Accor Hotels
Assistant Manager - Catering Sales
Job description
- With Sales Manager plan sales strategy and implement tactics to achieve budget
- Sell all facets of the hotel and cross sell other Accor Hotels Group properties
- Establish new business and maintain existing business accounts through the preparation and execution of action plans
- Convert sales leads
- Handle accounts/prospects jointly with senior positions
- Solicit and close business according to established parameters
- Conduct familiarizations and site inspections
- Maintain a regular sales call pattern
- Monitor competitive set and communicate tactical changes to Manager
- Attend regular meetings
- Entertain prospects and existing key accounts with the view to sustain business and generate further sales
- Report as required on sales activities and successes
- Participate in conducting client interviews
- Maintain regular contract with the Accor International network of hotels and reservation centre
- Monitor competitor activities
- Build profile in market place
- Assist Sales Manager with collateral distribution and direct mail campaigns
- Develop and maintain contact with business generators, meeting and convention planners, visitors/Convention Bureau travel agents, tour operators, airlines, corporate accounts, Government Departments and other producers closely allied to Hotel Business.
- Work in line with business requirements
