Director of Sales - Holiday Inn Express Singapore Clarke Quay

Singapore Job Openings

Holiday Inn Express

October 17, 2024

As Director of Sales, you’ll develop and implement strategies to ensure revenue and room night sales goals are achieved, sales strategies are set, tactical plans are created and implemented, and results are monitored and achieved. You’ll work closely with Marketing and Revenue Management in formulating and implementation of hotel strategies for Holiday Inn Express Singapore Clarke Quay.

Your day-to-day:

FINANCIAL RETURNS

Hit all personal/team sales goals and maximise profitability
Help prepare the departmental budget and financial plans
Help prepare the hotel’s sales and marketing plan
Create and implement sales plans that drive measurable incremental occupancy, increase average rates, increase volume, food and beverage and banquet sales
Produce monthly reports and sales forecasts to analyze current/potential market and sales trends, coordinate activities to increase revenue and market share and monitor performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plan
Review monthly reports and sales forecasts to analyze current/potential market and sales trends, coordinate activities to increase revenue and market share and monitor performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plan
Create and develop special events and sales blitzes to showcase the hotel to potential clients.
Attend trade shows and major market events locally and nationally to promote new business and increase sales and marketing opportunities for the hotel

PEOPLE

Manage daily sales activities, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers
Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues recognise good performance
Train colleagues to make sure they hit hotel revenue goals to the standards we expect and have the tools they need to work effectively
Recommend or initiate any HR related actions where needed
Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive connect departments to create sense of one team
Interact with outside contacts: guests, vendors, and other contacts as needed
Develop and maintain great working relationships with key clients and outside contacts to increase revenue

GUEST EXPERIENCE

Provide guests with information (example: loyalty programmes, area attractions, restaurants, facility information) to enhance guest experience
Schedule conventions and/or business group activities at the hotel and coordinate with other hotel level departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the sales office and prospective clients
Communicate to appropriate departments all pertinent information requirements and special needs for arriving VIP’s, large groups, and other key guests
Lead marketing efforts to up sell guests on hotel services, offerings, and amenities

RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS

Work closely with key business leaders, officials, and representatives of local community groups within the city to ensure constant high-profile exposure for the hotel
Effectively communicate and market aspects of the hotel that are sustainable or “green” and use information to gain new business opportunities
Raise the awareness and reputation of your hotel and the brand locally occasionally acting as hotel representative for media related enquiries
Identify improvements to marketing activities and overall hotel sales performance and work with other departments
Ad hoc duties unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done

What do we need from You

Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification / equivalent in marketing or related field
Minimum 4 years of experience in a hospitality or hotel sales and marketing setting with direct supervisory experience over a sales team
Strong knowledge of local businesses and business trends required
Strategic and tactical thinker - ability to develop strategic sales plans, establish goals and objectives, set performance targets and deliver projects on time
Strong interpersonal skills to develop and foster beneficial relationships
Keeps abreast of changes and assesses trends in market conditions and consumer buying behaviour to create strategies that drive business opportunities

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