Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing

Job description

Description

About us
As the world’s largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand. Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world.Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience. If you’d like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand.
Your day to day
• Assist the DOS in developing and leading the sales force.• Responsibilities include: • Guide the sales team to maintain and develop a relationship with the hotel key accounts and identify new potential accounts.• Responsible and accountable for the IHG RFP program and use the program to maximize the hotel market share from the corporate segment.• Manage the relationships with the key accounts of the hotel locally and globally while maintaining the relationship with the IHG KAD’s through regular contact, required business cases.• Achieve/exceed budget and sales strategy of the hotel and self.• Support the hotel with the needed market intelligence through attendance at various events.• Ensure all databases, clients’ profiles, and promotions are up-to-date at all times.
What we need from you
• Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification and prior experience in corporate business development.• Strong knowledge of local businesses and business trends required. Must speak English. Other languages preferred. This job requires the ability to perform the following:• Arabic Speaker• Fluency in English• Good communication and administrative skills• Ability to be self-motivated, organized and demonstrate good teamwork• Computer literacy (Microsoft applications)• Opera, Delphi• Pro-active approach, and the ability to meet deadlines• 7 years of prior experience in Sales & Marketing in a five-star environment, and 3 years of prior experience in a similar role
What we offer
We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It’s what connects every colleague in all IHG® hotels. We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It’s what connects every colleague in all IHG® hotels. Each IHG® hotel brand delivers True Hospitality in their own way, and at the heart of it all are specific, core service skills. · True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests. · True Confidence: having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay · True Listening: focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs. · True Responsiveness: is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner. There’s so much more to the job than we can capture here. It’s simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing, and understanding people.The statements in this job description are intended to represent the key duties and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job.