Marketing & Sales Manager - Arabic Speaking

We are seeking an experienced Marketing & Sales Manager to drive footfall, sales, revenue and audience growth for a restaurant business and its wider commercial ecosystem, which spans a restaurant, retail shop, business centre and an active events and activations programme.

Key Responsibilities

1. The Restaurant — Primary Focus
   • Lead the marketing, sales and business development of the Restaurant (and any sister restaurants) with the objective of increasing
   • Footfall, reservations and covers
   • Restaurant revenue
   • Repeat visitation and customer retention
   • Corporate, private and group dining
   • Performance during quieter days and dayparts
   • Partnerships and collaborations that introduce the Restaurant to relevant new audiences
2. Retail Shop
   • Develop the Retail Shop as an active revenue stream, working alongside relevant internal teams and the Events Coordinator
   • Increase shop sales and footfall
   • Promote products across the Restaurant and wider business audiences
   • Develop corporate gifting and client relationships
   • Identify external retailers, stockists and distribution opportunities aligned with brand standards
   • Brief internal design teams to work on customised products, commissions and client-specific projects
3. Business Centre
   • Increase awareness, utilisation, bookings and recurring revenue for the Business Centre
   • Attract individuals, entrepreneurs, companies and organisations requiring workspaces and meeting facilities
   • Generate new and recurring clients
   • Increase utilisation of available facilities
   • Develop relevant corporate relationships and packages
   • Identify crossover opportunities for catering, hospitality, events, retail and gifting
4. Events & Activations
   • Generate and sell events across appropriate spaces, including the restaurant, business centre and other event spaces
   • Opportunities may include corporate and private events, launches, meetings, receptions, networking, cultural programmes, workshops, private dining and hospitality-led experiences
   • Weekend Workshops & Activations: Work with the workshop and programming teams to develop a calendar of commercially viable weekend activities for children, families and adults

Additional Responsibilities

• Audience development and promotion
• Commercial packaging and pricing strategy
• Cross-promotion through all relevant channels
• Linking activities, where appropriate, to breakfast, lunch or refreshments
• Driving additional restaurant and retail spend
• Identifying successful programmes that can become recurring weekend activations

Team & Creative Management

The Manager will be based within the Restaurant and will lead and coordinate the social media team, a dedicated designer, in-house or outsourced photographers and videographers, and PR, marketing and specialist creative suppliers where appointed — responsible for briefs, priorities, calendars, deadlines, brand consistency and ensuring all creative output supports clear marketing and commercial objectives.

Requirements

• Fluent in Arabic and English, written and spoken
• Proven experience in a marketing and sales management role, ideally within hospitality, F&B, retail or a multi-brand commercial environment
• Strong track record of driving footfall, revenue and audience growth across multiple commercial channels
• Experience developing and managing an annual marketing, sales and activation calendar
• Confident building and managing a corporate and private sales pipeline, from proposal through to conversion
• Experience managing events, activations or venue-based commercial programming
• Comfortable leading and briefing a creative team, including social media, design, photography and videography
• Experience working with PR agencies and securing editorial coverage across relevant media
• Strong relationship-building skills, with experience developing corporate, government, tourism or hospitality partnerships
• Highly commercial mindset, comfortable being measured on revenue and conversion rather than activity alone
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple commercial areas and priorities simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with high attention to brand consistency and presentation

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