Sales and Events Executive

The Alexander Hotel Collection; Turners Hill; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel collection in Turners Hill seeks a Sales and Events Executive. This full-time position involves handling enquiries and selling event packages for conferences and weddings. Candidates should possess at least 12 months of sales coordination experience within hospitality. The role offers a competitive salary of £25,396.80 plus bonuses and various company benefits including holiday allowances and discounts at the hotels.

Benefits

4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service

Employee discounts at hotels

Discounted treatments at Utopia Spas

Qualifications

• 12 months experience in sales coordination role within a hotel or venue.
• Smart appearance and friendly manner required.
• Able to manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Sell the hotel for conferences and banqueting.
• Handle enquiries via phone and email.
• Manage internal communication for events.

Skills

Sales coordination

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Friendly telephone manner

Job description

Overview

Sales and Events Executive

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa, East Street, Turners Hill, East Grinstead, Turners Hill, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH10 4QD

The Role

As Sales & Events Executive you will be working within a sales team of four and will be required to ensure success in both the reactive and proactive selling of Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa and Langshott Manor Hotel in all aspects of conference, day meetings, weddings and banqueting.

The Sales & Events Executive role will have responsibility for ensuring success across the following areas:

• To reactively and proactively sell Alexander Hotel & Utopia Spa and Langshott Manor Hotel in all aspects of conference and banqueting
• To handle telephone, email and online enquiries for functions including weddings, conferences and private dining
• To carry out showrounds and appointments at the hotel
• Completing the necessary administration to ensure the event is successful from a customer service and financial point of view
• To produce and communicate function details for all internal stakeholders ensuring they are well briefed on forthcoming events both through function details and 1:1 meetings
• To generate new leads and enquiries as well as maintaining existing/return business

Place

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa, part of Alexander Hotels, a private group of 5 quality hotels of distinction just outside London. 5 Red Star, Award winning Utopia Spa, 58 bedrooms including a luxury Cedar Lodge development and a 2-bedroom self-contained Gatehouse are available for guests. 2 Award winning restaurants, Reflections Restaurant (2 Rosette x 60 covers), AG’s Restaurant (3 Rosette x 35 covers) together with a range of conference and banqueting and private dining rooms catering for 8 to 95 guests. Please see our website for a full list of facilities.

Join our Sales and Events team reporting to our Sales Manager, Lizzie Wallis.

Requirements – Sales & Events Executive

• Full time role, 40hrs per week including weekend appointments if required.
• Previous sales co-ordination experience within a hospitality/events/wedding business is essential for this role.
• Smart appearance and friendly telephone manner
• Strong organisation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage time and co-ordinate priorities effectively.
• Driving license required for travel to and from appointments at Langshott Manor

Salary & Benefits

£25,396.80 per annum + monthly service charge payment + £3k sales bonus scheme. Please note that to be considered for this role candidates must have 12 months experience within a sales co-ordination role within a hotel or venue catering for weddings.

• 4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service
• 8 Bank holidays
• Free car parking
• Employee uniform

In addition you will benefit from a range of company benefits including: Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels; Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas; Discount off all food & beverage at all hotels; Discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas; Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas; Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme. In addition you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid, complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service related holiday.

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