Meeting and Events Sales Manager

Village Hotels; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and modern hospitality company that values personality and fun! As part of this innovative team, you'll inspire your colleagues to excel in sales and customer service while enjoying a range of exciting benefits. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a lively work environment and be part of a forward-thinking organization. With a focus on personal growth and well-being, you'll have access to excellent training programs and support to thrive in your career. Embrace the chance to work in a dynamic setting that prioritizes employee satisfaction and community engagement.

Benefits

Complimentary Health and Wellness Membership

Discount on overnight stays

50% discount on Food and Drink

30% discount in Starbucks

Excellent training and development

Flexible working hours

Mental Health support

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Insurance

Company Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales and team leadership.
• Strong attention to detail and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and motivate the team to secure bookings.
• Design and deliver the sales activity plan effectively.
• Identify new business opportunities and local developments.

Skills

Commercial Acumen

Team Leadership

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Imagination and Creativity

Education

Relevant Sales Experience

Job description

Birthday to Bar Mitzvah, Wedding of the Year to working lunch, Village Hotel Clubs have the perfect space to celebrate in style or impress colleagues and customers. Our flexible spaces and packages cater for all types of clients and guests. Our M&E Sales Office Managers will not only handle each enquiry with the utmost professionalism, but will have a keen eye for opportunities to grow the business and introduce new customers to the brand. They love attention to detail and will ensure that all the information and administration is handled accurately for our events and groups business.

Work, Grow, Play! Here at Village Hotel Club we are all about embracing personality, individualism and fun. Forget stuffy hotels built around formality, pomp and ceremony. We create lively, modern spaces for our guests to work, eat, relax, play and exercise. With hotels and leisure clubs Aberdeen to Bournemouth and more opening soon, we rely on you to deliver service that puts us head and shoulders above the competition.

Join us and we can offer you benefits* such as…

• Complimentary Health and Wellness Membership at your home Club for you and a family member/ friend worth £1,500 a year.
• Discount on all overnight stays at Village Hotels, meaning you can experience our hospitality from £35 with a friend and even grab an excellent breakfast.
• Friends and Family discounted stays from £49 including breakfast.
• 50% discount on Food and Drink purchased on or off shift at any Village Hotel Pub & Grill.
• 30% discount on and off shift in our Village Hotel Starbucks stores.
• Excellent training and development including our Rising Stars and Talent Academy programmes.
• A much more exciting way to train across several areas in the hotels, utilising our exciting Mobile Gaming training platform.
• Discounts and cashback offers on many High Street Brands and Supermarkets.
• A range of Well-being and Healthcare benefits and monthly well-being programmes for all employees to support your mental health.
• Putting your Mental Wellbeing first with Mental Health first aiders and up to 2 mental health days to utilise annually.
• Financial wellbeing support and salary drawdown via Wagestream.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and counselling.
• Flexible working hours.
• A fun, supportive and inclusive work environment with regular team events.
• Excellent Reward and Recognition Incentive schemes.
• Anniversary rewards for key milestones of service.
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme.
• Have your birthday off guaranteed.
• Discounted Health Cash plan and Sick pay Insurance.
• A host of BIG People Days to celebrate, reward and recognise our wonderful employees and their local communities.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits and pay.
• Company Pension scheme.
• Life Insurance.
• T&C’s apply based on your contract.

But what we need from you…

• Inspire and motivate your team, encouraging them to excel in securing bookings and maximising these key revenue streams.
• Be imaginative, identify new business and be aware of local developments and competitors.
• Play a key role in designing and delivering the sales activity plan.
• A good eye for detail, ensuring contracts and quotes are issued correctly.
• Ability to understand guests needs, conduct show arounds and promote all the services we have to offer.
• Demonstrate strong commercial acumen appropriate to win new business, encourage repeat customers and achieve targets.

Come and be part of something new & something special - Work, Grow & Play the Village Way!