Sales and Marketing Vacancy in a Four--Star Hotel. July 2013

Our Client, a major international four-star hotel seeks to employ individuals for:
Job Title:  Sales and Marketing Officer

Responsibilities

• Supervise all sales activities, departments and personnel involved in Sales and Marketing for the company.
• Provides leadership to the day-to-day operations of the sales department, while maintaining focus on the Hotel’s strategic goals and also motivating his sales team 
• Establishes performance goals for all sales department employees, and monitors performance on a continual basis.
• Oversees all training for personnel involved in Sales and Marketing.
• Develop, or participates with the Senior Staff, in the development of the Strategic Marketing Plan for the Hotel.
• Directs department(s) to achieve objectives established in the Hotels Strategic Plan. 
• Coordinates sales operations with all other departments/divisions of the Company.
• Develops and/or maintains and improves business relations with all customers of the Hotel.

Qualifications and Requirements

• He / She must have worked with 5* or 4* international hotel brand
• Hotel School Management or / A University degree or its equivalent with a minimum of 2nd class lower, other related professional qualifications/certifications would be an added advantage
• Minimum of 10 years cognate experience in relevant position in hotel industry or and 5 years managerial experience 
• Strategically minded with Long, mid and short plan
• Team spirit with strong leadership skills and knows how to motivate a team 
• Time-management skills and the ability to work under pressure;
• Challenge - solving skills Strong communication, teamwork and negotiation skills; sales and/or marketing skills; with high creativity 
• Highly Experienced in International markets, mainly West African & Southern African Regions.