Marketing Manager Job in Kisumu, Kenya

Marketing Manager (Hospitality Industry)

Company Profile:
The best hotel Kisumu has to offer! Swimming pool, banquet halls, restaurants, cafe, free wi-fi and more.Located on the shores of the World's second largest fresh water lake.

The hotel has a reputation of upholding traditional hospitality values despite the changing times.

As the region's natural choice for quality conscious business and leisure travelers, the Hotel offers personalised service with elegance and style that meet the discerning needs of every individual guest.

Main Responsibilities

• Attain hotel set goals, profitability and achieve sales targets.
• Create and implement workable marketing strategy targeting corporate clientele
• Liaise with travel agents to prospect new markets and opportunities.
• Implement sales and marketing strategies, processes and systems.
• Build effective internal and external customer relationship
• Liaise regularly with other departments to produce progress reports.
• Provide report to management regarding performance and competition.
• Increase in sales volume and market share
• Develop sound relations with customer base.
• Executing innovative sales and marketing strategies
• Implementing sound processes and systems

Key Competencies

Customer Management, Creative, Negotiation and influential ability, Communication, interpersonal skills, Planning and organization, Selling Skills, Analytical skills Innovative and Proactive

Occupational Skills

• Good understanding of the hotel sales strategies.
• Ability to deliver results on a timely basis and meet deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills and having effective oral and written English language skills
• Pro-active in identification and resolution of work matters
• Focused in delivering task at hand
• Good attitude to embrace change
• Good analytical skills.

Required Qualifications/experience

• Degree in business related field (Marketing)
• Diploma in Sales and Marketing (Qualification in Hospitality preferred)
• 5 years of relevant work experience in a similar position

To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line and preferred location.

Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted