Sales Manager

**Company Description** Our adventure camp in the Hatta mountains celebrates the land’s spirit, providing countless ways to play and explore the outdoors. Fifty caravans form a lively community inspired by nomadic exploration, surrounded by hiking and biking trails throughout mountainous terrain that immerse guests in the region’s natural beauty. A central restaurant fueled by local flavors is designed for guests to gather, and a wellness center offers restorative rituals drawing from local tradition. **Job Description** **Role Overview** As the **Sales Manager at Caravan Hatta by Our Habitas**, you will play a pivotal role in driving revenue growth, building market presence, and positioning this unique hospitality concept as a leading destination for group experiences, retreats, and meaningful connections. With a primary focus on **Groups, including Corporate Retreats, Incentive Travel, Wellness Groups, and Government Groups**, you will develop and nurture strong relationships with corporate clients, DMCs, event agencies, travel trade partners, and key accounts across the UAE and international feeder markets. Working closely with the **Senior Director of Sales and the wider Our Habitas commercial team**, you will support the successful pre-opening, launch, and commercial ramp-up of Caravan Hatta, creating demand and establishing the property as a destination where nature, culture, and connection come together. This role is ideal for a commercially driven sales professional who thrives in a pre-opening environment and is passionate about experiential hospitality, lifestyle travel, and creating unforgettable group experiences. **Key Responsibilities** **Sales Strategy & Business Development** * Execute the property’s sales strategy in alignment with revenue, occupancy, and commercial objectives. * Drive group business to support weekday demand, including corporate offsites, incentive groups, retreats, wellness programmes, and exclusive buyouts. * Identify, develop, and convert new business opportunities across Corporate, MICE, Leisure, and group segments. * Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline, ensuring consistent follow-up and conversion of qualified opportunities. * Support annual sales planning, forecasting, budgeting, and commercial initiatives. * Conduct proactive sales calls, client meetings, presentations, networking events, and account entertainment activities. * Organise and host site inspections, familiarisation trips, and property showcases to showcase the Caravan Hatta experience. * Represent Caravan Hatta by Our Habitas at trade shows, industry events, roadshows, and sales missions. **Account Management & Relationship Building** * Manage and grow a portfolio of key accounts while actively identifying new business opportunities. * Develop strong relationships with corporate clients, DMCs, event agencies, travel partners, and industry stakeholders. * Negotiate contracts and agreements in line with company policies and commercial objectives. * Monitor account performance, track production, and implement action plans to maximise revenue opportunities. * Collaborate with internal teams to ensure seamless delivery of guest experiences from enquiry through to execution. **Pre-Opening & Market Positioning** * Support pre-opening commercial activities, launch initiatives, and market penetration strategies. * Assist in establishing Caravan Hatta’s reputation within local and international markets. * Work closely with Marketing, Brand, Revenue, and Operations teams to support campaigns, partnerships, activations, and promotional initiatives. * Contribute ideas and insights to strengthen the positioning of Caravan Hatta as a unique lifestyle and experiential destination. **Qualifications** **Candidate Profile** * Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field preferred. * Minimum **3 years’ experience in hotel or resort sales**, preferably within lifestyle, experiential, luxury, or destination hospitality. * Strong background in **group sales, corporate accounts, MICE, retreats, or events** is highly advantageous. * Proven ability to generate new business, build relationships, and achieve revenue targets. * Established network of contacts within the UAE corporate, DMC, agency, and travel trade sectors is highly desirable. * Strong commercial mindset with excellent negotiation, presentation, and influencing skills. * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders. * Fluency in English is required; Arabic language skills would be an advantage. * Proactive, entrepreneurial, and comfortable working in a fast-paced pre-opening environment. **Additional Information** **Why Join Caravan by Our Habitas Hatta?** Be part of the launch team for a new experiential hospitality concept in the UAE, combining nature, adventure, design, wellness, and community. This is an opportunity to hel