CLUSTER SALES EXECUTIVE - DERBY, NOTTINGHAM AND EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT

Leonardo Hotels UK & Ireland | Formerly Jurys Inn; Derby; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic role as a Cluster Sales Executive at a leading hotel group in the UK, where you will bring your personality and sales skills to engage with clients effectively. The position offers extensive training, a vibrant team environment, and opportunities for progression within a respected hospitality brand.

Benefits

Special rates on hotel rooms across the UK & Europe

Company-wide recognition scheme

Free hot meals whilst on duty

Talent referral scheme for bonuses

Access to Company Pension Scheme

Ongoing job-related training programmes

Community events and celebrations

Qualifications

• Previous hospitality experience is valued.
• A hospitality related degree is preferred but not required.
• No sales experience necessary; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Contact clients and promote the hotel services.
• Conduct market research to identify opportunities.
• Facilitate hospitality events and site visits.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales

Market Research

Teamwork

Education

Hospitality related degree

Job description

Be Yourself – Be a Bold Team Player – Be Leonardo

As a Cluster Sales Executive, you’ll be making all the difference to the business, so we want you to bring your dynamic personality to work with you every day. You’ll be ensuring all customer requests and enquiries are dealt with in an efficient manner, and be an integral member of a vibrant team to deliver excellence to all of our valued customers and clients. To help you settle in and succeed in the world of Sales you will be enrolled onto Flume Training, which will teach you all about understanding our business in the eyes of the customer. By coming on board with us at an executive level, you’ll learn how to sell best!

You’ll be covering Sales in 3 properties - Derby, Nottingham and East Midlands Airport, and getting yourself out there in the city to drum up business and network with other Sales professionals. You can base yourself from any of the 3 properties.

You must hold a full, clean UK driving licence, and have access to your own vehicle.

If You’re Our Ideal Sales Executive, You Will

• Be yourself!
• Contact clients with potential business for the hotel – you will not only sell our Leonardo Hotel brand but also Leonardo Royal brand!
• Support with coordinating hospitality events
• Conduct market research campaigns – we want to see how we can stand out!
• Conduct site visits and sell our services to potential guests
• Have previous hospitality experience and/or a hospitality related degree – no sales experience required; we will teach you everything you need to know through our dedicated training programme
  
  

Why come join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. We have support on tap, so expect top-notch L&D programmes, practical training and clear progression within our vibrant and dynamic team.

Our Story

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels across the UK & Ireland and have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to join us!

Some Of The Perks You Could Enjoy Include

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Free hot meals whilst on duty
• Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression
  
  

About Leonardo Hotel East Midlands Airport

Abutting East Midlands Airport, this laid-back airport hotel in a low-rise redbrick building is 2 miles from Donington Grand Prix Collection car museum and 9 miles from Calke Abbey. The airy, unfussy rooms come with free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities. Room service is offered. A contemporary restaurant has a bar and a sunroom. Other amenities include a gym and an indoor pool. Parking is available for a fee.

About Leonardo Hotels

At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality.

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK & Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.

As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing.

At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations!

We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!