Area Director Of Sales

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Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for hospitality?
At Dalata Hotel Group, we believe that great teamwork and leadership are at the heart of hospitality.
Dalata Hotel Group are currently looking for an experienced Area Director of Sales who is eager to take ownership, elevate their teams, and drive outstanding performance while continuing to grow professionally.
In this role, you will enjoy the unique opportunity to shape the culture and success of your team and contribute to the success of three hotels in the Galway area by developing and implementing a growth startegy suitable for each property and maximising all opportunities to cross sell across two, well regarded brands.
If you are looking for the next opportunity or move in your career in a supportive environment that values innovation and excellence, we invite you to be part of our thriving community at Dalata Hotel Group.
As Area Director of Sales, you will report to the Deputy Head of Sales Ireland.
You will guide and manage hotel operations effectively and liaise with the General Managers in your area, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, strategic growth, and high-performance standards while fostering a positive work environment and driving financial success.
Benefits
50% Off F&B in all properties
€/£60 employee rate on rooms for all Dalata hotel
30% off Friends & Family rate SAYE (Save As You Earn Scheme
Pension access (Ask your HR Manager for local pension information)
Performance-related bonus plan
Development Opportunities through our Dalata Academy to support your career journey
Free employee meals on duty
Extra AL day for every year worked (5 days to a maximum of 5 days)
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme/Transport Schemes
Staff Appreciation Initiatives, fun team-building activities, and regular charity events
Your Key Duties And Responsibilities
Build and inspire a dynamic area sales team, motivating and empowering them to achieve and exceed sales targets.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Lead hotel strategy in the planning and forecasting of owned business segments
Support & adopt a culture of lead generation across the hotels.
Represent the hotels at sales team meetings, internal & external customer led events as appropriate.
Adoption of all available tools to support efficient ways of working including CRM, BI Tool, Market Intelligence Tools and Solver etc.
What You Will Need
Minimum 5 years' experience working as a Sales Manager in a busy, fast paced environment.
Multi-site experience is a distinct advantage
Strong leadership skills & experience of managing a team
Effective communicator who promotes collaboration
Strong influencer
Be commercially aware with strong analytical skills, be able to understand key business indicators and competitive trends
Excellent organisation and planning skills
Sales focused and results driven
Knowledge of the Galway market desireable but not essential.
About Us
Dalata Hotel Group – We bring
the heart of hospitality
to every hotel we own and operate.
We see our growth and expansion plans as a way of spreading our unique way of caring for our guests further around the world, bringing better experiences to more people.
Currently, the Dalata difference can be felt at each of our hotels in Ireland, the UK, Germany & the Netherlands, and we'll keep expanding this further, focusing on key UK cities, Dublin and Continental Europe.
Helping our people to grow and develop their careers is vitally important to us and is one of our highest priorities.
We have many exciting and unique internal development programmes, each crafted to make sure our employees get the learning they need to be able to take the next step in their careers.
Dalata Hotel Group Plc is an Inclusive Employer.
We actively encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply to be part of our team.
However, we understand everyone's needs are different; therefore, if you require any accommodations with this application process, please highlight your needs when you are completing your application process.
Seniority level
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Job function
Sales and Business Development
Industries
Hospitality
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