Job Description: 
Roles & responsibilities: 
In your role as director of sales, you will create a marketing strategy and related sales activities that you and the sales team will carry out to meet corporate objectives and sales targets. The sales staff will receive coaching, training, and ongoing development from the director of sales.
Director of Sales will carry out the following duties with the utmost care: 
• Oversee hotel marketing and sales plans to make sure they appropriately reflect and uphold the company's goals. Then, utilize these plans to concentrate sales efforts across all market segments. Prepare corporate contracts for the hotel in compliance with current business and price conditions. Collaborate closely with the senior management team to identify and drive targeted initiatives in business areas that require further support. 
• Work closely with the group coordinator to monitor options, discounts, and offers for recurring reservations for conferences, seminars, and groups. 
• Lead by example in terms of sales development and assist in hiring team members and their future success. 
• Develop the group team through leadership and example-setting. In order to ensure accurate, timely, and comprehensive information, oversee and manage the forecasting process in collaboration with the revenue department. Assist in compiling and/or overseeing the creation of reports related to the sales department's operations, such as the monthly and annual forecasts, the lead management system, and booking reports. 
• Actively participate in and complete the preparation of the annual sales and marketing plan, quarterly updates, and the complexed hotels' annual budgets. Implement plans and actions quickly to counteract changes in the economy, markets, or competitive landscape. Carry out initiatives as delineated. Plan group and related meetings and arrange to attend them. 
• Support the company's sales and marketing activities by suggesting, carrying out, and keeping an eye on relevant local activity. 
• Arrange detailed material on the variety of goods and services the hotel provides, and send this information to both current and prospective guests via appropriate sales channels and resources. 
• Generate timely, accurate reports that satisfy the requirements of the management business and the hotel.
• Compile and deliver to the hotel owners and senior management team, once a month, the proactive sales team's focus, activity, and contribution. 
• Cooperate with other departments in the hotel, particularly Reservations and the Banqueting Department, to create an exceptional Guest experience and build strong, comprehensive sales programs
• Participate in pertinent management meetings to create and carry out campaigns for sales and marketing. 
Desired Candidate Profile: 
What are we looking for? 
Hilton has been a pioneer in the hospitality sector ever since it was established in 1919. Hilton is still a shining example of prosperity, quality, and innovation today. Because our team members have remained faithful to our vision, mission, and values, we have been able to maintain this leadership.
We seek evidence of these values being demonstrated: 
• Hospitality: Providing outstanding visitor experiences is our passion. • Integrity: We consistently act morally. 
• Leadership: We hold prominent positions in both our communities and industry. 
• Teamwork: We approach everything as a team. 
• Ownership: Our choices and acts are our own. Right now, we work with discipline and a sense of urgency. Like every employment, there are qualifications that you must meet in order to be considered for it. 
Below, these are explained in further detail: 
• An optimistic attitude and skillful communication. 
• A commitment to offering top-notch client service.
• Strong leadership abilities, as demonstrated by your ability to manage and inspire a team to perform above and beyond expectations. 
• Excellent analytical abilities to comprehend competitive trends and important business indicators and create strategies to address these issues.
• Outstanding sales skills, as well as the capacity and motivation to mentor team members in selling approaches.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills. 
• Excellent grooming standards.
• The ability to adapt to a variety of job environments. 
• Proven ability to close sales in a sales job. 
• A valid UAE driver's license. 
• A minimum of one year's experience in a hotel sales role in the UAE. 
• Ability to operate well under time constraints and/or rigorous travel itineraries. 
• Knowledge of the local market. 
• Knowledge of hospitality industry. A love of sales and success based on targets. 
• A degree from an academic institution in a suitable business subject, such as business development or sales. 
How will employment at Hilton be? 
As the industry leader in lodging, Hilton offers a wide range of accommodations, from opulent full-service hotels and resorts to affordable rooms and suites for extended stays. Hilton has been providing business and leisure travelers with the best possible lodging, amenities, service, and value for almost a century. Hilton is committed to upholding its heritage of offering outstanding guest experiences across all of its international brands. We work together as a team to create exceptional hospitality experiences every day all around the world, driven by our purpose to fill the earth with the warmth and light of hospitality. And our amazing team members are at the heart of it all!