Job overview:
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senior leisure sales professional
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the prime objective of the sales team is to increase revenue for hotels globally, through influencing and motivating targeted travel bookers across leisure agencies and key wholesalers to promote hotel brands as the preferred chain to their clients.
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the ideal candidate will lead initiatives to generate and engage with business partners to build new business for the company. This candidate will strategically plan their approach to clients and offer compelling solutions to cater for client needs. They are responsible for maintaining and developing relationships in order to meet sales goals.
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key responsibilities:
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* recruitment, training, management, and leadership of a sales team.
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* agree and communicate individual goals and targets to include ongoing measurement and monitoring of individual and team achievement against targets. Identify and implement corrective action where necessary.
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* manage advisor engagement and educational projects for the team, such as webinars and trainings, quizzes, portal engagement, acquisitions, training videos, event attendance, and other ad hoc projects.
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requirements:
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* 3-5 years related experience in the leisure travel industry in sales and leadership roles.
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* experience with travel agencies and wholesalers required.
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* event planning experience is a plus.
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* experience with managing teams and projects.
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* self-motivated, enthusiastic, and committed.
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* ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
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* competent at developing business relationships at all levels – face to face, email, video conferencing, and telephone.
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* good presentation skills and proficient in microsoft outlook, word, excel, powerpoint, teams, webex and zoom.
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* proficiency in salesforce.
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* strong selling skills and effective analytical skills.
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* ability to travel within a designated territory as required.
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* strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
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