Director of Sales & Marketing Vacancy at Marriot Hotels in UAE

Marriot Hotel is offering a job opportunity in UAE as a full-time Director of Sales & Marketing. Functions as the leader of the property’s sales department for properties with bookings over 300 peak rooms and significant local catering revenue. Manages the property's reactive and proactive sales efforts. Provides day to day leadership to sales associates to achieve property sales objectives with overall responsibility for achieving booking goals and property revenues. 

Managing Sales Activities:

1. Manages the development of a strategic account plan for the demand generators in the market.
2. Manages the property's reactive and proactive sales efforts.
3. Determines and develops marketing communication activities, in conjunction with Regional Marketing Communications.
4. Provides customer intelligence in evaluating the market and economic trends that may lead to changes in sales strategy to meet or exceed customer expectations.

Building Successful Relationships:

1. Develops strong partnerships with local organizations to further increase brand/product awareness.
2. Develops and manages internal key stakeholder relationships.
3. Develops strong community and public relations by maintaining property participation in local, regional and national tradeshows and client events.
4. Executes exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and monitoring their satisfaction before and during their program/event.

Leadership:

1. Functions as the leader of the property’s sales department for properties with bookings over 300 peak rooms and significant local catering revenue.
2. Develops sales goals and strategies and verifies alignment with the brand business strategy.
3. Executes the sales strategy in order to meet individual booking goals for both self and staff.
4. Coaches leaders of revenue generating departments in developing effective revenue strategies and setting aggressive goals that will drive the property's financial performance.

1. 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 4 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.
2. OR 4-year bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.

Preferred:

1. 4 year college degree.
2. Demonstrated skills in supervising a team.
3. Lodging sales experience.
4. Hotel industry work experience, demonstrating progressive career growth and a pattern of exceptional performance.

About Marriot Hotel:

Offering an expansive portfolio in the industry, Marriott Hotel offers 30 brands and over 7000 properties across 131 countries and territories that give people more ways to connect and experience the world. Founded by J. Willard and Alice Marriott, and guided by family leadership since 1927, their principles remain embedded in the company’s culture and in everything they do today.

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