DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING (MATERNITY COVER)

• Beautiful location on the Elizabeth Quay waterfront
• 5 minutes walk from Elizabeth Quay station and close to public transport
• Free Employee Duty Meals
• Free breakfast cereal, coffee and tea throughout the day
• Discounts on hotel rooms and food and beverage with Marriott Internationally
• Discounts on retail venues around the location
• Marriott Life with the Works – Paid Birthday Leave, Sabbatical Leave, and Paid Parental Leave
• Recognition and wellbeing programs
• Training and Career Development opportunities within an international brand
• Employee activities and celebrations throughout the year

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Unrestricted working rights for Australia
• 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 4 year 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; 2 year experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.

DUTIES

• Functions as the leader of the property’s sales department and responsible for the topline revenue of the hotel.
• Manages the property’s reactive, proactive sales efforts, reservations department, public relations, marketing communications and overall strategic direction.
• Provides day to day leadership to sales associates to achieve property sales objectives with overall responsibility for achieving booking goals and property revenues.
• Implements the brand’s service strategy and applicable brand initiatives in all aspects of the sales process and focuses on building long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of the hotel’s’ sales objectives.
• Evaluates the property’s participation in the various sales channels (e.g., Area Sales, Group Sales within the Sales Office, electronic lead channels, etc.) and develops strong working relationships to proactively position and market the property.
• Manages the marketing budget to enable development of property specific campaigns, promotions and collateral to drive revenue and meet property objectives.
• Interfaces with regional marketing communications for regional and national promotions pull through.
• Develops and implements property–wide strategies that deliver products and services to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the brand’s target customer profile and property associates and provides a return on investment to the owner and Marriott International.