Kabannas is looking for a Sales Manager with excellent local knowledge on the Corporate and Leisure hotel customers in the UK market. Preference, but not essential, is that the candidate is located in North East England.
In this role, you will play a pivotal role in driving accommodation revenue and building relationships with corporate clients, travel agencies, and other key stakeholders. As a Sales Manager for Kabannas, you will have the opportunity to showcase your strategic acumen, negotiation skills, and passion for hospitality as you contribute to the success of our portfolio of properties. The initial primary focus of this role is to deliver mid-week occupancy in our Liverpool and Newcastle locations.
Kabannas (www.kabannas.com) is an innovative, exciting new European hybrid hotel platform that is targeting £100m+ in acquisitions of micro accommodation assets across Europe. Kabannas’ strategy is to expand its hybrid hospitality brand across 15 locations in European capital and cultural capital cities to service the underserved “ultra-affordable” hospitality market. Kabannas already has four property locations with an active property pipeline.
The Kabannas Vision is to redefine the “Stay” experience for guests by creating a high-quality, new breed of ultra-affordable accommodation that is big on social connections, with great food and beverage - allowing guests to explore, connect, have fun, and share experiences.
As a Hotel Sales Manager, you will play a crucial role in driving revenue growth for our hotel. You will be responsible for developing and implementing effective sales strategies and tactics, identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, and building and maintaining strong relationships with clients. You will collaborate with our marketing and revenue management teams to achieve sales targets and prepare and present sales reports and forecasts to our senior leadership team.
The ideal candidate will have a solid background in sales, particularly within the Hotel industry, or have extensive experience in Hotel sales both front and back of house. A proven track record of driving revenue growth is essential, and you should be commercially minded, with a strategic approach to identifying and seizing opportunities.
We’re looking for someone who is proactive, self-motivated, flexible, and capable of taking initiative independently and also as part of a team to achieve sales targets. Strong interpersonal skills are also essential, as you’ll need to collaborate effectively with other teams to develop a compelling sales offering.
You must have the right to work in the UK for this role.
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