Director of Middle East Sales

at  Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Position: Director of Middle East Sales (Full time #539552)
Property / Office: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
Location: London, United Kingdom

• Maximising sales & marketing activities so as to ensure occupancy, rate and yield objectives are achieved in accordance with sales & marketing plan
• Servicing all assigned corporate, travel trade and group accounts from the Middle East, researching and developing new accounts, focusing on high rated business in line with the over-all sales and pricing strategies.
• Maximising sales opportunities from the Royal and HNWI Families from The Middle East and managing all requests from bookers
• Maximising sales for all other hotel revenue generating departments
• Planning and executing overseas sales trips within assigned territories and market segments
  To be a successful Director of Middle East Sales, you will have a proven track-record in a similar role, you will have an entrepreneurial mindset, taking ownership of your segment and proactively driving results.
  Ideal candidates will possess extensive industry experience within the Luxury market, with an established network of contacts and relationships in the Middle East segment. You will be a natural relationship builder, both externally and internally and be able to work effectively in a team, connecting with key stakeholders and departments across the hotel to deliver and drive results. You will be a quick decision maker, show agility and flexibility and be able to work under pressure. We are looking for candidates with a positive attitude and resilience to finding new business in a competitive market.