3 Sales Professionals jobs in Alexandria

**Additional Information**
**Job Number** 25122049
**Job Category** Sales & Marketing
**Location** Sheraton Montazah Hotel, Corniche Road, Alexandria, Egypt, Egypt, 21923VIEW ON MAP ( Full Time
**Located Remotely?** N
**Position Type** Management
**JOB SUMMARY**
The position is accountable for proactively soliciting and handling sales opportunities. Ensures business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for proper service delivery. Assists in leading all day-to-day activities related to sales with a focus on building long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of sales objectives. Achieves personal sales goals.
**CANDIDATE PROFILE**
**Education and Experience**
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 3 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.
OR
- 4-year bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 1 year experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.
**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**
**Building Successful Relationships that Generate Sales Opportunities**
- Works collaboratively with off-property sales channels to ensure sales efforts are coordinated, complementary and not duplicative.
- Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls, entertainment, FAM trips, trade shows, etc.
- Develops relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for sales opportunities.
- Manages and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Provides accurate, complete and effective turnover to Event Management.
**Managing Sales Activities**
- Participates in sales calls with members of sales team to acquire new business and/or close on business.
- Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence).
**Using Knowledge of Market Trends and Target Customer Information to Maximize Revenue**
- Identifies new business to achieve personal and location revenue goals.
- Understands the overall market - competitors' strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them.
- Closes the best opportunities for the location based on market conditions and location needs.
- Gains understanding of the location's primary target customer and service expectations; serves the customer by understanding their business, business issues and concerns, to offer better business solution.
**Providing Exceptional Customer Service**
- Supports the company's service and relationship strategy, driving customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience.
- Services our customers in order to grow share of the account.
- Executes and supports the company's customer service standards.
- Provides excellent customer service consistent with the daily service basics of the company.
- Sets a positive example for guest relations.
- Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
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An Assistant Director of Sales manages the hotel sales and marketing plans by recommending growth efforts, monitoring progress, and ensuring that the hotel is competitively positioned within the local marketplace.
**What will I be doing?**
As Assistant Director of Sales, you will be responsible for working closely with the Senior Management Team to drive business needs and expand existing business through promotional efforts and sales channels. An Assistant Director of Sales will work to develop the sales group and groom a high-performing sales team. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:
+ Manage hotel sales and marketing plans to ensure they accurately interpret and support the objectives of the business and use these plans to focus the sales efforts for all market segments
+ Work closely with the Senior Management Team to identify and drive focused activities on elements of the business that require additional support
+ Contribute to the development of company sales and marketing initiatives by recommending, implementing and monitoring appropriate local activity
+ Organise comprehensive information describing the range of products and services offered by the hotel and deliver this information through relevant sales resources and sales channels to existing and potential Guests
+ Produce accurate and timely reports that meet the needs of the hotel and the management company
+ Prepare and present, on a monthly basis, the contribution, focus and activity of the proactive sales team to the hotel owners and senior management team
+ Cooperate with other departments in the hotel, particularly Reservations and the Banqueting Department, to create an exceptional Guest experience and build strong, comprehensive sales programs
+ Contribute to relevant management meetings to develop and implement sales and marketing initiatives
+ Prepare company contracts for the hotel in accordance with current business and pricing conditions
+ Monitor offers, options and discounts for repeat bookings for groups, congresses and seminars in close cooperation with the Group Coordinator
**What are we looking for?**
An Assistant Director of Sales serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:
+ Positive attitude and good communication skills
+ Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service
+ Excellent grooming standards
+ Strong leadership skills, whereas it is evident that you can effectively manage and motivate a team to perform beyond expectations
+ Strong analytical skills to understand key business indicators and competitive trends and develop approaches to these challenges
+ Excellent selling capabilities and the ability and desire to coach selling techniques to Team Members
+ Excellent organisational and planning skills
+ Experience in a similar role with a proven track record
It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:
+ Knowledge of local market
+ Knowledge of hospitality
+ Passion for sales and for achieving targets and objectives
+ Degree-level qualification in a relevant field would be advantageous
**What will it be like to work for Hilton?**
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands ( . Our vision "to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!
**Job:** _Sales_
**Title:** _Assistant Director of Sales ( Based In Cairo )_
**Location:** _null_
**Requisition ID:** _HOT0BU1A_
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