Assistant Director of Sales - Leisure

Assistant Director of Sales - Leisure

Application Deadline: 30 June 2024

Department: Sales & Marketing

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Egypt - Cairo

Description
Ensure the yearly sales budget is achieved and surpassed by assisting to and cooperating with the Director of Sales.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Sales in the Management of the Sales Team especially in the absence of the Director of Sales and occasionally the Director of Sales & Marketing.

  

• Attend internal Meetings and Conference Calls, and Client Appointments and Client Events in the absence primarily of the Director of Sales but also the Director of Sales & Marketing.

• Responsible for key account management on an assigned account  (base or geographic area), ensuring revenue maximization, achievement of personal targets and increasing fair market share versus competitor set.

• Responsible for prospecting new accounts.

• Responsible for all segments of assigned geographical markets, which may include, but not be exclusively limited to European markets.
• Conduct site inspections.

• Adhere to the Corporate SOP’s.

• Follow up of tentative bookings in the assigned markets.

• Detailed knowledge of competitor set.

• Detailed knowledge of all services provided by the Hotel and all relevant facts and figures of hotel.

• Responsible for timely contracting from the client base responsible for.

• SMART contracting to ensure optimum yielding during annual rate negotiations.

• Attend trade shows, sales blitz, workshops, etc. in the assigned markets.

• Assist the Director of Sales / Director of Sales & Marketing in defining an annual sales action plan and execute set actions accordingly.

• Assist the Director of Sales / Director of Sales & Marketing with the preparation of the annual budget by providing statistics and forecasts of account productions.

• Execute sales actions within set cost budget structure.

• Cross Sell other Kempinski Hotels. 

• Aim to achieve the Company Sales Vision.

• Document all sales actions in SFA (S&C).

• Update OPERA contact database at all times.

• Understand, and follow the Company Sales Vision.

• Participation in Duty Manager rota.

• Understand and strictly adhere to the Rules & Regulations established in the Employees Handbook and the Hotel’s policy on Fire, Hygiene, Health & Safety.

• Ensure that all potential and real hazards are reported and rectified immediately.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Education: University degree 
Experience:  Minimum 5 years in a 4/5 star hotel.

Language:  Ability to work and communicate in a multinational environment.

• Local language – excellent oral and written skills (as applicable)
• English – excellent oral and written skills
• Additional language - beneficial

About Kempinski Nile Hotel Garden City Cairo

Located in Egypt's beautiful capital, Kempinski Nile Hotel offers guests a boutique five-star experience on the banks of the Nile River. Right in the heart of Cairo's Garden City district in down-town, guests are only a short drive from the Pyramids of Giza, shopping areas and local attractions. Kempinski Nile Hotel caters to large groups, couples and solo travelers offering 137 rooms and 54 exclusive suites in an unforgettable environment. All suites come with their own private balcony so guests can relax and enjoy a beautiful view of the Nile River.