Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Company Description The Iconic Rixos Gulf Hotel Doha introduces a unique lifestyle and luxurious services and products, Rixos warm hospitality, the vibrant entertainment programs, and the trendy and distinguished ALL INCLUSIVE food and beverage concepts with 378 beautifully appointed guest rooms, dream bedding and luxurious atmosphere. Join our motivated and vibrant team as Assistant Director of Sales and build your career with us.

PROSPECTIVE ACCOUNTS: Identifies prospective accounts and establishes goals for Key Accounts by analysing historical data and other statistical information and also by conducting accounts interviews and preparing customer action plans

FAIRS (domestic/International) : Attends fairs in order to represent the Hotel and/or region within a both according to the action plan within the Business/Marketing Plan of the Hotel. The fairs are attended in co-ordination with the Regional or Corp. Sales

DOMESTIC MARKET: Priority in sales activities are to be given to this market, for the local travel trade as well as for the corporate accounts

INTERNATIONAL MARKET: Has to be worked on in close co-ordination with the Country Director of Sales according to internal regulations

ROOMS: Regarding the availability and the co-ordination of rooms for high booking periods the final approval of availability is taken always by the Hotel operation s management.

MARKET MIX: Emphasis on right market mix to maintain the quality of the product and to minimize market dependence on long term

CO-ORDINATION: Regular meetings with the hotel operation (Rooms Division, Reservation and Food & Beverage) have to be held to exchange information and problem solving

Reduces administrative work to achieve a minimum of 5-7 personal sales/courtesy calls per day as well as 10 telephone sales/courtesy calls per day, without affecting promptness of flow of correspondence to accounts

Ensures that all incoming correspondence (inquiries, requests, offers, confirmations, etc.) are attended to and replied in due time

Maintains a monthly overview of vacation- and public holiday balance of all his/her staff and delivers a monthly consolidated summary to the Director of HR

He/she is familiar with all related company documentation and especially with the relevant Operational Standards Manual for his/her field of responsibility

Assumes responsibility of Duty Manager when scheduled to do so.

Other duties as assigned

Press Releases, PR activities, Advertisements etc. are executed and co-ordinated by the Country Director of Sales

Electronic Distribution Systems are up-dated by the hotel operation on regular basis

Assist in Task Force Teams for new openings

Carry out any other reasonable task (which may not be stated here) as requested

We are much more than a world leader. We are 240,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,100 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making “Feel Welcome” resonate as the finest hotel promise.

From luxury to economy and in every corner of the globe, AccorHotels' 20 brands meet all the needs of business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, attention and high-quality services.

Our Brands include:

-Raffles

-Fairmont

-Sofitel

-MGallery

-Grand Mercure

-Pullman

-Swissôtel

-Novotel

-Suite Novotel

-Mercure

-Thalassa sea & spa

-Adagio

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Desired Candidate Profile

Master Degree in Marketing or Diploma in vocational hospitality, 8 10 years experience in 4-5 star Hotel