Requirements
DESCRIPTION
About Jumeirah & the hotel
At Jumeirah, we are committed to encouraging and developing our colleagues in world class environments. We value diversity and provide equal opportunities, employing over 14,000 colleagues from over 140 different countries including locations in Asia Pacific, CIS, Central Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, South America, Africa and the Middle East.
We want you to do well from the beginning, so we’ll give you every chance to impress during the recruitment process. We promise our colleagues a warm welcome and will help you feel part of our Jumeirah family from day one. You can rely on us to support you as you settle into your journey with us and make Jumeirah ‘Your Place to Shine’.
The Jumeirah Royal Saray, which is located on the Bahrain shoreline in a premium beach front position, offers 172 guest rooms including two Royal Suites as well as a variety of dining and recreational choices including a state of the art health club and spa.
About the job
An opportunity has arisen for a Director of Sales to join the Sales team in Jumeirah Royal Saray Bahrain.
The main duties and responsibilities of this role
• Ensures that all colleagues in Sales are focused to achieve the sales revenue goals for the hotel.
• Provides on the job and external training for colleagues in the department as required
• Is a strong leader and focus on revenue targets
• Monitors and reviews conversion of all leads and throughout the conversion process.
• Monitors and reviews all contracts, to ensure that contracts are fulfilled and room blocks utilized as per the agreement.
• To ensure that Jumeirah Royal Saray Bahrain receives all inquiries in the market for MICE/groups for 5 star luxury city hotel quotations.
• Conducts weekly review with team members, focusing on achievement towards revenue targets.
• Maintain a current knowledge of Jumeirah products and services in order to cross sell and assist across the entire company.
• Continuously review procedures and processes within the department to achieve maximum profit, productivity and efficiency.
• Continuously review product and branding to ensure we are selling creatively and offering more innovative edge over our competitors.
• To maintain a high standard of personal appearance at all times.
• Liaises with relevant departments to ensure all customer needs and requests are met.
• Assists Sales Dept. giving site inspection to key decision makers.
• Increases business revenue through new business development.
• Conducts daily team briefings. QUALIFICATIONS
About you
The ideal candidate for this position will have the following experience and qualifications
• Degree in Hospitality Management
• Excellent Communication and Written Skills
• Strong sales skills, particularly strong in corporate and MICE/groups market
• Leadership experience
• 6 years and above in Senior Sales
• Leadership roles for at least 2 years
• 5 Star Hotels
• Corporate/MICE/Groups Hotel background preferred
• Dubai/Middle East experience
• GCC and leisure experience
• Sales business development experience
About the Benefits
Besides generous F&B benefits and reduced hotel rates across our hotels globally, this role has excellent employee benefits making the role attractive to high performers and any applicant who like to associate her/himself with one of the most luxurious brand in the hospitality industry.
This job was originally posted as www.catererglobal.com/job/90274126
About Jumeirah & the hotel
At Jumeirah, we are committed to encouraging and developing our colleagues in world class environments. We value diversity and provide equal opportunities, employing over 14,000 colleagues from over 140 different countries including locations in Asia Pacific, CIS, Central Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, South America, Africa and the Middle East.
We want you to do well from the beginning, so we’ll give you every chance to impress during the recruitment process. We promise our colleagues a warm welcome and will help you feel part of our Jumeirah family from day one. You can rely on us to support you as you settle into your journey with us and make Jumeirah ‘Your Place to Shine’.
The Jumeirah Royal Saray, which is located on the Bahrain shoreline in a premium beach front position, offers 172 guest rooms including two Royal Suites as well as a variety of dining and recreational choices including a state of the art health club and spa.
About the job
An opportunity has arisen for a Director of Sales to join the Sales team in Jumeirah Royal Saray Bahrain.
The main duties and responsibilities of this role
• Ensures that all colleagues in Sales are focused to achieve the sales revenue goals for the hotel.
• Provides on the job and external training for colleagues in the department as required
• Is a strong leader and focus on revenue targets
• Monitors and reviews conversion of all leads and throughout the conversion process.
• Monitors and reviews all contracts, to ensure that contracts are fulfilled and room blocks utilized as per the agreement.
• To ensure that Jumeirah Royal Saray Bahrain receives all inquiries in the market for MICE/groups for 5 star luxury city hotel quotations.
• Conducts weekly review with team members, focusing on achievement towards revenue targets.
• Maintain a current knowledge of Jumeirah products and services in order to cross sell and assist across the entire company.
• Continuously review procedures and processes within the department to achieve maximum profit, productivity and efficiency.
• Continuously review product and branding to ensure we are selling creatively and offering more innovative edge over our competitors.
• To maintain a high standard of personal appearance at all times.
• Liaises with relevant departments to ensure all customer needs and requests are met.
• Assists Sales Dept. giving site inspection to key decision makers.
• Increases business revenue through new business development.
• Conducts daily team briefings. QUALIFICATIONS
About you
The ideal candidate for this position will have the following experience and qualifications
• Degree in Hospitality Management
• Excellent Communication and Written Skills
• Strong sales skills, particularly strong in corporate and MICE/groups market
• Leadership experience
• 6 years and above in Senior Sales
• Leadership roles for at least 2 years
• 5 Star Hotels
• Corporate/MICE/Groups Hotel background preferred
• Dubai/Middle East experience
• GCC and leisure experience
• Sales business development experience
About the Benefits
Besides generous F&B benefits and reduced hotel rates across our hotels globally, this role has excellent employee benefits making the role attractive to high performers and any applicant who like to associate her/himself with one of the most luxurious brand in the hospitality industry.
This job was originally posted as www.catererglobal.com/job/90274126
