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  • Specialization Business Development / Marketing / Sales
  • Industry Hospitality / Hotel / Restaurant
  • Job Type Full Time
  • Experience 3 year(s)
  • Qualification HND, Bachelor's Degree
  • Location Lagos
Lilygate Hotel located in the heart of Lekki Phase 1 is a new luxurious four star hotel with 74 rooms including 6 suites and a full range of facilities.
Sales Manager
Reports To: General Manager or Managing Director

Position Summary
  • To oversee and manage sales staff and reservation to ensure maximum revenue, promotional coverage and marketing opportunities are achieved.
  • The SMM should work closely with revenue management and marketing functions, to develop strategies to maximise (Revpar) Revenue Per Available Room and grow market share.
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Maintain and promote a team work environment with effective and clear communication amongst co-workers.
  • Ensure best client service is being made available through communication amongst the team, cross training within the department and appropriate office coverage.
  • Works with sales managers to ensure understanding of sales strategy and effective implementation of this strategy for the segment.
  • Works with management team to create and implement a sales plan addressing revenue, customers and the market for the segment led by the SMM.
  • Set example through professional, friendly attitude towards clients and co-workers, timely response to clients and co-workers needs and observance of sales office standard.
  • Ensure hotel meets or exceeds budgeted goals.
  • Follow and track company cross-sell procedures.
  • Utilize company profile database to determine geographic areas for travel agent calls while maintaining top and existing travel agent accounts.
  • Organize travel agent month and travel agent appreciation rates for slow months.
  • Assists with the development and implementation of promotions, both internal and external.
  • Creating a focus on attracting new business.
  • Attending and contributing to the monthly sales strategy meeting
  • Updating and owning the sales strategy & sales plan with the General Manager.
  • Review and approves any special corporate negotiated rates by signing the CVGR (Company Volume guaranteed rate) contract.
  • Provides positive and aggressive leadership to ensure maximum revenue potential (e.g., sets example with personal booking goals).
  • Leads on-property sales functions to build long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of hotel sales objectives.
  • Recommends monthly room nights target goals for sales team members.
  • Participates in sales calls with members of sales team to acquire new business and/or close on business.
  • Develop and send informative press releases to targeted lists highlighting all activities and promotions.
  • Maintain and expand corporate incentive program via direct mail, personal visits etc.
  • Oversee and ensure the updating of rates, promotions on hotel website, OTA's (Online travel agents), GDS etc. without any rate parity.
  • Responsible for the training of sales managers and staff.
  • Follow and promote hotel standards with guests, co-workers.
  • Evaluates and drives the hotel’s participation in the various sales channels, Market Sales, Event Booking Centres, electronic lead channels, etc.
  • Monitors all day to day activities of direct reports.
  • Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence).
Requirements
  • High degree of commercial awareness and be able to understand links between sales and profit with excellent sales and negotiation skills.
  • Good business sense and the ability to motivate and lead a team.
  • 3-year degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or MBA.
Method of Application
Applicants should forward their Applications and CV's to: kehinde.badmus@lilygatelagos.com
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Click the Apply now button to send your application

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