Assistant Business Development Manager - Corporate Sales (171186)

Assistant Business Development Manager - Corporate Sales

Sales & Marketing, Shangri-La Qaryat al Beri, Abu Dhabi

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Assistant Business Development Manager to join the team in Sales & Marketing. The successful applicant will have a strong track record in sales and preferable experience in the hospitality industry/luxury customer service.

What are we looking for?

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a Sales position
• Degree/Diploma in Hotel Management / Business Administration
• Understands the Local culture and experience in UAE
• Fluency in English, written and spoken
• Good understanding of Luxury market
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with attention to details
• Strategic thinking combined with the ability to move strategy to action
• Self-motivated, creative and confident, with a highly energetic personality
• Ability to meet deadlines consistently
• Must be guest service oriented
• Proficiency in organizational planning with the ability to multi-task
• Lives and breathes the Shangri-La Values.

What will you do?

• Personally handle corporate accounts and establish & maintain files of hit lists accounts and ensure Shangri-La account management is strictly adhered to
• Conduct and organize site inspection, entertainments in order to create awareness of our products for the clients.
• Closely monitor accounts revenue and business production of own portfolio to maximize up selling opportunities
• Execute Sales & Marketing action plans to promote hotel’s promotions, facilities and activities (blitzs, telesales, face to face sales call etc.)
• Responsible for determining and qualifying all sales personnel’s individual revenue goals and targets as outlined within the hotel KPI structure.
• Operate in a safe and environmentally friendly way to protect guests’ and colleagues’ health and safety, as well as protect and conserve the environment.

Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi

The hotel comprises 213 luxurious guestrooms and suites and 6 four-bedroom villas with private pools, all furnished to the highest standards in a modern Arabic style. To meet the needs of long-staying guests, the hotel offers 161 fully-furnished spacious serviced apartments ranging from studios to four-bedroom units. The hotel is located within the acclaimed Qaryat Al Beri complex, on a one-kilometre stretch of private beach overlooking the strait that separates Abu Dhabi Island from the mainland. The hotel is conveniently located next to a souk, offering a variety of shops under one roof. It is only a ten-minute drive from the city’s international airport, five minutes from the golf course and the Convention Centre, and 15 minutes from the Corniche and the city centre.