Sales Manager - Corporate

Negotiable
Experience
Unlimited
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Job Description

Your
Day 
To Day

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  • Sell hotel
    room nights through direct client contact; maintain a high level of visibility
    for the hotel in major market areas through direct sales solicitation; telephone
    contacts and written communication.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",
    serif;">Review the daily business levels, anticipate critical
    situations, and plan effective solutions in conjunction with your manager
    to best expedite these situations.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",
    serif;">Implement tactical sales plans as assigned to achieve
    greater profitability through driving revenue and enhancing the image of
    the hotel in the local community.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",
    serif;">Develop and maintain good relationships
    with officials and representatives of local companies, and attend out-of-town
    conventions and trade shows, to promote new business and increase sales for
    the hotel.

  • Identify
    new business opportunities and expand market share.

  • class="Bullet1" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top:
    0cm;">Demonstrate co-operation and trust with colleagues,
    supervisors, teams and across departments to deliver positive
    results.

  • Actively
    participate in hotel meetings, interact with department and hotel staff in
    a professional and positive manner to foster good rapport, promote team spirit
    and ensure effective communication
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  • style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",
    serif;">Provide guests with information (example: loyalty
    programmes, area attractions, restaurants, facility information) to enhance
    guest experience.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",
    serif;">Develop and maintain relationships with key clients
    and outside contacts in order to produce group and/or convention business,
    to include room sales, food & beverage sales, and catering/banquet
    services.

  • Schedule
    conventions and/or business group activities at the hotel and coordinate
    with other hotel-level departments to facilitate services agreed upon by
    the sales office and prospective clients.

  • class="Bullet1" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top:
    0cm;">Identify operational problems that reduce
    the effectiveness of marketing activities and overall hotel sales performance
    and work with appropriate department on solutions.

  • class="Bullet1" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top:
    0cm;">Develop awareness and reputation of the hotel and
    the brand in the local community.

  • style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",
    serif;">Produce monthly reports and sales forecasts to analyze current/potential
    market and sales trends, coordinate activities to increase revenue and market
    share, monitor performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established
    revenue plan.

  • Perform
    other duties as assigned. qualification/equivalent

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What We Need From You

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  • style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",
    serif;">Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification /
    equivalent 

  • lang="EN-MY" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 103%;">Two years of experience
    in a hospitality or hotel sales setting with direct supervisory experience over
    a sales team, or an equivalent combination of work
    experience.

  • Strong
    knowledge of local businesses and business trends
    required.

  • Must speak
    local language(s).

  • style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",
    serif;">Other languages
    preferred.