Executive-Sales

Job Description

The Executive-Sales role at The Westin Yokohama supports hotel revenue by developing corporate, group, leisure, and event business. Typical responsibilities include finding new clients, maintaining relationships with existing accounts, preparing proposals, conducting sales visits, negotiating contracts, coordinating with hotel departments, and achieving revenue targets. Candidates are generally expected to have hotel sales, hospitality, or customer-facing business experience, strong communication and negotiation skills, professional presentation, and good organization. Japanese business-level communication is likely important, while English skills are useful in an international hotel environment. The successful candidate should be commercially minded, service-oriented, comfortable meeting targets, and able to work cooperatively in a fast-paced setting.

Company Info

The Westin Yokohama is a luxury lifestyle hotel in Yokohama, Kanagawa, operated under Marriott International’s Westin Hotels & Resorts brand. Westin focuses on guest wellbeing through its signature sleep experience, fitness facilities, nutritious dining, and wellness-oriented services. The Yokohama property serves business travelers, international visitors, families, meetings, weddings, and local customers, with modern guest rooms, restaurants, event facilities, and WestinWORKOUT amenities. Marriott International is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, operating a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts across numerous countries. Employees typically benefit from an international work environment, structured training, Marriott career mobility, and associate travel programs, subject to local employment terms. Sales team members work closely with rooms, food and beverage, events, finance, and revenue departments to build business and deliver a consistent premium guest experience.

Destination Guide

Japan offers strong opportunities in hospitality, tourism, technology, manufacturing, education, healthcare, and international business. Major employment centers include Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. Japan’s main islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, with many smaller islands offering tourism and resort work. The culture values punctuality, politeness, teamwork, cleanliness, and attention to detail. Life is generally safe and convenient, with excellent public transport, though housing and living costs can be high around Tokyo and Yokohama. Japanese ability greatly improves career options and daily life, even when English is used at work. Foreign employees normally need an employer-sponsored work visa matching their role; a Certificate of Eligibility is commonly required before arrival. Applicants should confirm sponsorship, salary, housing, insurance, tax, and relocation support directly with Marriott. Yokohama provides a relaxed waterfront lifestyle while remaining close to Tokyo.