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Full-time
10+

Director Of Sales & Marketing

3/17/2026

The Director of Sales & Marketing is primarily responsible for overseeing all sales activities and personnel within the department, providing leadership to daily operations while aligning with the organization's strategic goals. Key duties include developing and maintaining strong customer relations, seeking new business opportunities, and coordinating sales operations across different departments.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
We are Accor We are more than 290,000 hospitality experts placing people at the heart of what we do, creating emotion for our guests, and nurturing passion for service and achievement beyond limits. Building on the strength of our teams and of our fully integrated ecosystem of leading brands, personalized services & expert solutions, we break new ground to reimagine hospitality and inspire new ways to experience the world. We are dedicated to suit all desires and needs, and reinvent the guest experience every day with our 45 hotel brands across all segments- 5,600 properties around the world from luxury five-star palaces to smart economy hotels, exquisite residences to full-service resorts. Because we take care of millions of guests and each of our hotels is a world in itself, where every action counts. We strive to make positive impact both locally and globally, to ensure hospitality benefits not only the few, but all.
About the Role

Company Description

Join us at Accor, where life pulses with passion!​

As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo.​

By joining us, you will become a Heartist®, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart.​

You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are. You will be in a supportive place to grow, to fulfil yourself, to discover other professions and to pursue career opportunities, in your hotel or in other hospitality environments, in your country or anywhere in the world!​

You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment.​

Everything you will do with us, regardless of your profession, will offer a deep sense of meaning, to create lasting, memorable and impactful experiences for your customers, for your colleagues and for the planet.

Hospitality is a work of heart,​
Join us and become a Heartist®.

Job Description

Prime Function:

  • Responsible for all sales activities and personnel involved in the Sales and Marketing department.
  • Provide leadership to the day-to-day operations of the department, while focusing on the Organization’s strategic goals. 
  • Coordinate Sales operations with the other departments of the organization.
  • Develop and/or maintain and improve business relations with all customers of the organization.
  • Seek out and target new customers and new sales opportunities, initiate action plan to approach and secure new business for the organization.
  • Any matter which may effect the interests of the hotel should be brought to the attention of the Management.

Key Responsibilities:

Sales & Marketing Planning

  • Responsible for the establishment of both annual and monthly sales objectives in coordination with the Organization’s Strategic plan.
  • Develop or participate with the Management, in the development of the Strategic Sales Plan for the organization.
  • Direct the Sales & Marketing department to achieve objectives established in the Organization’s Strategic Plan. 
  • Responsible for providing an Annual Sales Plan and also quarterly updates, revisions and modifications to the Plan.

People Management

  • Establish and maintain seamless co-ordination & co-operation with all departments of the hotel to ensure maximum cooperation, productivity, morale and guest service.
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with all the departments.
  • Respond to queries by resolving issues in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Ensure that the team has been trained for all safety provisions.
  • Ensure that all personnel are kept well informed of department’s objectives and policies.
  • Motivate and develop team to ensure smooth functioning of the department and promote teamwork.

    Prime Function:

  • Responsible for all sales activities and personnel involved in the Sales and Marketing department.
  • Provide leadership to the day-to-day operations of the department, while focusing on the Organization’s strategic goals. 
  • Coordinate Sales operations with the other departments of the organization.
  • Develop and/or maintain and improve business relations with all customers of the organization.
  • Seek out and target new customers and new sales opportunities, initiate action plan to approach and secure new business for the organization.
  • Any matter which may effect the interests of the hotel should be brought to the attention of the Management.

Qualifications

Master's in Sales & Marketing or any equivalent degree

Minimum 8-10 years of experience, with 2 years in current role

  • Job-Category: Sales & Marketing
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Job Schedule: Full-Time
  • Key Skills
    Sales PlanningMarketing PlanningPeople ManagementBusiness RelationsNew Business DevelopmentStrategic PlanningTeam MotivationGuest ServiceSales OperationsCoordinationIssue ResolutionTraining
    Categories
    SalesMarketingManagement & LeadershipHospitality
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