Vacancy: Sales Manager 
 
Ref No. BUS014JY
 
Principle Responsibilities & Position Purpose: A Sales Manager with Hilton Hotels and Resorts analyses local market trends and competitor activity to recommend strategies that keep the hotel a leader in the marketplace through the development of future and repeat business.
Qualification Standards
- Must have 7 years work experience in Sales in a busy environment, preferably hospitality industry with a proven track record to close a sale.
 - Strong leadership skills, whereas it is evident that you can effectively manage and motivate a team to perform beyond expectations
 - Strong analytical skills so to understand key business indicators and competitive trends and develop approaches to these challenges
 - Business degree, or any relevant qualification, would be advantageous
 - Develop customer accounts and travel within the local area to drive business into the specific hotel/cluster and to increase market/customer share in all revenue streams
 
Specific Job Knowledge, Skill and Ability
- Possession of excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
 - Positive attitude
 - Skilled in use of Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Spreadsheet and database, Outlook, E-mail system.
 - Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service
 - Excellent organizational and planning skills
 - Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
 - Ability to work under pressure and under own initiative
 - Previous experience in sales role with the ability to close a sale
 
Application Process:
 
Excellent future career opportunities are available within the organization.
 
Compensation and benefits are commensurate with background and experience. 
Interested candidates are invited to apply through:www.hiltonworldwide.com/careers before end of day 22nd August 2014
Hilton Nairobi is an equal opportunity employer and as such, canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification
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