The Senior Sales Manager will drive room, meeting, and event revenue for The Westin Yokohama by developing client relationships, securing new business, managing key accounts, preparing proposals, and achieving sales targets. Candidates are expected to have several years of hotel sales experience, preferably in an upscale or luxury property, with strong knowledge of the Yokohama and Tokyo markets. Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and organizational skills are essential. Business-level Japanese and English are likely required, along with confidence using CRM and sales systems. The successful candidate should be commercially minded, proactive, guest-focused, and able to collaborate effectively with revenue, marketing, event, and operations teams.
The Westin Yokohama is an upscale international hotel located in Minato Mirai, one of Yokohama’s leading business, shopping, and waterfront districts. It operates under the Westin Hotels & Resorts brand, part of Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies. Westin is known for its focus on wellbeing, restful stays, healthy dining, fitness, and thoughtful service. The property serves leisure travelers, corporate guests, conferences, weddings, and international visitors, offering accommodation, restaurants, wellness facilities, and meeting spaces. Working for the hotel provides access to Marriott’s global standards, training programs, employee benefits, and potential career mobility across its worldwide portfolio. The sales team plays an important role in building corporate partnerships, attracting group business, and positioning the hotel within the competitive Yokohama and greater Tokyo markets.
Japan offers strong opportunities in hospitality, tourism, technology, manufacturing, education, and international business, especially in Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto, and resort areas. The culture values punctuality, respect, cleanliness, teamwork, and professional presentation. Daily life is safe and convenient, with excellent public transport, reliable services, diverse food, and a mix of modern cities and traditional communities. Yokohama provides a slightly more relaxed lifestyle than central Tokyo while remaining closely connected by train. Foreign workers generally need an employer-sponsored work visa, with the Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services status commonly used for hotel sales roles. Applicants should confirm degree and experience requirements, and business-level Japanese may be important. Relocation costs, housing deposits, health insurance, pension, taxes, and language support should be discussed with the employer. Registration at the local municipality is required after arrival.
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