Sales Manager

Role summary

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The Sales Manager is expected to develop and maintain business relationships, generate room and event revenue, manage key accounts, and achieve agreed sales targets for Shangri-La in the Philippines. Typical requirements include a degree in hospitality, business, marketing, or a related field, along with several years of hotel or travel-industry sales experience. The successful candidate should understand the local and international market, be confident in negotiations and presentations, and communicate fluently in English. Strong organization, networking, customer-service, reporting, and team-collaboration skills are essential. Flexibility to attend client meetings, travel when required, and represent the hotel professionally is also expected.

About the employer

Shangri-La is a major luxury hospitality group founded in Hong Kong, operating hotels, resorts, and related businesses across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, North America, and Australia. Its properties are known for high-quality accommodation, dining, wellness facilities, meetings, and personalized service. In the Philippines, Shangri-La operates prominent city and resort properties, including hotels in Manila and resort destinations, serving business travelers, leisure guests, groups, and events. The company emphasizes genuine hospitality, professional development, cultural awareness, and consistent service standards. A Sales Manager may work with corporate accounts, travel agencies, tour operators, event planners, and local organizations to increase occupancy and revenue while strengthening the property’s market position.

Working in Philippines

The Philippines offers varied career opportunities in hotels, resorts, tourism, food and beverage, business services, technology, and retail. Manila and Cebu provide the broadest professional markets, while Boracay, Palawan, Bohol, and Mactan-Cebu focus heavily on resort and tourism employment. Filipino culture is welcoming, relationship-oriented, and strongly influenced by family, community, and English-language communication. Lifestyle ranges from busy metropolitan living to relaxed coastal communities, with generally affordable food, transport, and domestic travel compared with many international destinations. Foreign employees normally need an employer-sponsored work permit and appropriate visa, commonly involving an Alien Employment Permit and a 9(g) working visa; requirements can change, so official immigration guidance is important. Relocating staff should arrange accommodation, health insurance, tax registration, and document authentication before arrival. Typhoons, traffic, humidity, and regional infrastructure differences should also be considered.