Jumeirah Group Careers – Assistant Sales Manager

Job Description:

An opportunity has arisen in the Food & Beverage department at Burj Al Arab for a highly motivated and hard working Assistant Sales Manager. The main purpose of this position is to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the F&B Sales Department, utilize Events, support for the operation by providing administrational support.

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyse local market trends and competitor activity to identify business leads
• Communicate effectively with guests, clients, business partners and colleagues.
• Assist in achieving the annually established segment revenue targets and work with the team members to achieve their targets
• To maintain a high level of exposure for the hotel through direct sales, telephone, fax and written communication.
• Participate in daily business review meeting, pre-convention meetings and other sales related meetings as required.
• Work within current business strategies and recognize potential opportunities
• Answer customer queries in a prompt and professional manner
• Conduct in house show around and entertain potential clients
• Produce accurate and timely reports that meet the needs of the Director and Senior Management. To include but not limited to reporting of appointments, calls made and business leads.
• Develop customer accounts and travel within UAE to drive business into the hotel and increase market share in all revenue streams
• Maintain and develop business for Food and Beverage outlets and banquets.
• Negotiate and prepare contracts for the hotel in accordance with current business and pricing trends.
• Attend Sales Events as required

Job Requirements:

• Must have at least 2 years in a sales role
• High School diploma or higher education
• 5-star luxury hotel experience
• Experience with diverse cultural background of team members
• Flexibility with a broad cultural guest profile
• Fluent in professional verbal and written English
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Minimum of 1 additional language
• Experience on working with Delphi
• Commercially (targets and results) focused

Job Details:

Company: Jumeirah Group

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Application Deadline: N/A

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