Marketing & Sales Manager - Arabic Speaking

Tiger Recruitment Ltd.; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Recruitment Ltd. is seeking an experienced Marketing & Sales Manager to drive footfall, revenue and audience growth for a restaurant and its wider ecosystem, including retail, business centre and events.

You will lead marketing, sales, partnerships and activations to maximise revenue across multiple channels. Ideal candidates will be fluent in Arabic and English, with a proven track record in hospitality marketing and sales, and strong leadership of cross-functional teams and external

Qualifications

• Fluent in Arabic and English, written and spoken.
• Proven experience in marketing and sales management, ideally within hospitality, F&B, retail or a multi-brand commercial environment.
• Strong track record in driving footfall, revenue and audience growth across multiple commercial channels.
• Experience developing and managing an annual marketing, sales and activation calendar.
• Confident building and managing a corporate and private sales pipeline, from proposal through to conversion.
• Experience managing events, activations or venue-based commercial programming.
• Comfortable leading and briefing a creative team, including social media, design, photography and videography.
• Experience working with PR agencies and securing editorial coverage across relevant media.
• Strong relationship-building skills with corporate, government, tourism or hospitality partnerships.
• Highly commercial mindset, measured on revenue and conversion.
• Excellent organisational skills with multi-area prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the marketing, sales and business development for the Restaurant and sister venues.
• Increase footfall, reservations, covers and restaurant revenue.
• Drive repeat visitation and customer retention.
• Develop partnerships and collaborations to reach new audiences.
• Grow the Retail Shop as a revenue stream and promote products across audiences.
• Increase awareness, bookings and recurring revenue for the Business Centre.
• Generate and sell events across spaces including restaurant, centre and event spaces.
• Oversee talent, calendars, briefs and budgets for social media, design and media output.

Skills

Arabic fluency

English fluency

Marketing & Sales

Hospitality experience

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Marketing & Sales Manager to drive footfall, sales, revenue and audience growth for a restaurant business and its wider commercial ecosystem, which spans a restaurant, retail shop, business centre and an active events and activations programme.

Key Responsibilities

1. The Restaurant — Primary Focus
   • Lead the marketing, sales and business development of the Restaurant (and any sister restaurants) with the objective of increasing
   • Footfall, reservations and covers
   • Restaurant revenue
   • Repeat visitation and customer retention
   • Corporate, private and group dining
   • Performance during quieter days and dayparts
   • Partnerships and collaborations that introduce the Restaurant to relevant new audiences
2. Retail Shop
   • Develop the Retail Shop as an active revenue stream, working alongside relevant internal teams and the Events Coordinator
   • Increase shop sales and footfall
   • Promote products across the Restaurant and wider business audiences
   • Develop corporate gifting and client relationships
   • Identify external retailers, stockists and distribution opportunities aligned with brand standards
   • Brief internal design teams to work on customised products, commissions and client-specific projects
3. Business Centre
   • Increase awareness, utilisation, bookings and recurring revenue for the Business Centre
   • Attract individuals, entrepreneurs, companies and organisations requiring workspaces and meeting facilities
   • Generate new and recurring clients
   • Increase utilisation of available facilities
   • Develop relevant corporate relationships and packages
   • Identify crossover opportunities for catering, hospitality, events, retail and gifting
4. Events & Activations
   • Generate and sell events across appropriate spaces, including the restaurant, business centre and other event spaces
   • Opportunities may include corporate and private events, launches, meetings, receptions, networking, cultural programmes, workshops, private dining and hospitality-led experiences
   • Weekend Workshops & Activations: Work with the workshop and programming teams to develop a calendar of commercially viable weekend activities for children, families and adults

Additional Responsibilities

• Audience development and promotion
• Commercial packaging and pricing strategy
• Cross-promotion through all relevant channels
• Linking activities, where appropriate, to breakfast, lunch or refreshments
• Driving additional restaurant and retail spend
• Identifying successful programmes that can become recurring weekend activations

Team & Creative Management

The Manager will be based within the Restaurant and will lead and coordinate the social media team, a dedicated designer, in-house or outsourced photographers and videographers, and PR, marketing and specialist creative suppliers where appointed — responsible for briefs, priorities, calendars, deadlines, brand consistency and ensuring all creative output supports clear marketing and commercial objectives.

Requirements

• Fluent in Arabic and English, written and spoken
• Proven experience in a marketing and sales management role, ideally within hospitality, F&B, retail or a multi-brand commercial environment
• Strong track record of driving footfall, revenue and audience growth across multiple commercial channels
• Experience developing and managing an annual marketing, sales and activation calendar
• Confident building and managing a corporate and private sales pipeline, from proposal through to conversion
• Experience managing events, activations or venue-based commercial programming
• Comfortable leading and briefing a creative team, including social media, design, photography and videography
• Experience working with PR agencies and securing editorial coverage across relevant media
• Strong relationship-building skills, with experience developing corporate, government, tourism or hospitality partnerships
• Highly commercial mindset, comfortable being measured on revenue and conversion rather than activity alone
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple commercial areas and priorities simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with high attention to brand consistency and presentation

ID: ZC163421