Automotive Sales Manager jobs in South Africa

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At JW Marriott treating guests exceptionally starts with the way we treat our associates. Because we believe it takes people who genuinely love what they do to create a truly extraordinary experience.

Here at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai we are looking for talented individuals to join our amazing family and in return we are able to offer you the following:

• An amazing career opportunity to not just work with us but open opportunities worldwide with our extensive portfolio of hotels.
• Learning opportunities with some of the best professionals the region has to offer.
• We aim to promote our associates within as soon as the opportunity arises so we hope to see you progress your career in line with our training and promotion schedule.
• A competitive salary with excellent benefits which include accommodation meals on duty Transportation and:
  • World class training and development including leadership development.
  • Recognition programs.
  • Discounted accommodation in over 8000 hotels all over the world. Yes 8000!
  • Discounted food & drink in all our restaurants and bars.
  • Discounts for your friends and family.
  • Unlimited career opportunities (Internationally and locally)
  • Medical and Life insurance
• Amazing support to ensure you have all the tools you require to complete your daytoday tasks.

This position is responsible for managing large group and catering related opportunities which hold significant revenue potential. Actively upsells each business opportunity to maximize the revenue for each and every opportunity. Achieves personal and team related revenue goals. Ensures business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion and guarantees a proper service delivery for every internal and external customer. Responsible for driving customer/guest loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer/guest experience. Provides service to customers in order to grow the segment on behalf of the company. Works collaboratively with offproperty sales channels (e.g. Event Booking Center Market Sales Strategic Accounts) to ensure sales efforts are coordinated complementary and not duplicative.

• Works collaboratively with offproperty sales channels (e.g. Event Booking Center Market Sales Strategic Accounts) to ensure sales efforts are coordinated complementary and not duplicative.
• Targets corporate accounts markets or segments with heavy emphasis on proactive solicitation and account saturation.
• Partners with corporate counterparts to effectively manage the business opportunity.
• Responds to incoming opportunities for the hotels that are outside parameters of the Event Booking Center.
• Handles all opportunities if hotels does not participate in an EBC.
• Identifies qualifies and solicits new business to achieve personal and each hotels revenue goals.
• Focuses efforts on corporate accounts with significant potential sales revenue.
• Handles complex business with significant revenue potential as well as significant customer expectations.
• Develops effective corporate sales plans and actions.
• Designs develops and sells creative catered events.
• Maximizes revenue by upselling packages and creativefoodandbeverage.
• Understands the overall market competitors strengths and weaknesses economic trends supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them.
• Closes the best opportunities for each property based on market conditions and individual property needs.
• Uses negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts.
• Utilizes Mhub for resources and information (e.g. Training Energizers etc..
• Leverages available eTools (e.g. eRooming Lists eProposals Passkey etc..
• Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls entertainment FAM trips trade shows etc.
• Develops relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for group/catering sales opportunities.
• Manages and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Uses sales resources and administrative/support staff.
• Conducts site inspections.
• Creates contracts as required.
• Supports brands Service and Relationship Strategy driving customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience.
• Provides excellent customer service in order to grow share of the account.
• Executes brands Customer Service Standards and hotels Brand Standards.
• Executes and supports Marriotts Customer Service Standards and hotels Brand Standards.
• Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g. generating proposal writing contract customer correspondence).
• Participates in and practices daily service basics of the brand (i.e. MHR Spirit to Serve Daily Basics RHR Savvy Service Basics Courtyard SpringHill Suites and Fairfield Inn Basics of the Day Residence Inn Daily Huddle or Towneplace Suites Morning Meeting).
• Executes exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and ensuring their satisfaction before and during the program/event.
• Serves the customer by understanding their needs and recommending the appropriate features and services that best meet their needs and exceed their expectations while building a relationship and loyalty to Marriott.
• Gains understanding of the hotels primary target customer and service expectations; serves the customer by understanding their business business issues and concerns to offer better business solution both prior to and during the program/event.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet business needs.

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