Sales Manager (Saudi National Only)

About the role

Faena The Red Sea is opening its doors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is looking for a Sales Manager, open only to Saudi nationals. The role drives revenue growth and establishes the property's presence in the global luxury travel market during the preopening and launch phase, generating transient, corporate and group business in assigned territories and building relationships with luxury travel advisors, corporate accounts and high-value clients. It works closely with Revenue Management, Reservations and Operations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute sales action plans for assigned territories, market segments and accounts
• Solicit new business across transient, leisure, corporate, entertainment and group segments
• Build relationships with travel advisors, agencies, corporate buyers, family offices, concierge networks and lifestyle partners
• Represent the hotel at trade shows, roadshows, sales missions and networking events
• Hold sales calls, presentations and site inspections, and negotiate corporate and consortia agreements
• Achieve or exceed monthly, quarterly and annual revenue targets
• Work with Revenue Management on demand, pricing and pace reports, and with Marketing on campaigns and lead generation
• Maintain account plans, pipelines and opportunities in Delphi / Salesforce CRM
• Coordinate with Reservations and Operations on client bookings, VIP arrivals and group needs
• Support pre-opening commercial work such as database development, account mapping and launch campaigns
• Build links with Accor Global Sales Offices and Ennismore commercial teams

Required profile

• Minimum 3-5 years of luxury hotel or resort sales experience as Sales Manager or Senior Sales Executive
• Previous experience in ultra-luxury hospitality, lifestyle brands or destination resorts preferred
• Strong network in luxury travel trade, leisure agencies, GCC corporate market or international source markets
• Pre-opening experience highly desirable
• Bachelor's degree in hospitality, Business, Marketing or a related field preferred
• Fluent English and Arabic required

Required skills

• Proficiency in hotel systems: Opera, Delphi, Salesforce, Lanyon / Cvent and Microsoft Office Suite
• Understanding of sales strategy, account management, contracting and revenue fundamentals