Sales Executive - Doha

Ready to make a difference for customers, colleagues and your career? Do you want a future worth getting excited about? This is the place to be. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Sales Executive to join the team at our Premier Inn in Doha

Premier Inn is a British hotel chain and the UK's largest hotel brand with more than 750 hotels. Premier Inn hotels in the UAE operate under a strategic partnership between Emirates Group and Britain’s leading hospitality firm Whitbread PLC, established to develop the Premier Inn brand throughout the region. At Premier Inn we make every day experiences special for millions of customers and create excellent career opportunities for people like you. Currently we have 11 hotels in the Middle East and an exciting pipe line of new hotels opening in the foreseeable future. We hold many coveted people and brand industry awards, and we want you to help us add another award to our trophy cabinet!

Are you Genuine, Confident and Committed?

We are looking for highly optimistic and driven Sales Executive who will be accountable for providing overall support to deliver the sales strategic business plan and achieve the company vision and objectives.

Working closely with the Sales Managers, the successful candidate is responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:

• Be accountable for supporting the delivery of the sales strategic business plan and individual sales plans for all managed segments whilst supporting the overall vision, and objectives.
  
• Effectively develop and manage professional client relationships, with the sales managers using an aligned strategic and planned approach to maximise growth.
  
• Ensure adherence to all company policies, processes, standards, and legal requirements, and successfully delivers results for all internal and external audits or reviews.
  
• Ensuring that all legal and compliance processes are followed diligently, and rates are applied correctly for each client to minimise any risk to the business.
  
• Supporting with phone-based account management, reporting and debt management
  
• Drive a sales culture, participating and coordinating campaigns to drive revenue.
  
• Be an ambassador of the brand and position the company as high-value and high-quality hotel provider.
  
• Support driving a sales culture across the business which sits within our core values and business principles
  

Requirements

What are we looking for?

Education and Experience:

• Ideally your background will be from the hotel industry with 1-year previous sales or reservations experience
  
• Preferably with full knowledge of the sales process, strategies, business development and account management
  
• Bachelor Degree in Sales is an advantage.
  

Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of Opera (PMS)
  
• Must have Qatar Driving License
  
• Be energetic, target driven, passionate about people, process and sales
  
• High level of MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  
• Excellent time management, problem solving and analytical skills
  
• Team Player with ability to work in a multinational environment.
  
• Responsible – takes initiative and exercises good judgment.
  
• Proactive approach with the ability to work under pressure
  
• Efficient, calm and organized with great attention to detail.
  

What we offer

At Premier Inn, you will have a competitive benefits package, rewards and recognition. We offer, accommodation, transportation, medical insurance, air tickets, food entitlement and allowance and a competitive basic salary. You will have opportunities to develop and grow. The chance to build yourself a long and varied career doing something you really love.

At Premier Inn, we know the importance of creating a culture which brings the experience to life for both our customers and our team and this is supported by strong company values. We employ people that not only believe in our values but also have the passion to live and breathe them, and always put the customer in the heart of everything we do.

We want Premier Inn to be a place where people’s skills and careers grow as fast as we do. A place where everyone has the opportunities to develop and achieve their dreams. We put emphasis on a ‘promote from within’ culture and continuously strive to create a supportive and engaging environment in which our team can thrive and deliver.