Accor

Director of Sales

Accor$100K — $130K *
Hospitality & Recreation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Expert skills in sales, partnerships, and business development
  • Proven experience in building business relationships and closing deals
  • Ability to develop and execute strategies with a team
  • Creative and flexible problem solver
  • Results-driven with independent execution capabilities
  • Inspirational leadership skills
  • Strong communication skills for presentations to senior leadership
  • Familiarity with luxury hotel brands is a plus
  • Analytical and innovative mindset
  • Detail-oriented and reliable
  • Maintains confidentiality and high integrity
  • Required previous sales leadership experience
  • Proficient in MS Office and automated systems

Responsibilities

  • Assist in preparing the annual sales plan and budgets
  • Develop and implement business strategies for the Sales Department
  • Manage Sales Division expenses to align with the annual budget
  • Participate in trade shows to develop new markets and identify customers
  • Control key account annual contract processing and negotiate rates
  • Monitor daily reservation patterns to maximize occupancy and revenue
  • Review company accounts and nightly production reports to meet sales objectives
  • Conduct sales meetings and lead monthly strategy sessions
  • Develop a cohesive and motivated Sales team through strong leadership
  • Drive overall sales effectiveness of the hotel and team
  • Monitor weekly sales activities for achieving objectives
  • Provide ongoing direction and training for the sales team
  • Work harmoniously with Senior Executives and corporate headquarters

Benefits

  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in hiring and promotion
  • Emphasis on teamwork and support among employees
  • Focus on providing the best guest experience
  • Inclusive company culture that celebrates diverse identities
Full Job Description
Job Description
  • Assists with preparing the Annual Sales Plan and Budgets
  • Develops, implements, maximizes, monitors and evaluates objectives, business strategies and activities of the Sales Department to exceed forecasted revenue figures in all hotel-related revenue streams
  • Manages Sales Division expenses in line with the annual budget
  • Participates in trade shows and promotional events to develop new markets, by identifying prospective customers
  • Responsible to control all key account annual contract processing, based on rate negotiation (to support the annual rate growth) - negotiates with decision makers/confirm with General Manager and/or Director, Sales & Marketing - based on volume (hotel's top productive accounts)
  • Monitors daily reservations pick-up patterns to maximize occupancy and revenue increase yields
  • Reviews and monitors company accounts room nightly production reports, to ensure that all sales objectives related to monthly revenue budgets, are achieved
  • Conducts Sales meetings with the team, as well as lead the monthly Strategy meeting, including forecast management
  • Adheres to the brand's overall vision and hotel policies and procedures
  • Develops an organized, motivated and cohesive Sales team through strong leadership
  • Drives the Sales effectiveness of the hotel and Sales Team
  • Monitors weekly sales activities to ensure individual sales calls objectives are achieved
  • Provides ongoing direction and implements training programs for the team
  • Work in harmony and synergy with all Senior Executives in the hotel and Corporate Headquarter team


Qualifications

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
  • Expert understanding of and well-developed skills in sales, partnerships, and business development, including identifying leads, building relationships, storytelling, negotiating, closing, and account management
  • Proven track record of building new business relationships and signing significant deals
  • Comfortable and capable with both developing and executing strategy with the team
  • Creative, flexible and solution-oriented
  • Results-driven, with an ability to execute independently
  • Natural leader who inspires and motivates the entire team
  • Comfortable presenting to Senior Leadership with interpersonal communication skills
  • Experience with luxury or global brand is an advantage
  • Analytical, proactive and innovative mind
  • Detail-oriented and highly reliable in thorough execution and follow-through
  • High integrity and ability to keep confidentiality
  • Previous Sales leadership experience required
  • Must have experience working for luxury hotel brands
  • Strong experience or adaptable training in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint) software and other automated systems, and PCs


Additional Information

Your team and working environment:
A team of Heartists that are committed to working together, supporting each other, and providing the best guest experience, Feel Valued, Feel Sparked, We Are One

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. We commit to a future where diverse identities are celebrated, and equitable and inclusive practices are woven into the fabric of everything we do as an organization.

About Accor

Accor is a multinational hospitality company that operates in 110 countries. It was founded in 1967 and has its headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. The company operates over 4,800 hotels, resorts, and residences under brands such as Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, and Ibis. Accor also offers a range of services to businesses and individuals, including meeting and event planning, loyalty programs, and digital solutions. In 2020, the company launched its ALLSAFE program, which includes enhanced hygiene and safety measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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