Cluster Director of Sales - Maternity Cover (Birmingham & Bristol)

Job Ref: DAL5379

Branch: Clayton Hotel Bristol

Location: Clayton Bristol Hotel, Bristol

Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary, Excellent Benefits

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Hours per week: 40

Posted date: 10/07/2026

Closing date: 21/08/2026

Cluster Director of Sales - Maternity Cover - Birmingham Bristol

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for hospitality? At Dalata Hotel Group, we believe that great teamwork and leadership are at the heart of hospitality. Dalata Hotel Group are currently looking for an experienced Director of Sales who is eager to take ownership, elevate their teams, and drive outstanding performance while continuing to grow professionally.

In this role, you will enjoy the unique opportunity to shape the culture and success of your team and contribute to the strategy of this hotel. If you are looking for the next opportunity or move in your career in a supportive environment that values innovation and excellence, we invite you to be part of our thriving community at Dalata Hotel Group.

As Cluster Director of Sales, you will report to the General Manager. You will guide and manage hotel operations effectively, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, strategic growth, and high-performance standards while fostering a positive work environment and driving financial success.

Benefits

50% Off FB in all properties

€/£60 employee rate on rooms for all Dalata hotels

30% off Friends Family rate SAYE (Save As You Earn Scheme

Pension access (Ask your HR Manager for local pension information)

Performance-related bonus plan

Development Opportunities through our Dalata Academy to support your career journey

Free employee meals on duty

Extra AL day for every year worked (5 days to a maximum of 5 days)

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme/Transport Schemes

Staff Appreciation Initiatives, fun team-building activities and regular charity events

Your Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Build and inspire a dynamic sales team, motivating and empowering them to achieve and exceed sales targets

Building and maintaining strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Lead hotel strategy in the planning and forecasting of owned business segments

Support adopt a culture of lead generation across the hotel.

Represent the hotels at sales team meetings, internal external customer led events as appropriate.

Adoption of all available tools to support efficient ways of working including CRM, BI Tool, Market Intelligence Tools and Solver

What You Will Need:

Minimum 3 years’ experience working within a similar position in hotels

Strong leadership skills experience of managing a team

Effective communicator

Be commercially aware with strong analytical skills, be able to understand key business indicators and competitive trends

Excellent organisation and planning skills

Sales focused and results driven

About us

Dalata Hotel Group – We bring the heart of hospitality to every hotel we own and operate. We see our growth and expansion plans as a way of spreading our unique way of caring for our guests further around the world, bringing better experiences to more people. Currently, the Dalata difference can be felt at each of our hotels in Ireland, the UK, Germany the Netherlands, and we’ll keep expanding this further, focusing on key UK cities, Dublin and Continental Europe.

Helping our people to grow and develop their careers is vitally important to us and is one of our highest priorities. We have many exciting and unique internal development programmes, each crafted to make sure our employees get the learning they need to be able to take the next step in their careers.

Dalata Hotel Group Plc is an Inclusive Employer. We actively encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply to be part of our team. However, we understand everyone's needs are different; therefore, if you require any accommodations with this application process, please highlight your needs when you are completing your application.

Welcome to Clayton Hotel Bristol City where our famously personal way makes your time with us a little more special.

Our 4-star hotel is located right in the heart of Bristol City. From fine dining, shopping and culture, you’re connected to everything. Located in the old city at the walls of St Johns, a short stroll from Bristol’s shopping quarter and Bristol harbourside, it’s a place that has everything from food, culture and entertainment. If you want to see even more of the area, we’re conveniently located by several bus routes with scooter and bike rental available nearby.

A modern contemporary hotel housed in the Grade ll listed Everards print works. The design of the building celebrates Bristol’s connection to art whilst restoring a piece of local history.