Assistant Sales Manager (Wedding)

Role summary

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The Assistant Sales Manager (Wedding) supports the hotel’s wedding and social-event sales strategy, develops leads, conducts venue tours, prepares proposals, negotiates packages, and coordinates with banquet, culinary, rooms, and event teams. Candidates should have experience in hotel sales, event planning, weddings, or a related hospitality field, together with strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and organizational skills. Knowledge of the Kota Kinabalu market and an established local network are advantageous. The role requires a polished, customer-focused approach, attention to detail, confidence in meeting revenue targets, flexibility to work evenings and weekends, and the ability to manage several events and client relationships simultaneously.

About the employer

Le Méridien Kota Kinabalu is a Marriott International hotel located on the city’s waterfront, close to the Central Market, shopping areas, business districts, and attractions in Sabah’s capital. The hotel serves leisure travelers, corporate guests, wedding parties, and meetings and events, offering accommodation, restaurants, banquet facilities, and event services. As part of the Le Méridien brand, it combines contemporary European-inspired design with a destination-focused experience and local influences. Marriott International provides the wider organization, operating hotels and resorts worldwide under numerous hospitality brands. Employees typically work within structured service, sales, safety, and guest-experience standards, with opportunities to collaborate across departments and develop careers in a global hotel company.

Working in Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu is on the west coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, rather than on Peninsular Malaysia. It offers opportunities in hotels, resorts, restaurants, tourism, events, retail, education, healthcare, and marine activities. Life is generally relaxed and outdoors-oriented, with island trips, beaches, markets, hiking, and a multicultural food scene. Sabah’s culture reflects Kadazan-Dusun, Malay, Chinese, Bajau, and other communities, and English is commonly used in tourism workplaces. Accommodation and daily costs are usually lower than Kuala Lumpur, although central rentals vary. Foreign nationals normally need an employer-sponsored work pass before starting employment; the employer handles much of the application, and approval depends on nationality, qualifications, and immigration rules. Candidates should confirm salary, benefits, housing, relocation support, medical coverage, and visa eligibility directly with Marriott before accepting an offer.