Work at Van Hessen:
Sales Executive Hospitality and F&B in Senegal
Main responsibilities
- After having completed internal trainings and having passed Oracle certifications, you are our foot on the ground in the Senegalese hotel and restaurant industry
- You also target hotels in other West-African countries
- You commercialize our solutions
- OPERA (reservation and event management)
- Simphony (restaurant management)
- Materials Control (purchase and inventory management, cost control)
- and a wide range of modules and integrations
- You conduct market studies to identify opportunities where you introduce yourself
- You pamper our existing customer base
- You organize solution presentations
- You establish commercial proposals
- You assure commercial follow-up
Profile
- Hospitality is your passion
- You have minimum 3 years of experience in a commercial function, preferably in the hotel or tourism industry
- You fluently speak and write French and English
- You have a keen interest in and a sound knowledge of IT in general
- Customer service is one of your priorities
- You can work independently
- You are based in Dakar but prepared to travel in the African region
Our offer
- You contribute to the development of a regional team for a partner with an excellent service reputation in hospitality and restaurant automation
- You join an international (Senegal, Belgium, The Netherlands) and dynamic team
- We offer a quite diverse range of tasks and a high degree of independence in the execution of your work
- We provide the necessary trainings to make you an expert in our solutions for hospitality management
Got the taste for it yet?
Send your resume with motivation letter to
Mr. Kris Christens via kchristens@vanhessen.sn
Or fill out the form below and attach your resume and motivation.
Who is Van Hessen?
Guide. Deliver. Care.
Reliable automation solutions are the backbone of any hospitality and catering company. For your business to flourish you need your IT systems to work. But finding the right partner that suits your needs can be a headache. At Van Hessen we offer flexible and well-developed solutions that seamlessly meet your specific demands. We not only have full IT knowledge but are a dedicated team of experts that shares your passion for hospitality. Most of us worked in hotels and restaurants for years. Therefore, we sense what you need and comprehend your wishes.
We advise and assist. And guide you through the world of IT options, delivering full-stack solutions for the challenges you face and support you in any way. Together we search for the right solution to thrive your business.
Van Hessen is an Oracle Hospitality and F&B partner and distributes solutions such as Simphony, Materials Control, OPERA, in the Benelux and in West-Africa. Our portfolio also includes solutions for self-ordering (web ordering, order app, kiosk), kitchen management, IT infrastructure, etc.
Our customers include both independent hotels and restaurants and international chains. About a hundred African hotels have put their trust in our solutions and services, of which about 70 are located in West-Africa (Senegal to Benin).
Our Mission Statement
Van Hessen offers proven and effective IT solutions for the Hospitality and F&B industry. Our service is unparalleled and consists of so much more than software. Our dedicated team of experts combines years of Hotel- and F&B experience with up-to-date IT knowledge. We empathize, provide personal attention and support our clients from A to Z. A full-service approach with tailored advice, professional implementation and our trusted Van Hessen support. We offer stability and consistency for our customers, suppliers and team members. For now and in the future. Since we are your IT companion.
Van Hessen SUARL
Since decades, our African customer base is serviced by our Belgian team. We have recently opened an office in Dakar (Point E) and want to build a regional team which will team up with the colleagues based in the Belgium office.