Director of Sales & Marketing

Due to an internal promotion the gibson hotel are currently recruiting for the position of Director of Sales & Marketing.

Key areas of responsibilities:

Develop and drive the Sales & Marketing Plan for the hotel
Oversees the Conference & Events and Revenue/Reservations for the hotel
Dealing with clients on telephone, fax, email and responding to all requests in a professional & timely manner, endeavouring to convert every call into a sale
Understanding the business – third party systems, yield, wholesalers, Operators and Travel Agents, RFP’s etc
To assist in compiling the Sales budget for the hotel with the assistance of the General Manager and Financial Controller
To achieve Rooms, F&B, & Conference budget for the hotel.
To compile weekly and monthly sales report for the Hotel as required
To set targets for the sales teams in terms of sales calls and revenue
To strategically target all market segments for business
To plan and agree advertising budget in advance
To represent the gibson hotel at consumer fairs, trade exhibitions, seminars etc.
To ensure the hotel is promoted through e-marketing and continue to drive the hotel social media sites
To encourage business to the hotel from overseas markets
To forecast weekly/monthly for the hotel in conjunction with the hotel Revenue Manager

Person Specification:

Minimum of 2 years in a similar role
Proven track record of driving Sales
Experience in developing and facilitating marketing and promotional strategies
Strong financial acumen
Hotel experience is essentional

We do not require the assistance of agencies at this time