Summary
Hilton is hiring a Commercial Manager for its hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The role supports commercial strategy across sales, revenue, marketing, and business development, with a focus on revenue, profitability, and market position. Duties include reviewing performance and market trends, coordinating commercial plans across teams, developing business opportunities, and using reports and forecasts to guide decisions. Applicants should have a relevant bachelor’s degree and 4–6 years of relevant experience, preferably in hospitality.
The posting
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Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
Picture yourself making a real impact on the success of a hotel. When you join our Hotels team, you help shape the commercial strategy that drives performance, strengthens market position, and creates value for both our guests and the business.
Responsibilities
- Drive the commercial strategy: Support the development and execution of the hotel’s commercial strategy across sales, revenue, marketing, and business development, aligned with the hotel’s overall business objectives.
- Maximize revenue and profitability: Identify opportunities to optimize revenue, improve business mix, strengthen demand, and maximize profitability across all key market segments.
- Analyze performance and market trends: Monitor hotel performance, market conditions, competitor activity, and business trends to identify opportunities and recommend actions that support commercial growth.
- Lead commercial planning: Participate in regular commercial and business reviews, using data and insights to evaluate performance, identify gaps, and develop action plans to achieve targets.
- Drive cross-functional alignment: Work closely with Sales, Revenue Management, Marketing, and Operations teams to ensure pricing, sales activities, promotions, distribution, and marketing initiatives are aligned and support the hotel’s commercial objectives.
- Develop business opportunities: Identify new revenue opportunities, strengthen relationships with key accounts and partners, and support initiatives that drive demand across corporate, leisure, group, and other relevant segments.
- Strengthen market positioning: Stay informed on market developments, competitor activity, customer trends, and emerging opportunities to maintain a strong and competitive position in the market.
- Use data to drive decisions: Leverage commercial reports, forecasting, market intelligence, and performance data to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, Hospitality Management, or a related field preferred.
4–6 years of relevant experience in sales, commercial, or business development roles, preferably within the hospitality industry.
Proven experience in hotel sales and commercial operations, with a strong understanding of key market segments and business mix.
Strong knowledge of sales and commercial practices, with good understanding of revenue and market dynamics.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
Professional certifications in Sales, Revenue Management, Commercial Management, or Hospitality are an advantage.