Bed & Breakfast Marketer Job Opportunity in Nairobi Kenya April 2015
Job Title: Bed & Breakfast Marketer
Industry: Hospitality
Job Location: Nairobi
Salary: KShs 40K – 50K gross +Comms
Our client is a cosy and welcoming bed & breakfast located in Nairobi.
The Bed &Breakfast is known for its great service, friendly and helpful team, fantastic food and inviting ambiance.
They seek to hire a marketer who will be responsible for all the marketing and Sales activities.
Candidates who have experience in marketing guest houses, small hotels or even apartments are encouraged to apply.
Key responsibilities
- Establishing relationships with the clients, maintaining and nurturing business relationships with the existing and new clients with an objective of increasing company revenue by
- Formulate Marketing strategies based on the company’s objectives and budget
- Conduct market research, understand the profile of the target consumer, their needs and requirements
- Preparing accurate and timely quotations as per the client’s needs
- Be in touch with clients either through phone calls, mails or personal visits as a way of building relationship.
- Keep records of sales figures and the results of all marketing initiatives
- Meet potential clients and demonstrate to them the company product and services
- Deal directly with end consumers as a way of closing sales.
- Coordinate all promotional, marketing and advertising activities.
- Take part in customer feedback surveys and work out ways to garner higher profits.
- Regularly meet target sales as set up by management by implementing the approved sales and marketing strategies.
- Take part in sales meetings and present reports about the sales and marketing figures.
- Preparing sales contract terms as per client’s needs and discussing the same to customer’s satisfaction after necessary approval
- Preparing comprehensive and timely reports
- Delivery on daily company standards and adhere to service and quality standards
Skills and Requirements
- A professional degree or diploma in sales and marketing is highly desirable or its equivalent.
- At least 3 years proven experience in marketing of bed and breakfast facility.
- Proven performance in sales & marketing is essential.
- Should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must have very good marketing strategies and selling skills and should have a pleasing personality.
- Should be persuasive, adaptable and innovative and has good problem – solving skills.
- Should have formal presentation skills as the job may require the candidate to present his product or service to a group of people.
- Should have high Stress-tolerance levels as this position is highly competitive.
If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Bed& Breakfast Marketer 40 – 50K gross +Comms) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Friday 30th April 2015
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.
The Recruiting Manager
Corporate staffing Services
Nabui House, 3rd floor, Westlands.
Corporate staffing Services
Nabui House, 3rd floor, Westlands.
(Next to Unga House)