Commercial & Marketing Director
Director of Sales
A hospitality Profession
Commercial & Marketing Director
General presentation of the profession
In close connection with the marketing department, the Commercial Director sets up the company’s commercial policy, taking into account its potential and its environment.
Favouring the increase of turnover, market shares and margins, developing the productivity and expertise of the sales teams are tasks that form a part of their daily life.
The Commercial Director develops the sales targets in the form of dashboards. They forecast the figures to be achieved in existing markets or conquer new markets.
The keys to success at this job
They manage, supervise and stimulate sales teams, controlling their sales performance. This is how the Commercial Director organises cohesion and fitness sessions for all sales people in an idyllic setting.
On the programme: the presentation of new product lines, the development of innovative sales concepts and prize-giving to those who perform best… They may end up monitoring a few key accounts, negotiating prices and product SEOs.
Required Skills
– An aptitude for commercial negotiation
– Team management skills
– Dynamism, charisma
– Business strategy skills
Prospects
The Commercial Director can progress to a General Manager position when they’ve had a successful management experience or have gained knowledge in financial management and economics.
Salary range
The gross annual salary of a Commercial Director can vary from €70,000 to €150,000.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Jerome Ayala
EB & MBA
“I am currently on a professional mission as part of my dissertation on the development of sales and new technology.”
Elise Lu
EB & MBA 2
“After various experiences in the luxury sector, including the Parisian hospitality trade, I decided to take off for the Mediterranean society”