Overview:White Pearl Resorts (WPR) is currently recruiting for a Sales and Marketing Manager. WPR is a 3 year old property that is quickly developing a reputation as the leading hospitality brand in Mozambique. White Pearl is situated on the pristine southern Mozambican coastline and encompasses long streches of unspoilt beaches, some of the world‘s best diving sites with tranquil and natural surroundings. WPR boasts 21 beautiful suites set ontop the hillside with the most beautiful panaramic views, a luxurious spa, an expanse of pools and beach side public areas as well as 3 F&B outlets geared towards highlighting a variety of Mozambican dishes and made to suit every palate. White Pearl has recently completed their internationl wine cellar with stock of over 1000 bottles of wine and champagne to choose from. WPR also offers a wide range of activities including horse riding, surfing, bodyboarding, snorkelling, diving, turtle walks, whale watching, ocean safari’s, town tours and trips to the neigbouring elephant reserve. White Pearl‘s beach chic style has become a top destination in Mozambique as a 5* resort of choice for romantic getaways, corporate retreats and family vacations alike. The Sales and Marketing Manager will be the key person to ensure White Pearl’s brand and reputation is aptly established in the desired markets. This role requires a mature manager with 10 years or more of hospitality and sales experience and an excellent network of already established inbound and international agent relationships. Together with Executive Management , the Sales and Marketing Manager should strategically plan annual sales trips and identify new target markets for WPR in order to create sales opportunities in these markets. The key focus of the role will be the increase of average guest rate and occupancy levels. This would need to be driven through strategic sales into better producing markets and simultaneously increasing market awareness and hence sales of WPR‘s new fully inclusive rate. The Sales and Marketing Manager will need to develop relationships with key market players and ensure WPR has the right partnerships and site inspections visiting the property. Further key areas of growth for WPR is the bush and beach market, international wedding market and the international markets and it would be important to entice this market with the appropriate packages.Role Description:The Sales and Marketing Manager is the head of the sales department.He/she will work closely with the General Manager and Managing Director to determine appropriate sales strategies in all market segments towards maximising the hotel revenuesThe Sales and Marketing Manager is also responsible for optimising general business opportunities in the high-end corporate market and wedding industryHe/she will need to develop strategic relationships and expand WPR’s reach (through direct, agents, operators and word of mouth marketing) within the international markets such as, but not limited to USA, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Portugal as well as domestically in SA and MaputoThe Sales and Marketing Manager will need to create lucrative sales targets, networks and business relations with corporate clients, like airlines, tourist offices, different booking services, film location scouts etc.He/she will need to observe the market, identify trends and monitor competitors whilst constantly implementing strategies to be the market leaderThe Sales and Marketing Manager will be responsible for key accounts and stakeholder management and will focus on maximising sales activities in all regionsHe/she will need to strategise and implement the PR strategy in conjuction with the Marketing Specialist and Guest Relations ManagerPlease send a detailed CV, accompanied by at least 3 references and a recent photograph.