Sales Manager (Saudi National Only)

Ennismore; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Faena The Red Sea seeks a Sales Manager to drive revenue growth and establish the property in the global luxury travel market during preopening and launch. You will generate new business across transient, corporate, and group segments while building strategic relationships with luxury advisors and corporate buyers.

As a brand ambassador, you will align with revenue management, reservations, and operations to maximize market share and ensure a seamless guest journey, from inquiry to arrival.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in luxury hotel or resort sales in a Sales Manager or Senior Sales Executive role.
• Experience in ultra-luxury hospitality or destination resorts is preferred.
• Strong network within luxury travel trade, leisure agencies, GCC markets, or international source markets.
• Pre-opening experience is highly desirable.
• Understanding of sales strategy, account management, contracting, and revenue fundamentals.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in hospitality, business, marketing, or related field.
• Proficiency in Opera, Delphi, Salesforce, Lanyon/Cvent, and MS Office.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement targeted sales action plans for assigned territories and accounts.
• Proactively solicit and generate new business across transient, leisure, corporate, entertainment, and group segments.
• Build and maintain relationships with luxury travel advisors, agencies, corporate buyers, and lifestyle partners.
• Represent Faena The Red Sea at international trade shows and client activations.
• Conduct sales calls, presentations, and site inspections to secure new business.
• Meet or exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue goals.
• Collaborate with Revenue Management on pricing and market demand.
• Coordinate with Marketing on campaigns and lead generation.
• Maintain accurate account plans, pipelines, and CRM data.
• Negotiate corporate and consortium agreements in line with strategy.
• Monitor competitor activity and changing travel patterns.
• Coordinate with Reservations and Operations for smooth bookings and VIPs.
• Support pre-opening initiatives including account mapping and collateral distribution.
• Foster strong relationships with Accor Global Sales Offices and Ennismore teams.

Skills

Luxury hospitality sales

Sales strategy

Account management

Relationship building

Communication

Negotiation

Pre-opening experience

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in hospitality, business, marketing, or related field

Tools

Opera

Delphi

Salesforce

Lanyon/Cvent

MS Office

Job description

The FAENA Movement is a journey of art, culture, and community. Rooted in the soulful traditions of the South and elevated by imaginative design, our culture celebrates authentic hospitality and transformative experiences. We create spaces where dreams are brought to life—through bold ideas, meaningful collaboration, and a deep sense of purpose.

As we continue our expansion into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faena The Red Sea will mark a new chapter—visionary in spirit, exceptional in execution. We’re building more than a hotel; we’re shaping a world of beauty, wonder, and connection. If you’re driven by creativity, excellence, and a desire to be part of something extraordinary, we invite you to help bring this vision to life.

Job Description

The Sales Manager at Faena The Red Sea plays a key role in driving revenue growth and
establishing the property’s presence within the global luxury travel market during the preopening and launch phase. This position is responsible for proactively generating transient,
corporate, and group business within assigned territories and market segments, while
building strategic relationships that position Faena The Red Sea as one of the region’s most
sought-after ultra-luxury destinations.
As a brand ambassador, the Sales Manager represents Faena’s distinctive blend of culture,
lifestyle, wellness, and hospitality, ensuring the hotel is strongly positioned among luxury
travel advisors, entertainment networks, corporate accounts, and high-value clientele.
This role works closely with Revenue Management, Reservations, and Operations to convert
opportunities, maximize market share, and deliver a seamless guest journey from enquiry to
arrival.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute targeted sales action plans for assigned territories, marketsegments, and accounts.
• Proactively solicit and generate new business opportunities across transient, leisure,corporate, entertainment, and group segments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with luxury travel advisors, preferred agencies,corporate travel buyers, family offices, concierge networks, and lifestyle partners.
• Represent Faena The Red Sea at international trade shows, roadshows, sales missions,networking events, and client activations.
• Conduct regular sales calls, presentations, and site inspections to secure new businessand strengthen partnerships.
• Achieve or exceed individual monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue goals.
• Work closely with Revenue Management to understand market demand, pricingstrategy, and pace reports to identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with Marketing on campaigns, promotions, and lead generation initiatives that drive awareness and conversion.
• Maintain accurate account plans, activity reports, pipelines, and opportunities inDelphi / Salesforce CRM systems.
• Negotiate corporate and consortia agreements in line with hotel commercial strategy.
• Monitor competitor activity, market trends, and changing travel patterns withinassigned territories.
• Coordinate with Reservations and Operations teams to ensure smooth execution ofclient bookings, VIP arrivals, and group requirements.
• Support pre-opening commercial initiatives including database development, accountmapping, collateral distribution, and launch campaigns.
• Foster strong working relationships with Accor Global Sales Offices and relevantEnnismore commercial teams to maximize account production.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of luxury hotel or resort sales experience in a Sales Manager or Senior Sales Executive role.
• Previous experience within ultra-luxury hospitality, lifestyle brands, or destination resorts preferred.
• Strong network within luxury travel trade, leisure agencies, GCC corporate market, or international source markets.
• Pre-opening experience is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of sales strategy, account management, contracting, and revenue fundamentals.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and results-driven mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree in hospitality, Business, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• Proficient in hotel systems including Opera, Delphi, Salesforce, Lanyon / Cvent, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Fluent English and Arabic required.