Director of Sales

We are recruiting for the coolest new opening hotel coming to Rome Just moments away from the famous Via Veneto, **art’otel Rome Piazza Sallustio** is Rome’s newest five-star lifestyle hotel with art and gastronomy at its core. Opening on 6 March 2025, this exciting new hotel offers 99 guestrooms and is brought to life by renowned contemporary artist Pietro Ruffo as its carefully chosen Signature Artist.

From creative brainstorms and meetings to fashion shows, private dinners and parties, **art’otel Rome Piazza Sallustio** offers a range of event spaces for every occasion.

**What you’ll be responsible for as a Director of Sales**:

- Driving demand for rooms across the main segments (and international source markets) including corporate, BTA, Leisure group, Corporate Group, Conference and Fair & Events segments as well as demand for corporate social events.
- Take the lead in seeking new business for the hotel, creating, leading and implementing commercial strategies to maximise revenues and awareness.
- Identify commercial initiatives and opportunities which will drive exposure, bookings and covers for the hotel and its destination restaurant and bar. Liaise with the hotel team, to support commercial goals of the hotel.
- Develop and implement sales strategy to effectively manage all sales channels
- Develop visibility and enhancing the reputation of the hotel and brand by maintaining direct relations with customers and local communities.
- Promote the art’otel brand and introducing new products, services and offerings to the market.
- Analyse budgets, prepare annual budget plans, schedule expenditures, and ensure that the sales team meets their quotas and goals.
- Gathering, investigating, and summarizing market data and trends to draft reports.
- Manage and mentor an on-site Sales team
- Maintain relationships with important clients by making regular visits, understanding their needs, and anticipating new sales opportunities.
- Supervise, coordinate, and deliver the B2C, B2B and M&E campaigns and relevant sales activities.
- Manage the client journey, from enquiry through to the big day.
- And, leverage and closely work with, other art’otels and the wider PPHE Hotel Group and Radisson Hotel Group network.

**What you bring as a Director of Sales**:

- Good knowledge of sales within the Hospitality sector, preferably within the Rome market.
- A solid understanding of competitors’ products and venues, using this to establish and adjust our selling strategy alongside the Regional Sales Team & the General Manager.
- Leadership skills, supervising and supporting the Sales team and their development goals.
- The ability to switch between being proactive and reactive, with your eye on the goal of driving incremental business into the hotel through multiple revenue streams, segments & industries.
- Confidence in creating strong links with all our hotel’s departments to help you make sure all commercial objectives are achieved, as well as targets, KPIs and budgets

**As our Director of Sales, you will receive**:

- Highly competitive salary
- 26 days of holidays
- 1 extra day off for your wellbeing (to be taken in the solar year)
- 1 working day per year of volunteering activities with our local partners
- Attractive Departmental Incentive Schemes, as per company policy
- 50% F&B discount at our restaurants and bars (for your whole party)*
- Discounted hotel rates (extends to the Radisson Hotel Group properties in EMEA and APAC and family & friends)
- Recommend a friend scheme up to €750 Euros (gross)
- Ticket Meals
- Exciting job opportunities within PPHE Hotel Group across Europe
- Team events and fun activities
- Advanced onboarding programs and Learning & Development opportunities
- Entitlement to benefits provided with our local partners.

If you share passion for art, culture and hospitality, art’otel is where people’s talents will feel at home. We aim to inspire guests to be creative and discover the arts; by dazzling them with sensational service by enriching their knowledge; by encouraging their passion for art and appetite for the finer things in life.

**Be bold. Be creative. Be original. A fun place to create and inspire.