Director of Sales & Marketing - Luxury Venue

COREcruitment International; Slough; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious luxury hotel and resort in Buckinghamshire is seeking a Director of Sales to lead the sales strategy across key segments like corporate, events, and leisure. The ideal candidate is commercially astute and motivated, with a strong track record in luxury hospitality sales. This role involves overseeing proactive sales teams, developing new business opportunities, and ensuring revenue targets are met, all while showcasing the resort's luxury offerings. Competitive salary and bonus offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a sales leadership role within luxury hospitality.
• Ability to develop comprehensive sales strategies.
• Strong analytical skills for market positioning and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver sales strategy for the resort.
• Identify new business opportunities and nurture client relationships.
• Oversee sales teams to achieve revenue targets.
• Lead pricing and distribution strategy.
• Host key clients and site inspections.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Client relationship management

Sales strategy development

Team leadership

Job description

Job Title: Director of Sales – Luxury Hotel & Resort

Salary: Up to £80,000 + Bonus

Location: Buckinghamshire

We are currently recruiting a Director of Sales to join a prestigious luxury hotel and resort. This is a rare opportunity to lead sales across all key segments — including corporate, events, golf, leisure, and F&B. The ideal candidate will be commercially astute, highly motivated, and able to position the resort within the competitive luxury hospitality market.

About the position

• Develop and deliver the overall sales strategy to drive revenue across rooms, events, golf, leisure, and F&B.
• Identify and grow new business opportunities, whilst nurturing existing client relationships.
• Act as the market segment specialist across corporate, leisure, weddings, events, and memberships.
• Oversee the proactive sales and events teams, ensuring revenue targets are achieved across all segments.
• Lead on pricing, segmentation, and distribution strategies in collaboration with revenue management.
• Host key clients, FAM trips, and site inspections, showcasing the resort's luxury offering.
• Deliver clear reporting on performance, including forecasting, ROI analysis, and market trends.

Work closely with the Executive team to e...