MICE & Weddings Sales & Events Manager

PTY; Port Douglas; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

Exclusive Hotel Deals

Global Perks

Retail Rewards

Experiences

Banking and Insurance

Generous Leave

Wellness Boost

Job summary

Oaks Port Douglas Resort, part of Minor Hotels, seeks an experienced Conference, Sales & Events Manager to lead a high-performing team and grow MICE, wedding and local event business in Far North Queensland.

You will build key market relationships, drive enquiries, negotiate contracts, and ensure profitability across conferences, weddings and social functions while delivering exceptional guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales, business development and revenue generation in hotel, tourism, events or hospitality.
• Knowledge of Port Douglas, Cairns or Far North Queensland markets is advantageous.
• Experience using iVvy is highly regarded.
• Proven ability to convert leads to revenue and hit targets.
• Strong local networking and stakeholder management skills.
• Organisational and project management skills with multi-event handling.
• Commercial mindset to identify opportunities and drive growth.
• Attention to reporting and administrative requirements.

Responsibilities

• Source and secure new conference, events, corporate and group business through networking and relationships.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local businesses, tourism partners, planners and stakeholders.
• Drive enquiry conversion with a sales-focused approach.
• Identify opportunities to grow conference, wedding, and social event revenue.
• Conduct sales calls, networking, client entertainment and business development.
• Promote conferencing, events and F&B offerings per marketing plans.
• Prepare proposals, negotiate contracts, ensure profitability and cost control.
• Monitor event profitability, manage costs and provide P&L reporting.
• Coordinate with internal departments and vendors to deliver high-quality events.
• Act as problem solver to ensure client satisfaction before, during, and after events.

Skills

Sales & BD

Revenue generation

Networking

Stakeholder mgmt

Project management

Event management

Negotiation

Tools

iVvy

Job description

Oaks Port Douglas Resort, part of Minor Hotels, seeks an experienced Conference, Sales & Events Manager to lead a high-performing team and grow MICE, wedding and local event business in Far North Queensland.

You will build key market relationships, drive enquiries, negotiate contracts, and ensure profitability across conferences, weddings and social functions while delivering exceptional guest experiences.