Sales Manager - Leisure - Sales & Marketing - InterContinental Hotels Group® Dubai Festival City

Do you see yourself as a Sales Manager - Leisure for InterContinental Hotels Group®  Dubai Festival City?  

What's your passion? Whether you're into triathlon, exploring new restaurants or dancing the tango, at IHG we're interested in you. We love people who apply the same amount of passion and precision to their jobs as they do to their hobbies.  Imagine working for a company that gives you Room to be yourself.  Our commitment to our people is to deliver room to have a great start, to learn and grow, to perform, to be recognized and rewarded, to be involved and to take the initiative and lead.

The InterContinental Hotels Group® properties in Dubai Festival City consist of four hotels. These include the luxury brand InterContinental, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites, the superior upscale Crowne Plaza, and the vibrant mid-scale Holiday Inn & Suites. In addition to over 1600 rooms, the four properties boast a selection of 16 restaurants and bars, an impressive 3,800-square-metre Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000-square-metre Festival Arena by InterContinental, the luxurious Spa InterContinental, and state-of-the-art gymnasium and swimming pool facilities. We are looking for people who are friendly, welcoming, and full of life to join over 1200 colleagues who are always finding ways to make every guest's experience an enjoyable one. We value the passion and enthusiasm of our colleagues and encourage you to share your passion when you work with us.

A little taste of your day-to-day

• Drive Total Revenue (Room & F&B) and sell to new, existing, and prospective customers, considering goals set forth in the sales strategy, negotiating optimum rates for the benefit of the business.
• Receive, respond to, and contract leisure/wholesale business within the set Sales and Service Standards.
• Contract and maintain strong relationships with FTOs and DMCs for robust wholesale business into our cluster.
• Utilise IHG sales tools appropriately to streamline work processes, making them more efficient and transparent – IBP, IHG Way of Sales, Delphi activity, Delphi maintenance, I-RFP, IHG Merlin, IHG Sales Source, SSP.
• Consistently communicate internally to share market intelligence, provide feedback, and ensure customer awareness with the Hotels, ensuring planning and coordination of sales.
• Develop relationships across all business units in the Dubai market and beyond, in the key feeder markets as well as driving the IHG Global Sales network.

What we need from you

• Good communication and administrative skills.
• Ability to be self-motivated, organised, and demonstrate good teamwork.
• Fluency in English.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft applications, Opera, Delphi).
• Proactive approach and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Minimum of 1 year’s experience in a similar role within the Sales & Marketing department of a 5-star international hotel chain.
• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality or equivalent.

What you can expect from us

We give our people everything they need to succeed, from a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate differences and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance, always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

IHG gives every member of the team the Room to Belong, Room to Grow, and a Room to Make a Difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well – both inside and outside of work – and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

So, join us, and you’ll become part of our ever-growing global family.
 

At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?