Sales Executive

Village Hotel - Reading - Sales; Reading; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality provider in Reading is seeking a Sales Executive to drive brand sales strategy and create local activity plans. You will build relationships within the local community, secure corporate business, and work with networking events. The ideal candidate is confident, passionate about the brand, and possesses strong sales and networking skills. Enjoy a fun work environment, comprehensive benefits including discounts and flexible hours.

Benefits

Complimentary Health and Wellness Membership

Discounts on overnight stays

Discount on food and drinks

Training and development programs

Flexible working hours

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or related field is essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage with clients.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Identify new business and deliver a sales strategy.
• Ensure contracts and quotes are issued correctly.
• Conduct show-arounds and promote services offered.

Skills

Sales strategy development

Networking skills

Strong communication

Confidence in product

Creativity

Job description

Our hotels are truly awesome! Where else can you go and get an amazing burger, have a workout, attend a tribute night or use the collaborative working space? Let alone sleep in a comfy bed and watch TV on a giant screen? Our hotels are up there with the best offering and technology in the market and so can easily sell themselves! However we need an amazing Sales Executive to drive brand sales strategy and work with this to create local activity sales plan. You will get out and about in the local community, secure corporate business, and work with local networking events to bring in the people who haven’t heard about us yet! You must be confident in our product and truly believe in our brand so passion and a great personality is a must!

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.

Benefits

• 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

Responsibilities

• Be imaginative, identify new business and be aware of local developments and competitors to define and deliver a sales strategy
• A good eye for detail, ensuring contracts and quotes are issued correctly and competitively
• Deliver the Sales strategy in order to achieve budgeted commercial returns
• Ability to understand guests needs, conduct show arounds and promote all the services we have to offer

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

Compensation: To be discussed