Sales Manager (Leisure) at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

Through your passion and motivation, you sell memorable experiences to our guests. You are professional and knowledgeable about the property, and you build strong relationships and create bonds with our guests.

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Working with young and dynamic team
• Learning programs through our Academies
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

What you will be doing:

• Handling leisure market segment
• Maintain accounts, contact, and activity and business details.
• Builds rapport with key tour operators, travel agents and airline accounts.
• Completes assigned sales calls on a daily basis.
• Participate in tradeshows, conventions and promotional events.
• Conducts regular competitor’s surveys.
• Achieves and develops rapport with the local companies, airlines and Destination Management Companies through personal association.
• Determine with the Director of Sales the pricing strategies regarding his/her specific segment.

Your experience and skills include:

• Degree in Business Administration (Sales) or related field
• At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role
• Conversant with the hospitality market in Nairobi
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills