Senior Sales Manager (Leisure) - Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi

Are you looking for an incredible opportunity to make a difference in a GPTW certified hotel? Look no further! Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi Hotel, an IHG Egypt Hotel, is seeking a dynamic Senior Leisure Sales Manager to join our exceptional team. At Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi Hotel, we pride ourselves on creating a workplace where our employees thrive. As a Senior Leisure Sales Manager, you will play a pivotal role in analyzing local market trends and competitor activity to recommend strategies that keep the hotel a leader in the marketplace through the development of future and repeat business. A little taste of your day-to-day: Every day is different at IHG, but you’ll mostly be: Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards: Analysis local market trends and competitor activity to identify business leads. Develop customer accounts and travel within the local area to drive business into the specific hotel/cluster and to increase market/customer share in all revenue streams. Negotiate room rates/packages with corporate clients. Develop and implement creative local marketing channels, including social media channels Prepare company contracts for the hotel in accordance with current business and pricing conditions Work within current business strategies and recognising potential opportunities Cooperate with other departments in the hotel to create an exceptional Guest experience and build strong, comprehensive sales programs Attend Sales events, as required Produce accurate and timely reports that meet the needs of the Sales Director and senior management to include the reporting of appointments, calls made and business leads Answer customer queries in a prompt and professional manner Manage staff performance in compliance with company policies and procedures Recruit, manage, train and develop the Sales team

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification / equivalent in marketing or related field  ● Two or more 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  ● Must speak local language(s)  ●  Other languages preferred