Only South African Citizens Will Be Considered

QUALIFICATIONS
•Matric (Essential).
•Further qualification in sales and marketing (Desirable).

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
•Peoples person and good command of English
•Well-developed problem solving skills
•Outgoing personality
•Need to do Occupational Assessments

JOB SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
•In depth understanding of the hotel & conference industry
•Good knowledge of sales and marketing practices
•Understanding of branding and corporate identity
•Understanding the sales cycle of the TMC & PCO industry

JOB KNOWLEDGE
•In depth understanding of the hotel & conference industry
•Good knowledge of sales and marketing practices
•Understanding of branding and corporate identity
•Understanding the sales cycle of the TMC & PCO industry
•3 - 5 years’ experience in sales in the hospitality industry (Essential).
•Experience of the TMC & PCO industry (Desirable).
•Experience in selling to the Corporate, Government and NGO Hotel Market (Desirable).

EXPERIENCE
•Good customer service skills
•Have the ability to communicate knowledge well to an audience effectively
•Flexible to adapt to change
•Be results driven
•Be charismatic and have a dynamic personality
•Be able to work alone or part of a team

JOB RELATED SKILLS
•English proficiency (Essential).
•Computer literacy of MS Office (Essential).
•Sales, negotiation and closing skills (Essential)
•Own Transport and Drivers licence (Essential)
•Basic financial acumen (Essential)
•Good financial acumen of hotel properties (Desirable)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
•To maintain and expand relationships with existing clients in order to secure increased repeat business from them by contacting them at regular intervals
•To secure new business from the Corporate, Intermediary and Individual markets by means of accurate prospecting, conscientious cold calling and organised follow-up.
•To drive RevPar to agreed levels by ensuring maximum room occupancy at the best available rates.
•To manage credit applications and negotiated rates with clients within the framework of internal policies & procedures.
•To generate profitable new business opportunities by creatively packaging, promoting and selling the Units’ range of products, representing the Unit at trade fairs and exhibitions as well as internal promotions and events
•To coordinate marketing material in terms of availability and distribution and ensuring that branding standards are being maintained.
•To be readily available at all times to assist with the resolution of problems and complaints within a set mandate.
•To ensure accurate and timeous submission of all reports and presentations, in electronic and other required media within agreed deadlines
•To administer, update and maintain relevant client databases
•To implement a promotional calendar together with Management and web developers.
•To execute Sales & Marketing plans within the agreed marketing budget

Please send your CV's in MS Word ONLY

Closing date: 11th September 2015