Event & Group Sales Executive

The QHotels Collection; Ashford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health club membership

Staff discounts

Family & friends discounts

Training support

Learning & development

Employee assistance program

Refer a friend

Free parking

Job summary

The QHotels Collection in Ashford, Kent is seeking a sales-focused professional for meetings, conferences and events to be the first point of contact for clients and drive revenue from confirmed bookings and enquiries. You will actively promote the hotel while ensuring client expectations are met, leveraging our leisure facilities and dining options to support business and events.

Benefits include training support, staff discounts, health club access, and a wide range of employee perks across

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a sales-related role, ideally within hospitality.
• KPI and target-driven performance.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to multitask and think outside the box to maximise opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Maximise bedroom, meetings and events revenue from bookings and enquiries while meeting client expectations.
• Promote the hotel proactively and maintain strong client relationships.

Skills

Sales experience

Target-driven

Customer service

Creative thinking

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

Curious to find out more?

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