Sales Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Marriott International is seeking a Sales Manager to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time management position focuses on proactively soliciting and managing sales opportunities to achieve sales objectives. The role involves building long-term, value-based customer relationships and contributing to the revenue growth of the properties.

Key Responsibilities

The Sales Manager will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, understanding market trends, and leveraging this knowledge to maximize revenue. This includes:

• Proactively soliciting and managing sales opportunities to meet personal and location revenue goals.
• Building and strengthening relationships with existing and new customers through various sales activities to facilitate future bookings.
• Developing community relationships to expand the customer base for sales opportunities.
• Managing and developing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Providing accurate and effective turnover of business to Event Management.
• Participating in sales calls to acquire new business and close existing opportunities.
• Executing and supporting the operational aspects of booked business, including generating proposals, writing contracts, and managing customer correspondence.
• Understanding the overall market, including competitors' strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, and supply and demand, and selling against them.
• Closing opportunities based on market conditions and location needs.
• Gaining a deep understanding of target customers and their service expectations to offer tailored business solutions.
• Supporting the company's service and relationship strategy to drive customer loyalty through excellent service delivery.
• Servicing customers to grow their account share.
• Executing and supporting the company's customer service standards and providing excellent customer service consistent with daily service basics.
• Setting a positive example for guest relations and interacting with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.

Qualifications and Requirements

Candidates should meet one of the following educational and experience criteria:

• A 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or a related major, combined with 3 years of experience in sales and marketing or a related professional area.
• Alternatively, a 4-year bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or a related major, with 1 year of experience in sales and marketing or a related professional area.

Required Skills

The role requires proficiency in the following areas:

• Sales
• Marketing
• Customer Relationship Management
• Business Development
• Revenue Generation
• Customer Service

Work Environment and Details

This is a full-time management position located at 8333 King Saud Road, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 12622. Marriott International is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, fostering an environment where diverse backgrounds are valued and celebrated.