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Sales Director Luxury & Lifestyle Leisure

Location

Norway, Oslo

Location

Norway, Oslo

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2025-06-23

About Nordic Hotels & Resorts

Nordic Hotels & Resorts is a leading hospitality group committed to providing exceptional experiences across our portfolio of unique and luxurious properties in the Nordic region. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Sales Director to drive our business growth within the luxury Leisure segment.

The position will be part of our central sales team, which today consists of 4 persons, and will be reporting to Director of Sales Annie Kristi Korsmo.  As one of our colleagues is leaving the team to pursue new opportunities, we are looking for her replacement. We are a dedicated team with the privilege of working with the finest high-end hotels in the Nordics, making our job one of the best in the world. The position as Sales Director Luxury Leisure will play an important part in the success of our portfolio.

Job Summary

The Sales Director, Luxury Leisure, will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic sales plans to maximize revenue and market share within the luxury Leisure segment. This role will focus on building strong relationships with key partners, stakeholders, travel agencies, and high-end clientele, ensuring Nordic Hotels & Resorts remains the premier choice for luxury travel in the region.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive sales strategies and activities to target the luxury Leisure market.
  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities within the segment.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with luxury travel agents, tour operators, and DMCs.
  • Represent Nordic Hotels & Resorts at industry events, trade shows, and networking opportunities.
  • Analyze market trends and competitor activities to inform strategic decisions.
  • Set and manage sales budgets and targets, providing regular reports on performance.
  • Build strong relations with affilliation partners and manage consortia programs. 
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to the sales team, ensuring high performance and motivation.
  • The position involves international and regional travelling. 

Qualifications

  • Proven track record of success in sales within the luxury hospitality or travel industry.
  • Extensive network of contacts within the luxury Leisure market.
  • Strong understanding of the Nordic travel market and its unique characteristics.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to develop and implement effective sales strategies.
  • Strong networking skills
  • Skilled at using CRM systems—keeping Salesforce up to date is essential to track your work, have excellent client records and support team collaboration.
  • Fluency in English and at least one Nordic language is preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management, or a related field.
  • Ability to travel both international and regional 

Why join our team?

  • You will be working with the finest hotels in the Nordics
  • Travel the world working with our Affilliations and stakeholders
  • You love working within the travel and hospitality industry. At the heart of this luxury hotel group are leaders who genuinely care—not only about delivering exceptional guest experiences, but about creating an environment where each team member feels seen, valued, and inspired
  • Enjoy employee benefits through Strawberry and Preferred Hotels
  • Flexible and positive working environment
  • You are interested in taking a major part in shaping the future of Luxury and Lifestyle Leisure sales.
  • You will be rewarded through a competative compensation package.

Work location will be based in Oslo, Copenhagen or Stockholm.

Please contact annie.korsmo@nordichotels.com if you have any questions. 

Applications are welcome through the application link. 

What’s in it for you?

As part of of Strawberry, you will get the best employee benefits of the industry.

A culture to cherish

A culture to cherish

Our people always make guests their top priority! Our warm and welcoming atmosphere creates the right setting for you to flourish and work your magic. You will get the freedom you need to perform your tasks and solve problems as they arise in the best way you see fit. A strong team spirit and family-feeling foster a culture of collaboration. And when there’s something to celebrate, we make sure to have some fun! In larger cities, we also regularly host after-work events to allow colleagues to mingle. How do we achieve all this you may wonder? We believe it’s down to the fact that we’re a diverse crowd full of energy, courage and enthusiasm. That’s how we create extraordinary experiences every single day!

A culture to cherish

Job security for peace of mind

Job security for peace of mind

When you work with us, we’ll take your whole life situation into consideration. We offer good job security through collective agreements and insurances, as well as paid parental leave, holiday leave, wellness allowance, attractive pension plans and competitive salaries. We’re there for you.

Job security for peace of mind

Room to grow

Room to grow

With more than 200 hotels across the Nordics, we offer you endless opportunities for career progression! Would you like to work full-time, part-time, a few hours here and there, or perhaps only a season? We have room for you, no matter where you’re at. We encourage creativity and curiosity, and we make every effort to foster a culture of learning for professional development. Ready to take your next career leap within the company? We applaud you and will help you achieve this! An academic degree isn't the most important thing for us. If you have the right mindset, we can certainly promise you a bright future!

Room to grow

Explore more

Explore more

We encourage you to get out and explore all that life has to offer! So, we always give numerous discounts to you and your friends and family at our hotels, bars and restaurants. As part of Strawberry, you get four FREE nights at our hotels each year* To remind you just how important you are, we’ll always do our best to offer you an upgrade! And on top of that, we’ve also partnered with other companies to give you sweet deals on air travel, charter holidays, car rental and lots more. 

*If you are employed on a contract for at least 20% of full-time working hours.

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Open mind, open hearts

Open mind, open hearts

Our heart beats for the world around us. To meet global challenges, we support the transition to clean energy, and we recently opened the first zero-energy hotel in the Nordics. We seek to use organic produce and have championed the elimination of unsustainable palm oil. We promote equal rights above all and are proud sponsors of Pride. Regardless of your ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, disabilities or age - our doors are always open.

Open mind, open hearts

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