Director of Sales
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Riyadh
Contract type: Full time
About Us
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is the original boutique hotel company, which pioneered the concept of unique, distinctive, design-forward hotels in the San Francisco, California before expanding worldwide. Anchored in one-of-a-kind experiences, Kimpton spaces and experiences center on our guests, offering inspiring design that evokes curiosity to forward thinking flavors that feed the soul. Every detail is thoughtfully curated and artfully delivered, so that guest experiences remain meaningful, unscripted and ridiculously personal.
Our mission is to be the best-loved hotel and restaurant company through the common belief that heartfelt connections make people’s lives better. Our colleagues are empowered and encouraged to act from the heart, to go above and beyond to create ‘ridiculously personal’ experiences for each other and our guests.
We're looking for passionate, high-spirted individuals to join the pre-opening team at Kimpton Riyadh, the very first Kimpton hotel in Saudi Arabia. The ideal Kimpton team member has an inclusive spirit who embraces individuality and can cultivate a work environment that’s a bit quirky, irreverent, exciting, uncommon, empowering, and downright exceptional.
Our hotel is only as good as the people it employs so if you’re passionate, focused and driven, live for making every guest’s experience ‘ridiculously personal’ and creating unforgettable moments, then we invite you to join the Kimpton tribe.
About Kimpton Riyadh
Located in King Abdullah Financial District which is set in the heart of the Saudi capital, 22-kilometers away from the airport, Kimpton Riyadh is the first Kimpton in Saudi Arabia bringing the brand’s playful energy, infectious personality, and unique design style to this LEED certified landmark development home to 1.6 million square meters of state-of-the-art office space, world-class venues and iconic luxury residences. The hotel welcome guests to experience its 212 guest rooms and suites and to enjoy its unique dining options.
Your day to day
Ready to spread the word about our exceptional guest experiences? We’re searching for a Director of Sales with the strategic nous to help us beat our room night sales goals. Night after night. We looking for a commercial leader capable of hitting all personal and team sales goals, and has the ability to create sales plans that drive revenue as well as the analytical mind to review the hotel’s performance.
What We Need From You
Ideally, you'll have some or all of the following competencies and experience we're looking for:
We’ll reward all your hard work with competitive salary and benefits.
Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit www.careers.ihg.com to find out more about us.
So go on - show us how your passion and personality are the perfect fit to deliver memorable experiences to our guests.
Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is the original boutique hotel company, which pioneered the concept of unique, distinctive, design-forward hotels in the San Francisco, California before expanding worldwide. Anchored in one-of-a-kind experiences, Kimpton spaces and experiences center on our guests, offering inspiring design that evokes curiosity to forward thinking flavors that feed the soul. Every detail is thoughtfully curated and artfully delivered, so that guest experiences remain meaningful, unscripted and ridiculously personal.
Our mission is to be the best-loved hotel and restaurant company through the common belief that heartfelt connections make people’s lives better. Our colleagues are empowered and encouraged to act from the heart, to go above and beyond to create ‘ridiculously personal’ experiences for each other and our guests.
We're looking for passionate, high-spirted individuals to join the pre-opening team at Kimpton Riyadh, the very first Kimpton hotel in Saudi Arabia. The ideal Kimpton team member has an inclusive spirit who embraces individuality and can cultivate a work environment that’s a bit quirky, irreverent, exciting, uncommon, empowering, and downright exceptional.
Our hotel is only as good as the people it employs so if you’re passionate, focused and driven, live for making every guest’s experience ‘ridiculously personal’ and creating unforgettable moments, then we invite you to join the Kimpton tribe.
About Kimpton Riyadh
Located in King Abdullah Financial District which is set in the heart of the Saudi capital, 22-kilometers away from the airport, Kimpton Riyadh is the first Kimpton in Saudi Arabia bringing the brand’s playful energy, infectious personality, and unique design style to this LEED certified landmark development home to 1.6 million square meters of state-of-the-art office space, world-class venues and iconic luxury residences. The hotel welcome guests to experience its 212 guest rooms and suites and to enjoy its unique dining options.
Your day to day
Ready to spread the word about our exceptional guest experiences? We’re searching for a Director of Sales with the strategic nous to help us beat our room night sales goals. Night after night. We looking for a commercial leader capable of hitting all personal and team sales goals, and has the ability to create sales plans that drive revenue as well as the analytical mind to review the hotel’s performance.
What We Need From You
Ideally, you'll have some or all of the following competencies and experience we're looking for:
- Bachelor’s Degree, or Higher education qualification or equivalent in Businss Management, International Hospitality Management or a similar field.
- Two to Three years’ prior tenure in a commercial leadership role
- International luxury hotel chain background
- Pre-opening experience is required
- GCC experience is required
- English fluency is required
- Arabic fluency is preferred
We’ll reward all your hard work with competitive salary and benefits.
Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit www.careers.ihg.com to find out more about us.
So go on - show us how your passion and personality are the perfect fit to deliver memorable experiences to our guests.
Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.
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