Director of Sales - Segment at Four Seasons Hotels Limited - Turkey

, , Egypt -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 Dec, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sales Management, Revenue Growth, Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Market Analysis, Customer Relationship Management, Negotiation Skills, Coaching, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Decision Making, Organizational Skills, Pressure Management, Account Management, Sales Strategy, Marketing Strategy

Industry

Hospitality

Description

About Four Seasons: Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture. At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us. About the location: Classical grandeur in the heart of Cairo. Flanked by zoological gardens and the western bank of the Nile, our address in Giza’s prestigious First Mall complex puts you in the centre of it all. Catch a glimpse of the river or the Great Pyramids from your room as you head out to explore the ancient wonders, or spend the day by the pool, indulging in an aromatic massage once reserved for Egyptian royalty. Or opt for shopping in the high-end boutiques at the First Mall or experience the best of gastronomy aboard our First Nile Boat, offering panoramic Nile views and brilliant international cuisine. As the Director of Sales Segment, you will be responsible for leading and overseeing sales activities for the Four Seasons Hotel At The First Residence. Your primary goal will be to drive revenue growth by targeting both International Sales being Wholesale or Individual business, and group, ensuring that sales activities align with the Hotel's commercial objectives, and optimizing revenue across all business segments. You will be instrumental in executing strategies, mentoring the sales team, and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders, including clients and internal departments. This position demands a proactive, results-driven individual with the ability to lead, inspire, and motivate a diverse team while ensuring the hotel's sales goals are met. What you will do Hire, retain and develop diverse, high-caliber talent that makes a strong positive impact on the organization, and creates and sustains a work environment that embraces the brand’s culture, ensures fair and equitable treatment and associate satisfaction to enable business success. Develop and implement strategies to exceed financial results and drive market share, customer satisfaction, employee loyalty, owner loyalty, and brand strength for the hotel. Develop and implement a sales strategy to effectively manage all the different sales channels and segmentation. Ensure the development of strategic account plans for the demand generators in the market. Deploy sales team against appropriate market segments and constantly monitor performance. Assist in the development of the annual marketing plan, ensure projects are executed for all market areas as stated in the hotel marketing plan with emphasis on increasing sales and profitability, review market analysis and determine client needs, occupancy potential, rates desired, etc. Supervise the installation of sales and marketing procedures and ensure the hotel is in compliance with all company Minimum Operating Standards. Proactively position and market the property to remain a market leader and strengthen Four Seasons brand image. Develop and execute a marketing strategy to drive revenue and meet property objectives. Act as the customer expert and customer advocate at the hotel. Ensure sales and marketing information provided to the operations departments is timely, accurate and enables property to meet or exceed guest expectations, create customer loyalty and grow market share. Identify changing market conditions and introduce appropriate changes in sales and marketing strategy to meet or exceed customer expectations and results. Know the business, the competition, the clients and customer trends. Represent the customer needs to the rest of the hotel, and constantly identify and communicate potential new revenue opportunities to the hotel executive team influencing the development of plans to tap those opportunities. Proactively develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external key stakeholder groups. Create and execute account plans for assigned markets and territories in the Leisure Segment to ensure maximum revenue and budgeted targets are achieved. Conduct sales calls, prospecting calls, site inspections, and entertainment. Effectively manage communication with Four Seasons Sales Offices maintaining regular dialogue and providing Sales & Marketing updates. Lead on-property sales functions and leverages above property sales resources to deliver results. Accomplish desired results by setting priorities and effectively managing through people and processes, using reliable tools, and leveraging resources and other parts of the organization. Assign clear goals to team members to assure success and accountability for results. Encourage sales team to set and exceed challenging objectives. Maintain strict confidentiality and ensure work is of the highest level. Be responsible for all aspects of systems, administration, database and facilities of on-site sales activities including procedures and processes specific to the daily operation of the sales team. Responsible for overseeing the contract document, loan servicing and reporting processes for new sales, repurchases and re-sales. The Director of Sales will also manage specific markets and segmentations. What you bring Education: Academic education or equivalent experience. Experience: Must have minimum 3 year experience in the same position. Proven sales track record is a plus. Must possess strong decision making, selling, negotiation and interpersonal skills. Ability to organize, delegate and work under pressure are requirements for this post. Coach and development skills are also expected. Must maintain a professional appearance and conduct personal behavior in a mature professional business manner when representing the hotel or company. Advanced computer skills and knowledge including but not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Internet. Reading, writing and oral proficiency in the Arabic and English language. Other languages are a plus. Travel required: in case of sales trips, conferences, training and special events. What we offer: Competitive salary, wages, and a comprehensive benefits package Excellent training and development opportunities Complimentary dry cleaning for employee uniforms/ business attire. Complimentary employee meals Complimentary stays at Four Seasons properties (based on availability), with discounted meals. Dental and medical/disability/life insurance Retirement pension plan Employee service awards Annual employee party/social and sports events Schedule & Hours: Full–time job with 5 working days a week. Dedicated to perfecting the travel experience through continual innovation and the highest standards of hospitality, Four Seasons can offer what many hospitality professionals dream of -the opportunity to build a life-long career with global potential and a real sense of pride in work well done.

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Responsibilities

The Director of Sales Segment is responsible for leading sales activities to drive revenue growth and ensure alignment with the hotel's commercial objectives. This includes developing strategies, mentoring the sales team, and fostering relationships with key stakeholders.