Sales and Events Manager

The Slaughters Country Inn - Sales / Res / Events; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A charming country inn in the picturesque Cotswolds is seeking a Sales and Events Manager. This role focuses on securing new sales opportunities and orchestrating events to showcase the hotel. The ideal candidate is experienced in hospitality sales, has excellent communication skills, and is proficient in sales data analysis. The position offers competitive pay, a bonus scheme, and significant employee perks, including discounts at other hotels and meals while on duty.

Benefits

Competitive pay including service charge

Hotel Management Bonus Scheme

Retail and hospitality perks

25% off food & beverage

Confidential helpline for support

Free meals on duty

Development pathways for career growth

Milestone awards for tenure

Qualifications

• Strong background in hospitality sales.
• Confident in communication with various clientele.
• Experienced in producing and analyzing sales reports.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with hotel management to create sales strategy.
• Organize and host showcase events.
• Oversee hotel’s social media accounts to enhance visibility.

Skills

Sales skills

Communication

Negotiation

Job description

Location

Set in the heart of one of the most picturesque Cotswold villages, The Slaughters Country Inn offers the authentic charm of a traditional village inn. With 5 AA Gold Stars for Guest Accommodation and 2 AA rosettes, the Inn offers a relaxed yet professional environment to work in. The hotel may be able to offer both on‑ or off‑site staff accommodation to help new members relocate and settle into life at the hotel and local area in comfort, plus there is free parking on‑site at the hotel.

Service Charge

We pay our team service charge each month! All goes into one pot, and 100% of that service charge is then shared amongst the team at the hotel – every penny received is paid out to the team. The service charge can be in the region of £260 a month (close to £3,200 per year) over and above base pay, for a full‑time employee.

Contact

Send us a WhatsApp message with FAMILYFIRST to [phone] to find out more, chat to us, and apply (or apply the normal way, whichever works best for you).

About the Role

Come and join our team as a Sales and Events Manager and let your passion and personality shine.

Our culture is important to us, and we encourage everyone in our teams to show thoughtfulness towards each other and our guests.

As a Sales and Events Manager, your role will be focused on securing new incremental sales and business opportunities for the hotels.

Hours

Full time, permanent. Monday to Friday (some evening and weekend work may be required to meet with clients or oversee events).

Key Points About the Role

• You'll collaborate closely with the General/Hotel Manager to create and implement a cohesive and agreed‑upon sales strategy and vision for the hotel.
• You will focus on organising and hosting showcase events at the hotel in the region, that sell our properties and convert these events so they deliver a return on investment.
• It will be important that you work with the central Revenue and Marketing departments, knowing what campaigns and strategies are in place and aligning the hotel’s sales activity to them in sync when it needs to be.
• Ensuring robust sales planning at the hotel for key periods throughout the year will be vital, including agreeing suitable listings, regular internal sales activities and outreach actions.
• You will use knowledge of the market and competitors to identify sales messages for the hotel’s unique selling propositions and differentiators.
• You’ll oversee and manage the hotel’s social media accounts, using appropriate messaging to create awareness of the hotel and what it can offer.
• There will be key sales KPI’s (delivered by your manager), to help drive profitability.

Ideal Candidate

• Have a strong background in hospitality sales.
• Be a naturally sales‑focused individual, who is confident communicating to all types of people.
• Have outstanding persuasion, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Have great industry contacts (quality and volume) and utilise their networks exceptionally well to achieve an overall goal of increasing sales (knowledge of the region and its tourism industry is a plus).
• Think through sales commercially, making sure planned activity drives profit as well as sales.
• Be happy to work with the wider group marketing and revenue team to coordinate activity to get the best results.
• Be able to travel regularly for the role, including overnight stays where needed.
• Be good with IT, being able to produce and analyse sales reports and data regularly.

Perks

• Competitive pay – we are proud that everyone who joins our group gets a competitive rate of pay, irrespective of age, plus you get service charge and tips on top.
• Hotel Management Bonus Scheme.
• Treat yourself once in a while with lots of retail and hospitality perks through our Perkbox platform.
• Excellent discounts across our family of hotels – you will be entitled to 25% off food & beverage in our hotels, plus we offer an amazing staff rate of £25 B&B per person across the group & your friends and family get special rates too.
• We understand it’s OK not to be OK, so we offer an externally run confidential helpline for any support you require as part of our Employee Assistance Programme.
• We sustain you physically too – meals when you are on duty are free.
• To be the best version of yourself, we encourage our teams to be curious. Everyone can learn and develop – our development pathways are unique to us and are the best in the business.
• We provide lots of opportunity to progress and move up – we have made hundreds of internal promotions, including to General Manager level.
• We like to say a special thank you for every year you are with us – our milestone awards include Champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner for you and someone special. When you reach the big milestones, you receive extra special gifts on top like longer hotel stays, extra days off and a unique gift especially chosen for you.

About Our Family of Hotels

We bring a family of hotels together under one roof, ready to welcome guests with open arms, warm hearts and experiences that are simply memorable.

Each of our hotels is unique, individual, and quirky in personality. Quality is fundamental to everything we do, and it is the simple things that matter. We believe everyone should feel included, special and welcome, and that applies to our team and our guests.

We have very unique hotels in very special locations – from the award‑winning Gidleigh Park in Devon, the 900‑year‑old Amberley Castle to our cool city centre Abode Manchester set in a 19th‑century textile factory, two minutes from Piccadilly train station – to see the whole group, take a look here www.brownswordhotels.co.uk.

Get in Touch

If you're the type of person that likes to learn and share the wisdom, get in touch.

Send us a WhatsApp message with FAMILYFIRST to [phone] to find out more, chat to us, and apply (or apply the normal way, whichever works best for you).