Sales Manager MICE - Jumeirah Saadiyat Island

Job Description

About Jumeirah & the Hotel:

Jumeirah, a global leader in luxury hospitality and a member of Dubai Holding, operates a portfolio of 31 exceptional properties across 13 countries in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Africa. In 1999, Jumeirah changed the face of luxury hospitality with the opening of the iconic Jumeirah Burj Al Arab and since then the brand has become known for its distinguished beachfront resorts, esteemed city hotels, and exclusive branded residences. Jumeirah is synonymous with Arabian luxury hospitality and the ability to craft distinctive, purposeful experiences for the world’s most discerning travelers.

About Jumeirah Saadiyat Island

Nestled within Abu Dhabi’s pristine coastline, Jumeirah Saadiyat Island is one of Jumeirah’s flagship eco-conscious properties and the first in the Middle East to earn the Ocean Champion Badge from The Oceanic Standard. The resort offers direct beachfront access, a range of ocean-inspired accommodation including private villas, seven dining venues, and a dedicated wellness center and spa, with innovative treatments and therapies.

About The Job

An opportunity has arisen for a Sales Manager - MICE to join the Sales department in Jumeirah Saadiyat Island. The main duties and responsibilities of this role are:

• Execute and manage the MICE strategy to promote sales, identify business opportunities in the marketplace, and achieve the annual sales objectives by delivering on assigned KPI’s.
• Collaborates with off-property sales channels to ensure sales efforts are coordinated, complimentary, and not redundant.
• Build strong relationships with relevant business units to maintain a comprehensive knowledge of their offerings, including offers, promotions, market and competitor trends, account share and customer needs to continuously deliver high quality service thus meeting/exceeding the groups targets.
• Remain up to date with the revenue budget and targets. Maintain actual and forecasted volumes and occupancies of space and rooms inventory in the business unit to sell them and meet/exceed the established sales targets.
• Manage groups target reports and put measures in place to achieve or exceed the team and individual targets. Prepare regular forecasts for groups targets and submit the report to immediate reporting manager on quarterly basis.
  
  

About You

The ideal candidate for this position will have the following experience and qualifications:

• Essential
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited and renowned University, ideally with a major in tourism management or hospitality management.
• Desirable
• Master’s Degree or MBA from an accredited and renowned University, ideally with a major in tourism management or hospitality management.
  
  

About The Benefits

We offer an attractive tax-free salary, paid in Dirhams (AED), the local currency of the UAE. In addition, we offer generous F&B benefits, reduced hotel rates across our properties globally, excellent leave and health care package including dental coverage, life insurance, incentive programs, and other employee benefits making the role attractive to high performers and any applicant looking for a career with one of the most luxurious brands in the hospitality industry.

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