Luxury Market Sales Lead - UK & Germany

Kempinski Hotels SA; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Kempinski Hotels SA in Dubai seeks a Senior Sales Manager for the UK & German Market to drive revenue from key accounts and prospect new clients in specified regions. You will work under the Director of Sales, coordinating with the Sales & Marketing department to meet annual targets and optimize yield.

The role requires strong luxury background, at least 2 years in a similar position, UAE driving license, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Strong Luxury background
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar role
• UAE Driving licence
• Degree/Diploma in Hotel Management / Business Administration
• Strong knowledge of Opera & Microsoft Office
• Understands the local culture and have worked in the region
• Fluency in English is a must
• Entrepreneurial, straightforward, leader, team player, works well under pressure. people oriented.
• Passionate for European Luxury.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for key account management on an assigned account base or geographic area (UK & German Market), ensuring revenue maximization, achievement of personal targets and increasing fair market share versus competitor set.
• Responsible for prospecting new accounts.
• Attend weekly revenue meeting
• To prepare weekly activities and plan for the upcoming week.
• 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 the 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 with the preparation of the annual budget by providing statistics and forecasts of account productions.
• Execute sales actions within set cost budget structure.
• Understand, and follow the Hotel's Sales Vision.
• Additional responsibilities and tasks can be added at any time according to the needs of the business and of the hotel.

Skills

Key account management

Sales leadership

Market prospecting

Budget management

English fluency

Education

Degree/Diploma in Hotel Management / Business Administration

Tools

Opera

Microsoft Office

Job description

Kempinski Hotels SA in Dubai seeks a Senior Sales Manager for the UK & German Market to drive revenue from key accounts and prospect new clients in specified regions. You will work under the Director of Sales, coordinating with the Sales & Marketing department to meet annual targets and optimize yield.

The role requires strong luxury background, at least 2 years in a similar position, UAE driving license, and fluency in English.