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Four Seasons Safari Tanzania Jobs 2024
Sales Manager at Four Seasons Safari September 2024
Job ID: REQ10321190
Four Seasons Serengeti
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Full time
About Four Seasons:
Four
Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals
who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to
treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members
around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents,
and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know
that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional
guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and
company culture.
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a
familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way
we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay
with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to
create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from
our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and
the world around us.
About the location:
Join
us deep in the heart of the world’s most celebrated wildlife reserves,
where the Big Five – the lion, the leopard, the buffalo, the elephant
and the rhinoceros – run free on the endless, untamed landscape. Perched
on a series of elevated platforms and walkways, our Lodge sits next to
an animal watering hole, where you can watch a family of elephants stop
for their morning drink. Nestled in the heart of Central Serengeti amid
wide-open plains, our Lodge is just a 45-minute drive from the Seronera
Airstrip, accessible by connecting flights from three main airports
within Tanzania.
This beautiful lodge opened under the Four
Seasons Hotels and Resorts family in December 2012, and has 77 rooms
including 12 suites and 5 villas, 3 stunning Food and Beverage venues,
our unique Discovery Centre offering an interactive experience where you
can learn about the wildlife, history and people of the Serengeti,
Kijana Kids Club, a spa with 6 free-standing treatment pavilions
offering bespoke rituals and treatments that celebrate Africa’s magic
and mystique, fitness center and a dedicated team bringing your magical
wildlife safaris experiences to life.
BASIC PURPOSE:
The Sales department is responsible for selling
the hotel and providing a relationship-oriented atmosphere for the
client, who would book a group or individual reservations into the
Lodge. Typically, a sales manager will have their own account base or
they may be a partner in a job share setting. The primary function is to
book business from their prospecting and solicitation efforts and
respond to inquiries.
Development of account relationships across the
wide network of DMC’s within the local market is a key component as is a
strong market awareness.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Make telephone and personal sales calls on accounts in assigned market areas.
- Develop
an excellent working relationship with the Four Seasons Hotel Worldwide
Sales Office Demonstrates standards awareness, by setting example for
standards execution, standards testing and implementing action plans to
achieve established product and service goals Prepares annual account
plans and forecasts, consistently monitors and manages budgetary goals
and personal targets. Displays warmth, care and genuine enthusiasm when
dealing with guests and internal customers; lives the Golden Rule.
Maintain a professional appearance at all times and to conduct personal
behavior in a mature professional business manner when representing the
resort or company.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
- Compile and maintain up to date Delphi records.
- Participate
in familiarization and site inspection visits as required; please note
this may require time away from home over weekends and Bank Holidays. - Travel and solicit business designated by the marketing plan and the Director of Sales & Marketing.
- Conduct at least 2 daily faces to face sales calls within assigned area.
- Solicit from client base repeat bookings or referrals to other Four Seasons Hotels.
- Ensure updates of the permanent files for all groups with strong room night potential.
- Maintain an effective plan of correspondence.
- Conduct tours of property with meeting planners when the scale of the business demands presence on property.
- Negotiate with clients and achieve maximum revenue/profit potential while satisfying client needs.
- Evaluate, solicit, sell and confirm business as required to meet individual goals and overall budgeted sales and profitability.
- Develop data and recommend programs to meets clients needs as well as recommend alternate proposals.
- Provide input on the local segment of the marketing plan and budget.
- Report on a monthly basis against plan/goal.
- Always
keep Director of Marketing /Sales promptly and fully informed of all
problems or unusual matters of significance coming to his/her attention
so prompt corrective action can be taken where appropriate. - Coordinate effectively with other Department Heads to ensure quality of guest/group satisfaction.
- Follow-up on progress of all confirmed business.
- Assist in planning, developing and executing projects for assigned market areas to increase sales activity, volume and profit.
- The ability to maintain assigned files in accordance with guidelines outlined in account coverage programs.
- Ensure a complete working knowledge of the local competition.
- Consistently promote the hotel services.
- Perform other tasks or projects as assigned by Lodge management and staff.
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REPORTING TO: Director of Sales
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Diploma in Hotel Management or Marketing studies is preferable but not mandatory.
Experience: 3 years’ experience in direct sales with a luxury hotel operator or other travel operated
Skills and Abilities: Ability to read and speak and write English
No. of employees supervised: 1
Travel required: Periodically to markets covered.
Hours required: Scheduled days and times may vary based on need.
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