Event & Group Sales Executive

Harri; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health club membership

Discounts across QHotels Collection

Family & Friends discounts

Training & qualifications funding

Learning & development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Refer a friend scheme

Free parking

Job summary

Ashford International Hotel & Spa, part of The QHotels Collection, is hiring for a sales‑focused role. You’ll be the first impression for guests and drive bookings across bedrooms, meetings and events, while proactively promoting the hotel to maximise revenue and exceed client expectations.

We’re looking for KPI‑driven individuals with hospitality sales experience, strong customer service skills, and the ability multitask and generate ideas to grow opportunities.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a sales-related role, ideally within hospitality.
• KPI and target-driven mentality.
• Strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Maximise bedroom, meetings and events revenue opportunities through confirmed bookings and enquiries.
• Proactively promote the hotel to meet client expectations.
• Be the first impression customers receive and ensure a positive experience.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Multitasking

Job description

Do you have a passion for all things meetings, conference & events?

Are you a sales and target driven individual?

The important stuff:

• Free health club membership (T&Cs apply)
• Discounts across The QHotels Collection
• Family & Friends discounts in hotels across The QHotels Collection
• 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 pivotal role as you'll be the first impression a customer will have! You'll maximise bedroom, meetings and events revenue opportunities through confirmed bookings and enquiries as well as proactively promoting the hotel whilst meeting client expectations.

Is this the role for me?

• Previousexperience in asalesrelated role, ideally within hospitality
• KPI and targetdriven
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability tomultitaskandthink outside the box,come up withideas to maximise opportunities

Ashford International Hotel & Spa is located in Ashford, Kent, not too far from London and is a 4*, 179-bedroom property. Our hotel has the Horizon restaurant and the Quench bar, and we offer afternoon tea as well as private dining and meetings & event spaces. The leisure facilities include a gym, pool, jacuzzi, steam room, and a relaxing Elemis spa.

The QHotels Collection 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