Sales Manager (Saudi National Only)

About Accor and Faena The Red Sea

Accor is expanding its presence into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Faena The Red Sea. This new property aims to establish a world of hospitality, drawing on the FAENA Movement's focus on art, culture, and community. The project emphasizes imaginative design and authentic experiences, creating spaces through collaboration and purpose.

Role Summary: Sales Manager (Saudi National Only)

The Sales Manager at Faena The Red Sea is a full-time position responsible for driving revenue growth and establishing the property's market presence during the pre-opening and launch phases. This role focuses on generating transient, corporate, and group business within assigned territories and market segments. The Sales Manager will build strategic relationships to position Faena The Red Sea as an ultra-luxury destination, representing Faena's blend of culture, lifestyle, wellness, and hospitality to luxury travel advisors, corporate accounts, and high-value clientele. This position requires 2-5 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute targeted sales action plans for assigned territories, market segments, and accounts.
• Proactively solicit and generate new business opportunities across transient, leisure, corporate, entertainment, and group segments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with luxury travel advisors, preferred agencies, corporate travel buyers, family offices, concierge networks, and lifestyle partners.
• Represent Faena The Red Sea at international trade shows, roadshows, sales missions, networking events, and client activations.
• Conduct regular sales calls, presentations, and site inspections to secure new business and strengthen partnerships.
• Achieve or exceed individual monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue goals.
• Work closely with Revenue Management to understand market demand, pricing strategy, and pace reports to identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with Marketing on campaigns, promotions, and lead generation initiatives that drive awareness and conversion.
• Maintain accurate account plans, activity reports, pipelines, and opportunities in Delphi / Salesforce CRM systems.
• Negotiate corporate and consortia agreements in line with the hotel's commercial strategy.
• Monitor competitor activity, market trends, and changing travel patterns within assigned territories.
• Coordinate with Reservations and Operations teams to ensure smooth execution of client bookings, VIP arrivals, and group requirements.
• Support pre-opening commercial initiatives including database development, account mapping, collateral distribution, and launch campaigns.
• Foster strong working relationships with Accor Global Sales Offices and relevant Ennismore commercial teams to maximize account production.

Collaboration and Operational Alignment

This role involves close collaboration with Revenue Management, Reservations, and Operations to convert opportunities, maximize market share, and ensure a seamless guest journey from inquiry to arrival. The Sales Manager will contribute to the overall commercial strategy and operational execution of the property.

Experience Requirements

• 2-5 years of experience in sales, preferably within the luxury travel or hospitality sector.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively generate new business and manage client relationships.
• Experience with CRM systems such as Delphi or Salesforce is preferred.

Application

We invite qualified Saudi Nationals who are driven by creativity and excellence to apply for this full-time position.