Director of Sales

**Job Ref**:AM13776

**Branch**:Hilton Edinburgh Carlton

**Location**:Hilton Edinburgh Carlton, Edinburgh

**Salary/Benefits**:Competitive Salary

**Contract type**:Fixed Term

**Hours**:Full Time

**Hours per week**:40

**Posted date**:06/12/2024

**Closing date**:14/01/2025

Klarent Hospitality are recruiting for a Director of Sales (Interim - 12 month Fixed Term Contract)

Description

**Would you like to work for a company that gives you**:

- £250, up to £1000 cash incentives when referring a friend to come and join our team - T&C’s apply
- Long service recognition Cash bonus and free overnight hotel stays for services from 2 years and up.

**Rewards your hard work by offering you the below team benefits when you join us**:

- Meals provided whilst on shift
- Sales incentives and initiative rewards
- Discounted / Free use of leisure facilities - “Hotel specific”
- Free Car Parking - “Hotel specific”
- Stays in our hotels at discounted prices **_or_**:

- Even free stays in our hotels as one of our rewards & recognition incentives,
- Opportunities for your personal development within the Hotel
- Group Brand Portfolio
- Fully funded apprenticeships - T&C’s apply
- Annual Holidays entitlements inclusive of Bank Holidays
- Opportunity to buy additional holiday entitlements
- Pension enrolment

**Does the below sound like you?**
- Passionate and willingness to learn
- Positive attitude and someone who makes our guests smile
- Genuinely friendly and caring
- Enjoys working as part of a team
- Ambitious and hard working and able to develop their team
- Excellent standards
- Lead from the front Good organisational / time management skills.
- Resilient, creativity, able multitask and can work under pressure
- Ability to work morning, afternoon/evening, and weekends
- Able to deliver exceptional customer experiences all the time

**Klarent Hospitality are recruiting for a Director of Sales**

We offer our employees excellent opportunities to grow and develop within the Klarent Hospitality Group Brand Portfolio, we pride ourselves on ensuring that our staff are rewarded and recognised for their hard work, commitments, and long service.

Klarent Hospitality operates branded hotels in key locations across the UK and Ireland.

We will nurture talent and smart investment to drive superior performance and growth.

**The Role**:
**What will I be doing?**
- As Director of Sales, you will analyse local market trends and competitor activity to recommend strategies that keep the hotel a leader in the marketplace
- Integral part of the growth & development of future and repeat business
- Analysis local market trends and competitor activity to identify business leads
- Develop customer accounts and travel within the local area to drive business into the specific hotel/cluster and to increase market/customer share in all revenue streams
- Negotiate room rates/packages with corporate clients
- Develop and implement creative local marketing channels, including social media channels
- Prepare company contracts for the hotel in accordance with current business and pricing conditions
- Work within current business strategies and recognising potential opportunities
- Cooperate with other departments in the hotel to create an exceptional Guest experience and build strong, comprehensive sales programs
- Attend Sales events, as required
- Produce accurate and timely reports that meet the needs of the Sales Director and senior management to include the reporting of appointments, calls made and business leads
- Answer customer queries in a prompt and professional manner
- Manage staff performance in compliance with company policies and procedures
- Recruit, manage, train and develop the Sales team

Overlooking the Royal Mile, this modern hotel in an imposing Victorian building is a 3-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley train station and a 9-minute walk from Edinburgh Castle. Contemporary rooms come with work stations, TVs, minifridges and free WiFi. Some have views over Arthur's Seat. There’s a grill restaurant, as well as a chic bar. Other amenities include a fitness room and 7 meeting spaces, including a ballroom with city views and seating for up to 300.