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HEAD OF SALES & MARKETING

Our client is a leading hotel chain with multiple establishments located across the country. They seek to recruit a dynamic results-oriented individual to develop and implement superior marketing strategies that will lead to the achievement of sales targets, maximized revenues and profits.

Job Profile

· Create and implement workable marketing strategy targeting corporate clientele

· Attain hotel set goals, profitability and achieve sales targets.

  • Liaise with travel agents to prospect new markets and opportunities.
  • Implement sales and marketing strategies, processes and systems.
  • Build effective internal and external customer relationship
  • Liaise regularly with other departments to produce progress reports.
  • Provide report to management regarding performance and competition.
  • Increase in sales volume and market share
  • Develop sound relations with customer base.
  • Executing innovative sales and marketing strategies
  • Implementing sound processes and systems

Person Profile

  • Education & qualifications: First Degree in hotel/hospitality management, marketing or business related field.
  • Postgraduate diploma in Marketing (CIM, ABE, MSK).
  • Be of high professional and ethical standing.
  • A minimum of eight years post-qualification experience in a challenging environment, three of which should be at senior management within the hospitality industry.
  • Good knowledge of the local and international tourist markets
  • Highly computer literate (MS Office Suite) and proficiency in Fidelio Front Office PMS or similar industry applications advantageous.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Fluency in at least two European languages of the key tourism source markets would be an added advantage.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates should submit their applications on e-mail, together with the latest copy of CV, telephone number and details of their current remuneration to: recruit@idp-ea.com on or before Wednesday 8th February 2012. Do not attach any scanned documents please. To apply online, visit our website on http://www.idp-ea.com/featured-jobs/