Dynamic sales leader with a proven track record at Hotel Alexandra, adept in sales planning and client relationship management. Excelled in staff management and leveraged Office Software to enhance operational efficiency. Achieved significant business growth through strategic sales initiatives and effective team leadership, demonstrating exceptional analytical and interpersonal skills.
· Liaise the monthly leasing of hotel accommodation in all day-to-day operations; producing timely reports to DOSM;
· Coordinate all monthly leasing-related interactions and relationships with both internal and other department;
· Conduct tours, diligently pursue the close of each sale, perform follow-ups, and complete leasing paperwork with prospective residents;
· Assist leasing/ travel agents with completing the sale if necessary;
· Explain the lease in detail to Corporate Accounts or individual guests;
· Attend “Open-Day” for monthly leasing promotion.
● Directly report to Owner;
● Preparations for the opening of the company;
● Overseeing the operation of 3D Scanning Detection & Treatment Center;
● Managing related operations and manning, such as Receptionist, Promoter and Therapist their duty roster and monthly salary report;
● Handle clients' data system administration;
● Communicate with the local schools for further business development (provide some I.T. program and 3D Scanning Detection service to the students);
● Business development and enhance relationship with business partners;
● Prepare all materials such as research data and PowerPoint for business activity;
● Handle ad-hoc duties assigned by the owner.
● Directly report to General Manager;
● Focus on business development of accommodation & event segment;
● Sales strategy and effective implementation of this strategy for the corporate segment;
● Responsible for telephone and physical sales calls on accounts prospect for new clients and maintain current relationships, as well as data-base development for marketing;
● Generate action plan and yearly budget for Corporate segment business, Long Staying business & Event segment;
● Establish and maintain effective working relationships with local company clients and end-users. Revert the different booking sources to make booking with hotel directly;
● In-charge toward Wedding Expo.
● Assist DOSM to monitor and provide training to sales team;
● To prepare and set up pre-opening guideline and procedure for implementation;
● Business Development of accommodation, function room, Food & Beverage, raise hotel brand and promote to Kowloon Bay corporate guests;
● Provide timely sales reports, market intelligence, competitive products, market behavior updates and recommend changes to adapt to most up to date market needs;
● Set up strategy for corporate segment for business acquisition;
● Regularly meet with target clients to introduce hotel offering, gather industry intelligence;
● Communicate with the end-user directly to keep a good relationship for future opportunities.
● Supervisor the Leasing team & Hotel team and report to Group DOSM;
● Review the leasing strategies based on analysis of the business environment, current and forecasted occupancy, and submit upcoming promotion and rate proposal to Group DOSM;
● Send out the update rate to all sites and leasing team every Monday if needed (Serviced Apartments);
● Gather and report market intelligence on competitors (Serviced Apartments);
● Submit a leasing summary report to Group DOSM;
● Prepare the selling rate chart and propose to Group DOSM (Hotels);
Develop and implement Account Management
● Assist DOS to supervise subordinate;
● Develop and implement Account Management;
● Construct sales strategies according to market dynamic and global economic environment and execute effectively to maximize revenue;
● Identify and source new businesses for continual acquisition and development of key account;
● Reactive non-productive but potential accounts i.e. Li & Fung Trading Co Ltd, Foster Electric HK Co. Ltd, etc;
● Mainly handle Entertainment Firm & University market (MICE
business);
● Maintain good relationships with the media for further joint promotion.
● Directly report to VP-Sales;
● Lead, develop, plan, implement and execute tactics and programs in accordance to the new business model and strategy;
● Achieve agreed room revenue and MICE target; develop strong incremental business to sustain continuous growth and responsible for hotel key account;
● Maintain repeat business by means of keeping close contact with potential and established accounts.
2nd time joined
● Assist DOSM in developing strategic plan;
● Forecast and analyze markets trends in the hotel industry and make the maximize revenue;
● In-charging in implementing overall sales strategy;
● Develop and implement account management;
● Support, provide guidance and benchmarking to junior members;
● Develop and implement staff training program and prepare routine reports;
● Regularly meet with target clients to introduce hotel offering, communicate value proposition and gather industry intelligence;
● Establish and maintain good relationships with corporate clients and in-house guests.
2nd time joined
● Regularly meet with target clients to introduce hotel offering, communicate value proposition and gather industry intelligence;
● Prepare and develop sales plans for corporate accounts;
● Sales generation for room and banquet;
● Establish and maintain good relationship with corporate clients and in-house guest;
● Reactive non-productive mega account i.e. Li & Fung Trading Co Ltd, Intertek Testing Co Ltd, etc;
● Assist DOS to develop marketing plan and generate marketing report;
● Assist DOS to supervise subordinates.
1st time joined
● Establish and maintain good relationship with corporate clients and
in-house guest;
● New account acquisition and business development;
● Regularly meet with target clients to introduce hotel offering, communicate value proposition and gather industry intelligence;
● Prepare and develop sales plans for corporate accounts;
● Sales generation for room and banquet;
● Assist DOS to supervise subordinates.
● Regularly meet with target clients to introduce hotel offering, communicate value proposition and gather industry intelligence;
● Prepare and develop sales plans for corporate accounts;
● Sales generation for room and banquet;
● Establish and maintain good relationship with corporate clients and in-house guest;
● Operate Fidelio reservation system, Fidelio Sales and Catering system and Top Prophet yield management system;
● Assist in other ad hoc assignments if required, i.e. Germany Beer Festival, Rugby Seven, Golf event arrangement, Local booker’s thank you party, etc
.
~ Account Manager (Apr 98 – Mar 00)
● Develop potential accounts from cold calls;
● Regularly meet with target clients to introduce hotel offering;
● Prepare and develop sales plans for corporate accounts;
● Sales generation for room and banquet;
● Establish and maintain good relationship with corporate clients and in-house guest;
● To coordinate set-up of show room~ specialize in industry of Toys;
~Sales Coordinator (Dec 96 – Mar 98)
● To work in the travel section of the Sales & Marketing Department;
● To maintain good relationship with travel agent;
● To generate sales for room especially during low hotel occupancy;
● Responsible for coordination of group arrangement between hotel & travel agent.
● Responsible for booking and event for Japanese Market;
● To coordinate details directly with travel agent of Japan;
● To organize booking and implement the planning of events.
● To work under the Sales and Marketing Department;
● To communicate and make booking from tele-inbound call;
● To retrieve and organize booking for worldwide system (U-tell);
● Input reservation into PMS system
Sales planning
Client relationship management
Sales reporting
Staff management
Office Software: Excel, PowerPoint & Word
Internet Application: Internet Explorer & Outlook
Windows based OS