Principle Responsibilities & Position Purpose: A Sales Manager with Hilton Hotels and Resorts analyses local market trends and competitor activity to recommend strategies that keep the hotel a leader in the marketplace through the development of future and repeat business.
Qualification Standards
- Must have 7 years work experience in Sales in a busy environment, preferably hospitality industry with a proven track record to close a sale.
- Strong leadership skills, whereas it is evident that you can effectively manage and motivate a team to perform beyond expectations
- Strong analytical skills so to understand key business indicators and competitive trends and develop approaches to these challenges
- Business degree, or any relevant qualification, would be advantageous
- Develop customer accounts and travel within the local area to drive business into the specific hotel / cluster and to increase market/customer share in all revenue streams
Specific Job Knowledge, Skill and Ability
- Possession of excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Positive attitude
- Skilled in use of Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Spreadsheet and database, Outlook, E-mail system.
- Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service
- Excellent organizational and planning skills
- Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
- Ability to work under pressure and under own initiative
- Previous experience in sales role with the ability to close a sale
Application Process:
Excellent future career opportunities are available within the organization.
Compensation and benefits are commensurate with background and experience.
Interested candidates are invited to apply through: Nairobi_Recruitment@hilton.com before end of day 28th October 2014
Hilton Nairobi is an equal opportunity employer and as such, canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.