Sales Manager (m/f/d)
- Standard
- The Chocolate on the Pillow Group GmbH
- Presence / Mobile
- Work experience
- Sales, Key Accounting
- Published: 2025-03-25
Welcome to The Chocolate on the Pillow Group!
We are one of the leading hotel operators in the DACH region with a portfolio of over 20 hotels, which is continuously growing. With more than 700 employees, our group operates hotels under the proprietary brands "GHOTEL hotel & living" and "nestor," as well as other properties under the brands of international hotel operators such as Accor (Mercure, Novotel, ibis Styles, ibis, ibis budget, TRIBE, the hoxton), Marriott (Moxy by Marriott, Four Points Flex by Sheraton), and Intercontinental (Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express).
We are hoteliers with passion and dedicated hosts. Every day, we work together to embody and convey hospitality in all its facets. We believe in the magic of small things! Our drive is to make things truly great for others through our personality, warmth, sense of responsibility, and initiative. We think ahead and let our guests, teams, and business partners know that we have already taken care of everything. We are looking for people who share this mindset and want to carry it forward.
What Awaits You!
What Awaits You!
- Proactive acquisition of national and international corporate and leisure clients, including contract negotiations and closures.
- Planning, coordination, and execution of sales blitzes, client events, and site tours, as well as participation in national and international trade fairs.
- Increasing the visibility of Mercure Zürich City through active outreach, sales calls, and business trips domestically and abroad.
- Networking and active engagement with tourism clients and representatives of national tourism associations (e.g., Zürich Tourism).
- Planning and management of online activities (e.g., LinkedIn).
- Responsibility for maintaining and monitoring sales activities in the PMS.
- Preparation and analysis of statistics and reports.
- Taking on Manager on Duty responsibilities in the absence of the General Manager.
What You Bring!
What You Bring!
- Professional training in the hospitality industry, completion of a hotel management school, or further education in sales.
- At least two years of professional experience in proactive sales, preferably in the Zurich hotel market.
- Excellent oral and written German skills as well as very good English skills.
- Proactive and independent working style, with the ability to think in a networked and entrepreneurial manner.
- Communicative and outgoing personality with a passion for working with people.
- Consistent customer and service orientation.
What We Offer You!
What We Offer You!
- Family-like working atmosphere.
- Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths – hands-on mentality.
- Regulated working hours (electronic time tracking).
- Option for location transfer upon request.
- Individual onboarding phase.
- Excellent opportunities for advancement and development.
- In-house training programs.
- Attractive employee discounts at COTP hotels.
- Employee meals.
- Subsidy for capital-forming benefits.
- Subsidy for company pension schemes.
- INCENT employee benefits program.
- Pluxee employee card (up to €50.00 monthly tax-free).
We Look Forward to Your Application!
We look forward to receiving your compelling application through this portal.
Your contact person for further questions:
- Holger Steilen-Brand
- Head of HR
- +49 221 955868 21
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