Sales Manager

Krystle Recruitment Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Krystle Recruitment Solutions seeks a personable and proactive Sales Manager to join a luxury hotel in Canary Wharf, London. You will pro-actively nurture and convert new business across Rooms, Food & Beverage, Private Events and Exclusive Hire.

Lead, train and mentor a small sales team of three, conduct market research, and build strong relationships with corporate clients, agencies and event organizers to exceed targets.

Qualifications

• Luxury hotel sales experience preferred.
• Proven success generating new business and managing key accounts.
• Excellent negotiation and presentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of London corporate, agency and events markets.
• Confident networking at industry events.
• Outstanding CRM and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively uncover new prospects for the Hotel and maximise conversion of business across Rooms, F&B, Private Events and Exclusive Hire.
• Organise and plan client meetings, fam trips, site inspections, sales blitzes, mailings and other activities to build relationships and generate business.
• Lead, train and mentor a sales team of three, fostering a high-performance culture that meets targets.
• Conduct market research to identify market trends, competitor activities and customer preferences, adapting sales strategies accordingly.

Skills

Sales leadership

Hotel sales

Negotiation

Relationship building

CRM management

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Exciting opportunity for a personable and proactive Sales Manager to join this luxury hotel based in Canary Wharf, London.

As Sales Manager you will be responsible for pro-actively nurturing and converting new business covering: Rooms; Food and beverage; Private Events and Exclusive hire.

Key duties will include:

• Proactively uncover new prospects for the Hotel and maximise conversion of business in line with the hotel's budgetary goals.
• Organise and plan client meetings, fam trips, site inspections, sales blitzes, mailings, giveaways, and other new creative activities to establish and maintain a healthy client relationship and generate business.
• Lead, train, motivate, and mentor a sales team of three, fostering a high-performance culture that achieves sales targets and objectives.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify market trends, competitor activities, and customer preferences, adapting sales strategies accordingly.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous hotel sales experience, ideally within luxury or boutique hospitality.
• Proven success in generating new business and managing key accounts.
• Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Strong knowledge of the London corporate, agency and events market.
• Confidence networking and representing the brand at industry events.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organisational and CRM management skills.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with a desire to exceed targets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make this position your own and quickly add value!