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Director of Leisure Sales - Central London

Employer
The Langham, London
Location
Central London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
19 Jul 2022

Job Details

Director of Leisure Sales - Central London

The Langham, London; Europe’s first Grand Hotel and Forbes 5* rated property, is currently recruiting for a Director of Leisure Sales to join our talented Sales and Marketing team. We are looking for a true hospitality professional, with the flair to deliver service at the highest level.

In the role of a Director of Leisure Sales, your key focus will be to:

  • create and implement strategies for gaining market share
  • lead and drive Travel Industry sales team to achieve their annual KPI goals
  • effectively contribute to overall Retail FIT success and strategy 
  • be the segment leader for leisure markets and partnerships; e.g. Amex FH&R, Virtuoso, Traveller Made
  • be the leader for specialist markets - e.g. Entertainment, Middle East
  • identify developing and emerging international markets, with a focus on high-end leisure, assessing potential for incoming fam trips and/or sales trips
  • focus on building brand awareness in the USA market by spending at least 10 days every two months on sales trips within that territory 
  • personally undertake sales calls, tradeshow and industry events, either representing The Langham, London or assisting GSO London colleagues

Do you have?

  • previous experience in a senior pro-active sales role within similar style and size property and market segment
  • established prominent key stakeholder contacts within your sales market 
  • excellent communication skills
  • sales/account management and business development skills
  • strong leadership skills and previous experience of team management is essential
  • previous use of Opera and Delphi systems (advantageous)

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