Cluster Assistant Sales Manager

Accor; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accor in Dubai is seeking a Sales professional to establish, maintain, and grow our hotel's client base. You will research market trends, identify opportunities, and go on sales trips to promote the property, building relationships with airlines, travel agencies, and corporate clients to generate new business.

You will coordinate with Front Office and Housekeeping, direct the Sales Department, and ensure promotional materials reflect high standards.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in the same role at an upscale hotel.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Hotel management or business degree required.
• Strong teamwork and clear communication are essential.

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and grow the hotel’s client base through market research and outreach.
• Conduct sales trips to promote the property and generate new business.
• Build relationships with airlines, travel agencies, and corporate clients.
• Coordinate with Front Office and Housekeeping to ensure seamless service.

Skills

Market research

Sales travel

Networking

Teamwork

Communication

English fluent

Education

Hotel Management or Business degree

Job description

Company Description

passion! As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo.

Join us at Accor, where life pulses with passion! As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo. By joining us, you will become a Heartist®, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart. You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are. You will be in a supportive place to grow, to fulfil yourself, to discover other professions and to pursue career opportunities, in your hotel or in other hospitality environments, in your country or anywhere in the world! You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment. Everything you will do with us, regardless of your profession, will offer a deep sense of meaning, to create lasting, memorable and impactful experiences for your customers, for your colleagues

Hospitality is a work of heart,

Join us and become a Heartist®.

Job Description

• Establish, maintain, and use his library of reference materials, periodicals, texts and sales leads: stay abreast of market trends and hotel selling techniques.


• Research the market on a continuing basis to determine where business comes from, what is the influence, who the hotel’s clients are, how they normally arrive in the city, etc.


• Go on sales trip to promote and solicit business for the hotel.


• Maintain close contacts within the community and in neighboring marketing areas, with airlines, travel agencies, commercial houses, private club, professional associates, etc. to procure new business for the hotel.


• Review internal promotion pieces on a regular basis to ensure that all hotel sign, posters, tent cards, etc. are adequate, up-to-date, visually effective and consistent with high standards set by management.


• Organize and promote, in cooperation with the Food and Beverage Department, special project such as Monthly Food Promotion, Café promotion, etc. to stimulate the Food & Beverage sales within the community.


• Coordinate with Front Office and Housekeeping Departments in handling of room reservations and customers’ inquiries, requests and complaints.


• Direct, supervise and administer all personnel within the Sales Department.

Qualifications

• Discipline, good attitude and self-motivated


• Passionate in guest experience and satisfaction


• Able to work in a team & good communication


• Fluent in English both written and verbally


• Must have experienced in the same position at least 2 years in an upscale hotel


• Hotel or Business School graduates Higher Diploma or Bachelor Degree

Additional Information

• Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities


• Fluency in English , additional languages are a plus