YOTEL Hiring! Full Time Sales Director in Federal Territory - Ricebowl

NEW OPENING: YOTEL Kuala Lumpur - opening Q*************.

We are on the search for a passionate, dynamic and charismatic individual to join us at YOTEL Kuala Lumpur as Director of Sales.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking for a new challenge in a hands-on role. You’ll also need to live and breathe our values; be Creative by being playful and inspiring. Being Geniune by always being true to who we are, and by being Smart by delivering results in a clever and effective way.

YOTEL Kuala Lumpur

YOTEL Kuala Lumpur, our first hotel in Malaysia, will be situated in the capital’s Central Business District. Featuring 290 rooms, the hotel will showcase YOTEL’s latest features including the brand’s signature robotic concierge, motorised SmartBeds, and fully integrated technologies for which YOTEL is known.

Guests will have access to the brand’s multi-functional dining and co-working space – a 24-hour fitness centre, a Grab + Go snack station, and meeting hubs that can be used to network and relax. Guests, visitors of the hotel and locals will also have access to a rooftop pool and bar offering views of the city skyline.

About the role

As the Director of Sales for YOTEL Kuala Lumpur you will work closely with the General Manager, with support from London Central Support and are responsible for growing the business transient / MICE / groups and leisure segments for the hotel. In this role, the individual will be responsible for planning and implementing the total commercial action plan for the new hotel opening and delivering the key deliverables.

The Director of Sales will serve as a key member of the hotel senior management team and have a major part in the people culture.

More specifically, responsibilities will include the following:

• To manage the Sales strategy and direction required to ensure that the hotel commercial strategy and KPI’s are delivered.
• Focus and managing sales activities for the relevant segments.
• Carry out on property sales activities, including but not limited to show rounds, initiate conversation with last minute or unexpected sales enquires.
• Secure new business and maintain repeating bookings.
• Accountability for all related reporting required to ensure execution of the hotel sales plan.

The skills we are looking for are:

• Essential: Has extension experience and knowledge of the Kuala Lumpur leisure martket.
• Essential: Ability to understand and communicate using English language skills.
• Desirable: Pre-opening experience of a hotel.
• Experience of developing, driving sales strategies.
• Be highly confident in abilities and be considered a creative person who can tackle complex assignments and identify sales leads.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills by using their outgoing personality to interact with guests, crew, HQ and others.

About YOTEL

With 23 properties in sought-after locations globally, YOTEL is for people on the move. People who are experiencing, doing and achieving; Non-Stop. From buzzing cities to bustling airports YOTEL exists to challenge the status quo of the hospitality industry and deliver a different experience for guests through smart design, creative technology and awesome people. YOTEL is the pit stop for the Non-Stop.