Cluster Manager, Destination Sales, China Market at SINGAPORE MARRIOTT TANG PLAZA HOTEL

Bangkok, , Thailand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sales, Account Management, MICE Sales, Leisure Sales, Catering Revenue, Strategy Implementation, Customer Engagement, New Account Development, Market Intelligence, Leadership, Communication, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Planning, Organizing, Relationship Building

Industry

Hospitality

Description

JOB SUMMARY This role is a key contributor to the Destination Sales team. The Sales Manager, Destination Sales is responsible to support a Destination Sales team to acquire new account and manage the relationship of assigned key accounts located in a defined designation in addition to administration duties. The primary intent is to drive sales proactively for the hotels participating in the Destination Sales structure, across key business segments including MICE and Leisure and facilitate Catering revenue opportunities. He/she has to collaborate with different stakeholders to implement the destination strategy and provide guidance to his/her team on the same. Every Year, a Balance Scorecard will be issued covering the Associate priorities and setting a clear direction to follow. CANDIDATE PROFILE Education and Experience * Experience • Minimum 6 years’ proactive sales experience • Experience on selling multiple hotels is a plus * Education or Certification • High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Management preferred CORE WORK ACTIVITIES * Destination Strategy • Destination selling in Travel Trade show, sales missions • Collaborate with Field Marketing / MDS team for any destination related activities • Support pre-opening hotels • Developing and executing destination selling strategy for the identified source markets * Source Market Customer Management • Understand account needs and opportunities • Customer engagement and entertainment • New accounts development • Executes sales strategy to achieve goals for all participating hotels. * Revenue Generation • Focus on generating MICE, Leisure room and catering revenue • Capitalize on market opportunities to support cluster hotels * Value Creation • Provide market intelligence (competition, economic trends, seasonality, supply and demand, etc) to key stakeholders (Hotel leaders, Area Director of Sales & Distributions) • Assess customer needs and feedback to enhance customer experience * Leadership • Ensure open communication within the team, provide guidance / training to team members from time to time • Maintain the engagement level of the team MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES Leadership * Administration – ensure cluster office administration effectiveness * Adaptability - Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace. * Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods. * Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action. * Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values. * Managing Execution * Building and Contributing to Teams - Participates as a member of a team to move toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members. * Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required. * Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed. * Building Relationships * Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships. * Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards. * Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential. * Generating Talent and Organizational Capability * Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit. * Learning and Applying Professional Expertise * Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance. * Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges * Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges. * Excellent selling skills and understanding of sales processes; can effectively up-sell products and services; can bring a sale to closure * Strong customer development and relationship management skills * Strong leaderships skills * Strong problem-solving skills * Effective decision making skills * Effective conflict management skills * Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities. * Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.). * Mathematical Reasoning - Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues. * Oral Comprehension - Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. * Reading Comprehension - Understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. * Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law. Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.

Responsibilities

This role supports the Destination Sales team by acquiring new accounts and managing relationships with assigned key accounts within a defined designation, focusing on proactively driving sales across MICE and Leisure segments for participating hotels. The manager must collaborate with stakeholders to implement the destination strategy and provide guidance to the team based on annual Balance Scorecard priorities.