Assistant Director Of Sales

Serkoç Otelcilik Tur.İnş.Tah.Tic.A.Ş - Lujo Hotel

LUJO SOUL

Art & Joy reside at the heart of the philosophy at Lujo, taking you on a journey to rediscover your inner child and get enchanted by the vibrant orange that so perfectly reflects our energy. Vacationing at Lujo truly is anything but ordinary and so is working here. If you, too, feel this bursting energy and wish to share it and enrich the team with your colorful personality and your knowledge, we should definitely meet. Join us on this journey to offer our guests a unique experience whilst developing ourselves further and gaining brand new perspectives on hospitality with every new day.

Responsibilities:

To make the necessary preparations in line with Lujo standards for CIS Market Fair, Middle East Fair, Domestic Market Fair and Group Fair participation and sales visits

Planning and participating local and international agency organizations and sales and marketing fairs

Carrying out local and international sales activities in a way that maintains the hotel occupancy and average room rate at the highest level

Following the price policies of the competitors and determining the saleable prices in the market accordingly and determining the prices in line with the general price policies of the hotel

Determining the annual MICE, Middle East and Local Market targets and preparing budget accordingly and presenting it to the Sales & Marketing Director for approval

Preparing contracts for all markets and submitting to the approval of the Sales & Marketing Director

Holding group meetings with the relevant department managers together with agency officials

Preparing MICE, Middle East and Local Market statistics, presenting them to the Sales & Marketing Director and adding them to the general sales report

Developing relationship within community to strengthen and expand customer base for sales opportunities.

Managing and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Increasing the sales portfolio and strengthening relations by making sales visits to travel agencies, tour operators and companies at certain periods

Requirements:

Degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel Management or related major.

Minimum 10 year experience in the sales and marketing and minimum 3 year experience in a similar role.

Must speak, read, write, and understand Turkish and English (Russian is plus)

Proven success in a similar role and environment.

Empathy towards the customers and colleagues.

Polished personal presentation with warm, confident and hospitable personality.

Analytical thinking, innovative, solution oriented.

Active listening skills

Being prone to teamwork

Strong communication and persuasion skills