Business Development Manager

The QHotels Collection; Stratford-upon-Avon; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive scheme up to 20%

Free health club membership

Discounts across The QHotelsCollection

Family & Friends discounts in hotels

33 days holiday (full time)

Training & qualifications support

Learning & development

Job summary

The QHotels Collection is excited to recruit for a hybrid sales role in the hospitality sector. You will split time between allocated hotels and remote work, targeting meetings, events, and corporate contracts to grow revenue and secure key accounts.

We offer an attractive incentive scheme (up to 20% of salary), free health club membership, generous holidays, and ongoing training to support professional qualifications.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in hospitality, selling meetings & events, large banqueting and corporate contracts.
• Account management experience.
• Flexibility to travel.
• Love to network!
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships.

Responsibilities

• Hybrid role with 70% hotel-based activity and 30% remote work, identifying sales opportunities and managing accounts.
• Follow up on leads, drive and maximise sales revenue across local and national accounts.

Skills

Account management

Networking

Relationship building

Travel flexibility

Job description

Are you seeking a ‘hybrid’ role?

Are you a competitive individual and driven by targets?

The important stuff:

• Incentive scheme (target led) - earn up to 20% of salary!
• Free health club membership (T&Cs apply)
• Discounts across The QHotels Collection
• Family & Friends discounts in hotels across The QHotels Collection
• 33 days holiday (for full time) including bank holidays
• Support with training & professional qualifications, including course fees!
• Various learning & development available
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program – Hospitality Action
• Refer a friend scheme
• FREE parking
• AND much, much more!

What will I do?

This is a hybrid role - 70% of your time will be split between your allocated hotel(s), customer interaction, face to face appointments, market centric activity and attending networking and industry events and the remaining 30% will be remote/home working. You’ll identify sales opportunities, follow up on leads, manage local & existing accounts and some national accounts, driving and maximising sales revenue.

Is this the role for me?

• Previousexperience in hospitality, selling meetings & events, largebanquetingand corporatecontracts
• Accountmanagement
• Flexibilitytotravel
• Love to network!
• Ability toestablishand maintain strongrelationships

Curious to find out more?

The QHotels Collection is a selection of 18 hotels and resorts that share a passion for above-and-beyond service. All our 4* venues offer something different so whether you are seeking a couple or family getaway or if you are looking for a weekend golf or spa break, or simply looking to book a meeting or event, we will definitely have the ideal location for you!

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and we are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities for all. We believe everyone should be treated equal so should you require any reasonable adjustments to any stage of the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know so we can make the changes accordingly.

We are thrilled to share that all of our hotels have now been accredited with either a Bronze or Silver Award from Green Tourism!

The QHotels Collection proudly supports the UK Armed Forces and have signed the Armed Forces Covenant achieving the Silver Award.

Compensation: Competitive salary