Join Shakespeare Property Group and play a key role in driving commercial success across a portfolio of exceptional Accor properties. As part of the Portfolio Commercial team, you’ll work alongside experienced Revenue, Marketing and Sales professionals to identify opportunities, strengthen market presence and deliver growth across the portfolio.
This Sydney-based role offers the opportunity to operate at a highly proactive commercial level, influencing and driving new business growth. With strong support from the Portfolio Commercial team and hotel-based Sales teams, you’ll have the autonomy to build relationships, pursue opportunities and deliver results.
We are looking for an ambitious, proactive sales professional who is motivated by winning new business, building influential client relationships and delivering measurable results. If you have a proven track record in proactive sales and are ready to make a significant commercial impact, this is an opportunity to take your career to the next level.
As Portfolio Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for driving proactive sales and new business growth for two key portfolio properties: Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort & Sunshine Coast Convention Centre and Pullman Cairns International the number one luxury Accor product in Cairns. The exciting part of this role is that Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort & Sunshine Coast Convention Centre has just completed a back-to-bare concrete upgrade of hotel conference rooms and a 3.5-million-dollar AV installation. The hotel is also starting its 25-million-dollar rooms refurbishment this month and will further showcase the outstanding facilities of the Convention Centre and all things Sunshine Coast.
While working across the broader Shakespeare Property Group portfolio, your primary sales focus will be on identifying, developing and converting new business opportunities for these two properties. You will build strategic relationships across key corporate, group and MICE markets, bringing new clients and revenue opportunities to the hotels.
This is a highly visible commercial role where your success will be measured by your ability to create opportunities, convert business and deliver tangible revenue growth. You will work closely with Portfolio Revenue and Marketing teams while taking ownership of your sales pipeline, client relationships and market activity.
We are looking for a highly driven and commercially astute sales professional with a proven track record of proactive business development and new business conversion. You will be confident building relationships with senior decision-makers, developing new markets and turning opportunities into measurable results.
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