Director of Sales & Marketing

Job description

Company Description

Mövenpick Resort  Aswan  lies within walking distance from the historical Island, tourist attractions and cultural sites. Our 5 star  hotel  is only a 20 minutes drive from  Aswan.

Job Description

About the job…

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Director of Sales & Marketing to drive revenue, commercial strategy, brand and execution of the hotel’s sales and marketing initiatives. This is a hands-on role, you have an entrepreneurial approach.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will take ownership and follow the planned strategies and objectives. 

The Amazing Opportunity…
As a Director of Sales & Marketing you will be responsible for:

·  Working closely with the General Manager and Leadership Team to develop and drive successful commercial initiatives and Loyalty campaigns to successful achieve Hotel goals, budget and KPI’s.
·  Driving and managing revenue initiatives across all market segments, ensuring high conversion rates.
·  Inspiring and empowering our teams to create epic guest experiences.
·  Proactively leading Loyalty recruitment throughout the Hotel
·  Setting and reviewing sales strategies for new and ongoing business development to meet and exceed budget
·  Leading the Hotel’s sales team, including conferencing and events to drive performance and innovation.
·  Providing day to day leadership to sales team and continuing to building & maintaining strategic relationships in the market for Accor and existing partners.
·  Developing new business.
·  Work closely with Food & Beverage Management to proactively promote outlets, drive revenue and social media presence
·  Working with all departments to ensuring marketing is inspirational and timely to promote the Hotel to the best effect.
·  Develop and monitor marketing budgets, ensuring efficient and effective use of resources.
·  Executing high level reporting and detailed business analysis regularly for owners and our Regional team.
·  Creating innovative solutions to adapt as required through this dynamic market.
·  Attending industry events for the purpose of networking, maintaining and continuing to build business relationships and gaining new sales leads.
·  Working with all departments to ensuring marketing is inspirational and timely to promote the Hotel to the best effect.
·  Develop and monitor marketing budgets, ensuring efficient and effective use of resources
·  Be on top of industry best practices and implement innovative sales and marketing strategies
·  There may be opportunities once contract is complete to work with the Accor group.

Qualifications

About you…

Qualifications and Experience:

·  Previous 3-4 years experience in similar role in a 200+ room Hotel.
·  Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and develop the team.
·  Confident and articulate communication, negotiation, relationship and networking skills.
·  Demonstrated business acumen with the confidence to exercise good judgement and consideration of commercial implications.
·  Strong understanding of the competitive landscape and ability to develop strategic, data-driven marketing plans
·  A willingness to be hands on within the operation and drive a culture of guest obsession and loyalty with the team.
·  The ability to create meaningful connections, creating a high level of trust with our clients, guests and colleagues.  
·  A collaborative leader with a strategic and analytical focus
·  A demonstrated ability to meet targets and implement sales initiatives.
·  Previous experience with Opera Cloud, Delphi, Sales Force, Meeting Broker, Taguchi, Wordpress and Canva highly desirable.
·  Experience in the hospitality industry and ACCOR is advantageous.