Director of Destination Marketing & Sales
COMPLETED
Industry: Hospitality & Leisure
Function: Sales & Marketing
Type: Permanent
Location: China
Post: April 2017
COMPLETED
Industry: Hospitality & Leisure
Function: Sales & Marketing
Type: Permanent
Location: China
Post: April 2017
Key Responsibilities
- Formulate sales strategies across all indirect channels, identify and partner with travel agencies and district tourism offices to capture inbound leisure business.
- Identify and develop incremental sales opportunities (e.g. hotel partnerships, MICE groups, associations etc.) to secure new business.
- Implement and manage agent incentive programs.
- Partner with hotel companies and establish business referral schemes.
- Provide exceptional customer service when addressing inquiries/concerns from the travel trade network.
- Educate and update all marketing and promotional programs, resources and promotional strategies provided to partners.
- Develop trade advertising and marketing campaigns to drive brand awareness and penetration across China.
- Explore and generate positive media coverage.
- Development and maintenance of social media sites.
- Custodian of sales & marketing budget.
- Lead sales & marketing team and participate in industry trade shows and events.
- Direct the day-to-day activities of the sales team. Plan, organise, and assign work, develop and communicate strategies and goals. Advise staff of company policies and procedures.
The Candidate
- Bachelor degree in Marketing, Business or related field.
- Proven track record in a sales management role, B2B travel trade and destination marketing experience required.
- Strong networking and negotiating skills; a natural deal maker.
- Strong connections in the travel and tourism industry in China/Asia.
- Charisma to establish and develop long term relationships with internal and external customers.
- Energetic and highly self-motivated with a natural drive toward profitability and delivering results.
- Language skills: Native/fluent Mandarin and English.
Work Location
Hainan, China
Remarks:
- Short-listed candidates will be notified via email or telephone within 2 weeks of application.
- Personal particulars and other information collected are used strictly for recruitment purposes and will cease to be stored in the recruitment database 2 years after your application date.
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