Summary
Premier Inn Middle East is seeking a Sales Executive for its Premier Inn Hotel Al Jaddaf in Dubai. The role supports sales plans, develops client relationships, manages accounts by phone, contributes to revenue campaigns, and helps ensure correct rates and compliance. Candidates should ideally have hotel-industry experience and at least 1 year of sales or reservations experience, knowledge of Opera PMS, and a UAE driving licence. The benefits package includes accommodation, transportation, medical insurance, air tickets, food entitlement and allowance, and a competitive basic salary; no salary amount is stated.
The posting
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Ready to make a difference for customers, colleagues and your career? Do you want a future worth getting excited about? This is the place to be. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Sales Executive to join the team at our Premier Inn Hotel Al Jaddaf.
Premier Inn is a British hotel chain and the UK's largest hotel brand with more than 750 hotels. Premier Inn hotels in the UAE operate under a strategic partnership between Emirates Group and Britain’s leading hospitality firm Whitbread PLC, established to develop the Premier Inn brand throughout the region. At Premier Inn we make every day experiences special for millions of customers and create excellent career opportunities for people like you. Currently we have 11 hotels in the Middle East and an exciting pipe line of new hotels opening in the foreseeable future. We hold many coveted people and brand industry awards, and we want you to help us add another award to our trophy cabinet!
Are you Genuine, Confident and Committed?
We are looking for highly optimistic and driven Sales Executive who will be accountable for providing overall support to deliver the sales strategic business plan and achieve the company vision and objectives.
Working closely with the Sales Managers, the successful candidate is responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:
- Be
accountable for supporting the delivery of the sales strategic business plan
and individual sales plans for all managed segments whilst supporting the
overall vision, and objectives.
- Effectively
develop and manage professional client relationships, with the sales managers
using an aligned strategic and planned approach to maximise growth.
- Ensure
adherence to all company policies, processes, standards, and legal
requirements, and successfully delivers results for all internal and external
audits or reviews.
- Ensuring
that all legal and compliance processes are followed diligently, and rates are
applied correctly for each client to minimise any risk to the business.
- Supporting
with phone-based account management, reporting and debt management
- Drive a
sales culture, participating and coordinating campaigns to drive revenue.
- Be an
ambassador of the brand and position the company as high-value and high-quality
hotel provider.
- Support
driving a sales culture across the business which sits within our core values
and business principles
Requirements
What are we looking for?
Education and Experience:
- Ideally
your background will be from the hotel industry with 1-year previous sales or
reservations experience
- Preferably
with full knowledge of the sales process, strategies, business development and
account management
- Bachelor
Degree in Sales is an advantage.
Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent
communication skills (verbal & written).
- Knowledge
of Opera (PMS)
- Must have UAE Driving License
- Be
energetic, target driven, passionate about people, process and sales
- High
level of MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Excellent
time management, problem solving and analytical skills
- Team
Player with ability to work in a multinational environment.
- Responsible
– takes initiative and exercises good judgment.
- Proactive
approach with the ability to work under pressure.
- Efficient,
calm and organized with great attention to detail.
Benefits
What we offer
At Premier Inn, you will have a competitive benefits package, rewards and recognition. We offer, accommodation, transportation, medical insurance, air tickets, food entitlement and allowance and a competitive basic salary. You will have opportunities to develop and grow. The chance to build yourself a long and varied career doing something you really love.
At Premier Inn, we know the importance of creating a culture which brings the experience to life for both our customers and our team and this is supported by strong company values. We employ people that not only believe in our values but also have the passion to live and breathe them, and always put the customer in the heart of everything we do.
We want Premier Inn to be a place where people’s skills and careers grow as fast as we do. A place where everyone has the opportunities to develop and achieve their dreams. We put emphasis on a ‘promote from within’ culture and continuously strive to create a supportive and engaging environment in which our team can thrive and deliver.
If this sounds like you and you are ready to work in an environment that values your work and rewards you fairly then please click on the apply button below.