Overview
We Hyatt Regency Pune Hotel & Residences is actively looking to hire dynamic, energetic, passionate and experienced candidate for the position of director of marketing.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain and promote a team work environment with effective and clear communication amongst co-workers.
- Ensure best client service is being made available through communication amongst the team, cross training within the department and appropriate office coverage.
- Works with sales managers to ensure understanding of sales strategy and effective implementation of this strategy for the segment.
- Works with management team to create and implement a sales plan addressing revenue, customers and the market for the segment led by the DOS.
- Set example through professional, friendly attitude towards clients and co-workers, timely response to clients and co-workers needs and observance of sales office standard.
- Ensure hotel meets or exceeds budgeted goals.
- Follow and track company cross-sell procedures.
- Utilize company profile database to determine geographic areas for travel agent calls while maintaining top and existing travel agent accounts.
- Organize travel agent month and travel agent appreciation rates for slow months.
- Assists with the development and implementation of promotions, both internal and external.
- Creating a focus on attracting new business.
- Attending and contributing to the monthly sales strategy meeting
- Updating and owning the sales strategy & sales plan with the General Manager.
- Review and approves any special corporate negotiated rates by signing the CVGR (Company Volume guaranteed rate) contract.
- Provides positive and aggressive leadership to ensure maximum revenue potential (e.g., sets example with personal booking goals).
- Leads on-property sales functions to build long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of hotel sales objectives.
- Recommends monthly room nights target goals for sales team members.
- Participates in sales calls with members of sales team to acquire new business and/or close on business.
- Develop and send informative press releases to targeted lists highlighting all activities and promotions.
- Maintain and expand corporate incentive program via direct mail, personal visits etc.
- Oversee and ensure the updation of rates, promotions on hotel website, OTA‘s (Online travel agents), GDS etc. without any rate parity.
- Responsible for the training of sales managers and staff.
- Follow and promote hotel standards with guests, co-workers.
- Evaluates and drives the hotel’s participation in the various sales channels, Market Sales, Event Booking Centres, electronic lead channels, etc.
- Monitors all day to day activities of direct reports.
- Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence).
EDUCATION:
3-year degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or MBA.
EXPERIENCE:
5 to 6 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area. And min three years experience in a senior sales role.
About Hyatt Regency Pune Hotel & Residences
Located in the urbane locality of Viman Nagar, the hotel recapitulates luxury with plush rooms, pet-friendly apartments, temperature controlled indoor swimming pool and a multitude of dining venues. Close proximity to Lohegaon International Airport, city’s prime entertainment areas like Koregaon Park and IT hubs like Business Bay makes the Hotel the ideal choice for both business and leisure travelers.
The Hotel features 222 spacious rooms including 50 Regency Club™ rooms and 18 luxurious suites, in addition to 79 serviced apartments. The comfortable and stylish guestrooms are decorated in soft neutral tones. All rooms are equipped with high speed Internet Access, 55-inch Ultra HD Smart LED TVs and Bluetooth Speakers.
At Arogya, The Spa Sanctuary we strive to embrace the Indian tradition of ‘Chakra Healing’ – of balancing and restoring the flow of energy in one’s body – and provide holistic therapies to balance your energy; the circle of your seven chakras.
The Hotel features a fully refurbished gymnasium and cardiovascular training room, complete with a team of professionally trained instructors who can provide tailored training programs. In addition the fitness center also features sauna, steam room, and whirlpool.
Equipped with 40,000-square-feet of events space spread over two levels, including the dynamic and contemporary EQ:IQ, we are dedicated to redefining your event hosting experience. Our team of expert event planners will leave no stone unturned in making your event a successful one.