Sales Manager

Summary

**We are looking for a Sales Manager to join our pre-opening team at Andaz Lisbon.**

Expected to open in Q3 2025, Andaz Lisbon will offer guests an exciting new luxury lifestyle hotel in the Portuguese capital - and it will represent a key milestone in Hyatt’s continued brand growth in Southern Europe. Andaz Lisbon is set to become the second Hyatt-branded hotel in Lisbon. Located in the center of Lisbon’s bustling Baixa district and situated along the main pedestrian road, Rua Augusta, the hotel will be comprised of five separate buildings, including the former offices of one of the major banks in Portugal, Banco Português de Investimento (BPI). This central building of the hotel will offer 170 guestrooms, with the surrounding four satellite buildings of the hotel offering guests various private suites to choose from. This unique Urban Resort in the city center will allow guests to fully embrace the locale and experience authentic Lisbon.

**About the role**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Pre-Opening Sales Strategy: work closely with the Director of Sales to develop and execute a robust sales strategy that ensures a strong market entry and successful brand positioning before the hotel's official opening.
- Client Acquisition & Relationship Management: establish and nurture relationships with corporate clients, event planners, travel agents, and group bookers. Secure early business through proactive sales outreach, partnerships, and negotiations.
- Revenue Generation: collaborate with the Director of Commercial services, the Director of Sales and the Revenue Manager to establish competitive pricing structures, promotional packages, and early-bird offers. Maximize revenue potential through upselling and cross-selling hotel services.
- Marketing and Brand awareness: partner and collaborate with the marketing team to create and execute promotional campaigns that build awareness and attract early bookings. Contribute to the development of digital content, special offers, and local partnerships.
- Event & Group Bookings: focus on securing group bookings, corporate events and out of the box meetings. Actively promote the hotel’s event spaces and collaborate with the operations team to ensure seamless event execution.
- Collaboration with Pre-Opening Team: coordinate with the pre-opening team to ensure all sales strategies align with operational readiness. Ensure smooth communication between sales, marketing, and operational teams.
- Sales Reporting & Performance Metrics: report on sales activities, progress toward targets, and revenue growth. Provide feedback to the Director of Sales (and indirectly to the Director Commercial Services) on sales trends, client needs, and potential opportunities.

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications**:

- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business, or a related field.
- Experience: Minimum 3 years of sales experience in the hospitality industry, with a proven track record of sales success, ideally in a pre-opening hotel environment.
- Skills:

- Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Experience with hotel sales CRM system (e.g., Opera, Delphi, Salesforce)
- Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic pre-opening environment
- Strong organizational and time-management skills

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- Long term career growth opportunities
- A motivated and connected team
- 12 complimentary nights (per year) in other Hyatt properties around the world as well as colleague rates and discounts
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