, and methodologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the sales team.
11. Representing the Company: Act as a spokesperson for the company at industry events, conferences, and networking functions to promote the company's products/services and build brand awareness.
12. Reporting and Analysis: Prepare regular sales reports and presentations for senior management, providing insights into sales performance and recommendations for improvement.
13. Ensuring Compliance: Ensure that sales activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.
14. Continuous Learning and Development: Stay updated on industry trends, sales techniques, and best practices through training, workshops, and professional development opportunities.
15. Driving Innovation: Encourage innovation within the sales team to develop new sales techniques, products, or services that can provide a competitive edge.

1. Minimum degree from reputable academy / university (bachelor's degree in engineering).
2. Minimum 2 years of relevant experience / similar position with proven track record in a midscale/upscale hotel.
3. Highly motivated, ability to work under pressure

The Chief Engineer will be responsible for overseeing the entire engineering and maintenance operations of the property. This includes ensuring that all building systems, facilities, and equipment are functioning efficiently and safely. The role requires strong leadership skills, extensive technical knowledge, and the ability to manage a team of engineers and maintenance personnel to uphold the hotel's high standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Management:

• Lead and manage the engineering department, including hiring, training, and developing the team. Foster a positive and productive work environment.
• Ensure all team members are trained on safety, emergency procedures, and standard operating procedures.

Maintenance and Operations:

• Oversee the maintenance and repair of all hotel facilities, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive preventive maintenance program.
• Ensure that all equipment and systems are functioning optimally and efficiently.

Project Management:

• Plan, coordinate, and manage engineering projects, including renovations and new installations.
• Collaborate with contractors, architects, and designers to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Monitor and control project expenditures.

Safety and Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with all local regulations, including health and safety standards.
• Conduct regular safety inspections and audits.
• Implement and oversee emergency response procedures.

Energy Management:

• Develop and implement energy conservation programs to reduce costs and environmental impact.
• Monitor energy consumption and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Report on energy usage and savings.

Budgeting and Financial Management:

• Prepare and manage the engineering department’s budget.
• Monitor and control expenses to ensure they are within budgetary limits.
• Develop cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality or safety.

Guest and Staff Support:

• Ensure prompt and efficient resolution of maintenance issues affecting guests or staff.
• Collaborate with other departments to support their engineering and maintenance needs.
• Maintain a high level of guest satisfaction through timely and effective maintenance services.

In this way, you’ll be making our hotel something special ...

• You’ll develop and implement a marketing strategy to increase sales and customer acquisition, improve customer retention, and maximize revenue from the hotel.
• You’ll establish Marketing & Communications programs that will benefit and support sales and Food & Beverage strategies and initiatives.
• You’ll develop and optimize digital marketing campaigns across various channels.
• You’ll identify and evaluate new marketing opportunities to increase direct internet traffic and drive online production.
• You’ll analyze and report on the effectiveness of digital marketing campaigns to optimize results.
• You’ll monitor all digital marketing channels and campaigns to ensure brand consistency.
• You’ll monitor all printed materials to ensure adherence to corporate identity standards.
• You’ll maintain good working relationships with local and international media, execute media placements for hotel through news releases and personal contacts.
• You’ll coordinate all special events and promotions with the aim to maximize publicity.
• You’ll serve as hotel spokesperson, when appointed by General Manager, to make all official statements for hotel to media.

Concierge Operation

• Assist guests with all inquiries, both hotel and non-hotel related
• Attend shift briefings to ensure hotel activities and operational requirements are known
• Maintain good relationship with Airport Concierge, retailers and other service providers within the vicinity and ensure that information on their promotions are up to date
• Maintain detailed knowledge of the activities of the day and of key occurrences in your city/location including directions to key points of interests, restaurants, theatres, shopping, cinemas, sporting and recreational facilities, banks, consulates, transport systems and special events
• Maintain adequate supplies of forms and brochures, and ensure that they are presented in line with the hotel’s operating standards
• Consult Log Book for information/requests left by outgoing shift
• Manage guests’ mails, messages, courier services and parcel postage as requested by guests
• Maintain order and security of guests’ keys and other selected keys kept in Front Office, ensuring key issue policy is followed
• Receive telephone calls and take messages for guests who are out

Other Responsibilities

• Maintain complete knowledge of all food & beverage services, outlets and hotel services/features
• Be fully conversant with hotel fire & life safety/emergency procedures
• Attend all briefings, meetings and trainings as assigned by management
• Report for duty on time wearing clean and complete uniform at all times
• Maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times
• Perform other reasonable duties assigned by the Management of the Hotel

Primary Responsibilities

Operation

• Conduct daily briefings and ensure that all pertinent information is well received by team members

• Supervise and manage daily activities of the department

• Ensure that all team members are properly trained and have the tools and equipment needed to effectively carry out their respective job duties

• Educate/train team members on current safety issues to ensure compliance with all local laws and safety regulations

• Work with Design and Construction team, engineers, and/or outside architects regarding renovations and other such projects; contact contractors for bids and meet with appropriate construction supervisors

• Supervise the maintenance and of repair the interior and exterior of buildings, hotel rooms and contents

• Ensure the execution and achievement of the hotel's preventive maintenance program

• Establish and maintain procedures with regards to the security and replenishment of the hotel’s inventory and assets, such as (not limited to) tools, supplies, equipment, furniture, televisions etc.

• May be responsible for determining the security requirements necessary to ensure that hotel property, employees, guests and patrons are protected against theft, crime, and other hazards, and/or manage the relationship with a third party security firm contracted for such purposes

• Monitor budget and control expenses within all areas of the department

• Participate in the preparation of the annual departmental operating budget and financial

Team Management

• Plan for future staffing needs

• Interview, select and recruit team members

• Identify and develop team members with potential. Mentor and train appropriate employees for upward growth

• 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

• Prepare weekly staff schedules keeping in mind anticipated business, operating budgets and standards of service

• Prepare payroll and gratuity reports

• Conduct monthly departmental meetings to provide information to team members, obtain their feedback, rectify operation issues and provide a regular forum for department communication

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Other Responsibilities

• Be fully conversant with hotel fire & life safety/emergency procedures

• Comply with hotel and department policies and procedures at all times

• Attend all briefings, meetings and trainings as assigned by management
• Report for duty on time wearing clean and complete uniform at all times

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

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

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Main Complexity/Critical issues in the Job

Proficient in all aspects of building operations and facilities management

Job Purpose

This position is responsible for the planning and management of the overall sales and marketing of the hotel to achieve optimal occupancy, maximizing revenue, and meeting/exceeding hotel profit objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

Business Performance

• Prepare, implement and compile data for the strategic sales plan, monthly reporting, annual goals, sales and marketing budget, forecasts and other reports as directed/required

• Analyze monthly P&L and month-end reports, identify deviation from business plan goals

• Work with Finance and team in preparation and management of the department’s budget and financial forecasts

• Participate in management meetings to review progress towards achievement of business plan goals and develop the annual business plan related for the department

Sales & Marketing

• Conduct daily briefing with department on current key activities

• Direct and manage all group, transient, and catering/banquet sales activities to maximize revenue for the hotel

• Survey, review and analyze competition, market trends, customer needs and comments in order to be proactive and adapt with business intelligence

• Determine the effectiveness of existing programs and develop new strategies

• Manage/direct all advertising, public relations and promotional activities in conjunction with corporate marketing and public relations departments

• Actively participates in sales presentations, property tours and customer meetings

• Evaluate changes in guest needs, the guest mix and competitive set, to recommend appropriate product/service and operational changes as necessary

• Participate in community and professional organizations to maintain high visibility and promote a positive image

Team Management

• Interview, select and recruit direct reports

• Identify and develop team members with potential

• Conduct performance review and manages performance issues that arise within the management team

• Constantly monitor team members performance, attitude and degree of professionalism

• Work with Talent & Culture function to ensure appropriate hiring, training, motivating, coaching, counseling and development of team members according to the changing needs of the business
• conduct monthly departmental meetings

About the role

Reporting to the General Manager, you are responsible for the overall function of proactive sales, marketing and PR to maximise performance, drive RGI improvements, profitability and return on investment managing activity and total revenue generation. 

You should have proven record as a hunter and converter of business in a number of market segments. You will form strategic external alliances and partners to support the Hotel’s positioning and actively promote the Hotel and brand through community and professional involvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategic sales plans to achieve revenue targets and maximise profitability across the business.
• Execute sales strategies for the Hotel within designated region across all market segments.
• Conduct needs analysis relating to sales of each of the hotel to determine areas requiring particular focus.
• Act as primary point of contact for Hotels including the coordination and leadership of site inspections to assist conversion
• Manage the Hotel RFP submissions and maintain strong relationships with existing clients to encourage repeat business and referrals.
• Oversee the negotiation of contracts and agreements with clients, ensuring terms are favourable and align with company objectives.
• Support and champion the loyalty culture throughout the region including hotel recruitment, activation and member engagement initiatives.
• Drive sales activity within region including leveraging meeting planner to drive C&E revenues.
• Proactively engage with C&E sales and delivery of product.
• Maintain a comprehensive level of property product knowledge and actively sell all attributes of the Hotel including Conference facilities and Food and Beverage features
• Work collaboratively with Marketing and Revenue to ensure room night and revenue targets are appropriately supported.

To be successful in this role you'll have demonstrated excellence in these fields at a similar level as well as outstanding internal stakeholder and owner management, understanding of brand delivery and the ability to impact and influence the overall business agenda and execution. You'll bring great knowledge and experience, be forward thinking and inspirational with a warm and approachable manner.

What we need from you

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate commercial acumen by maintaining awareness of unfolding business performance, market influences and trends as well as commercial agility by adapting tactics and plans to enable the hotel's businesses to stay ahead of the curve.

In this way, you’ll be making our hotel something special ...

• You’ll develop and implement a marketing strategy to increase sales and customer acquisition, improve customer retention, and maximize revenue from the hotel.
• You’ll establish Marketing & Communications programs that will benefit and support sales and Food & Beverage strategies and initiatives.
• You’ll develop and optimize digital marketing campaigns across various channels.
• You’ll identify and evaluate new marketing opportunities to increase direct internet traffic and drive online production.
• You’ll analyze and report on the effectiveness of digital marketing campaigns to optimize results.
• You’ll monitor all digital marketing channels and campaigns to ensure brand consistency.
• You’ll monitor all printed materials to ensure adherence to corporate identity standards.
• You’ll maintain good working relationships with local and international media, execute media placements for hotel through news releases and personal contacts.
• You’ll coordinate all special events and promotions with the aim to maximize publicity.
• You’ll serve as hotel spokesperson, when appointed by General Manager, to make all official statements for hotel to media.

In this way, you’ll be making our hotel something special ...

• You’ll be responsible for the overall financial management of the Hotel.
• You’ll oversee the daily operations of the Finance department.
• You’ll lead hotel financial planning and budgeting process and ensure that financial plans are consistent with the hotel’s strategic objectives.
• You’ll analyze financial data in order to advise management in pursuing the financial objectives of the hotel.
• You’ll monitor hotel revenue and expenditure and ensure that it is accurately recorded.
• You’ll control all contracts and other legal documents that may affect the hotel's financial position.
• You’ll ensure hotel compliance with all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts and legal agreements, as well as proper execution of all operating taxes.

In this way, you’ll be making our hotel something special ...

• You’ll plan and manage all Rooms operations to ensure the service delivery is maintained in accordance with the Hotel’s strategic plan and standard.
• You'll work closely with Sales & Marketing and Revenue departments on appropriate strategies and practices to maximize rooms revenue.
• You’ll make sure that the Rooms Division is living up to the brand’s mission of creating soulful spaces.
• You’ll select, train and lead your team members to create great memories for our guests.