- Strategic management and development of the luxury segment across multiple markets for Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island & Club Privé by Rixos Saadiyat Island.
- Securing and maintaining partnerships with top luxury partners in key source markets.
- Manage marketing investment and communication to luxury partners.
- Travel to key markets to exclusively target luxury tour operators and agencies for training & represent hotels at key Luxury trade events.
- Secure and manage luxury consortia inclusion and strategies.
- Monitor and react to market trends within the luxury segment.
- Maximize occupancy and average rate of hotel through creative and selective selling for Luxury segment & Villas
- Development of unique strategies to target luxury segment.
- Develop strong, secure and productive business relations with all companies within portfolio of Luxury Sales.
- Provide ongoing market intelligence by monitoring business sources and segments
- Assist the DOS in pursuing new market segments to secure sales and prepare proposals for consideration.
- Ensure that revenues and / or cost controls are maximized through proactive actions rather than reactive management.
- Be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of all competing hotel and restaurant products and provide weekly regular updates after visiting competition hotels allocated for tracking purposes
- Maintain accurate information on all new and on-going leads and accounts, including solicitation efforts.
- Contact and entertain clients during their site visits and through invitations to contacts within his/her respective segment.
- Ensure that all incoming correspondence (inquiries, requests, offers, confirmations, etc.) are attended to and replied in due time.
- Establish a Weekly / Monthly Reports, which includes the summary of the past activities, prospection and trends, and analyses competitor’s sales and promotion efforts, forecast for all sales activities & production/conversion figures.
- Targets to achieve key figures from key accounts / key markets through preparation and execution of proper action plan for his/her field of responsibility.
- Support colleagues in sales where necessary.
Perform duties in a manner that respects Rixos Hotels Core Behaviours that are Trust, Relationship, Entrepreneurship and Drive
Qualifications
Your experience and skills include:
- Valid UAE driver's license.
- Min 3 years’ experience in the luxury hospitality segment for Abu Dhabi.
- English / Arabic speaker is essential, additional languages will benefit.
- Excellent customer service and leadership skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong market connections within Abu Dhabi, Dubai & International markets.