Sales Manager

HWSOF-Sales & Marketing; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Complimentary on-site parking

Employee friends & family rates

Food and beverage discounts

Life assurance scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Arora star employee recognition

Job summary

Sofitel London-Heathrow is seeking a Sales Manager to help create and execute a strategic sales and marketing plan focused on room hire, F&B and bedroom targets. The role aims to foster a strong sales culture within the team by setting monthly targets, while managing corporate accounts and pursuing new business opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the European hotel market, MICE understanding, excellent communication and negotiating skills, and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a portfolio of local Corporate Companies.
• Proven ability to build relationships with extranet providers.
• European hotel market experience with understanding of transient and MICE needs; MICE experience preferred.
• Excellent communication, organisational and negotiation skills; proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Clean driving licence.
• Delphi experience essential; knowledge of Opera/OnQ desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating a strategic sales & marketing plan focused on room hire, F&B and bedroom targets.
• Ensure there is a 'sales culture' within the team by setting monthly targets.
• Grow relationships with corporate clients and hunt for new business.

Skills

Sales management

Relationship building

Negotiation

Communication

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office

Driving licence

Tools

Delphi

Opera

OnQ

Job description

About us...

Sofitel London-Heathrow is an award-winning hotel that is the perfect blend of style and convenience. With 605 spacious ensuite rooms plus a selection of restaurants and bars showcasing fresh international flavours. Our luxurious hotel is connected to terminal 5 and has spa and fitness facilities. The 45 meeting rooms include a flexible ballroom accommodating up to 1,300 delegates.

A bit about what you will do...

The Sales Managerwho will be responsible to assist in creating a strategic sales & marketing plan with a focus on room hire, food & beverage and associated bedroom targets; ensuring there is a 'sales culture' amongst the team by planting monthly targets

More about you...

• Experience in managing a portfolio of local Corporate Companies and hunt for new business.
• Passion for building relationships with extranet providers and animate relationships in order to maximise productivity
• Previous experience as a Sales Manager achieved within a European market, with a good understanding of hotel business mix needs of transient and MICE business, MICE experience is preferable
• Excellent communication, organisational skills and negotiation skills with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word & Excel) are essential
• A clean driving license
• Experience of Delphi is essential and knowledge of reservations systems (Opera/OnQ) would be desirable

What's in it for you...

Competitive salary

Holiday - 28 days holiday, enhanced after 5 years of service.

But there's more...

• Free meals on duty.
• Complimentary on-site parking is available whilst on duty.
• Discounted employee friends & family rates at Arora Hotels.
• Food and beverage discounts.
• Christmas gifts and employee parties.
• Introduce a friend scheme.
• Cycle 2 work scheme.
• UK attraction discounts @ Merlin Entertainments.
• Taste card.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Wage stream.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Arora star employee recognition.
• Long service recognition award.

Grow with us...

We are growing rapidly and with growth comes advancement opportunities. Being part of the Arora group there are exciting opportunities for career progression and development across our properties and brands.

Compensation: Competitive salary