Sales Manager

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel in London is seeking a Sales Manager for the Corporate Segment to drive business and manage client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in hospitality sales with at least 3 years of experience, exceptional strategic planning skills, and the ability to work under pressure. This role offers a competitive salary, numerous benefits, and opportunities for professional development. Join us to shape a culture of excellence and inclusivity.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

31 days holiday each year

Wagestream financial wellbeing app

Company sick pay and life insurance

Medical and Dental Healthcare

Professional career development

Discounts for hotels and restaurants

Discounts from over 15,000 stores

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in the hospitality sales industry.
• Fully networked in the Corporate sector.
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Drive business and manage client relationships.
• Conduct client meetings for new business opportunities.
• Track ROI for sales and marketing plans.

Skills

Sales achievement

Strategic planning

Commercial acumen

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Education

University or Hotel School diploma

Tools

Microsoft Package

Delphi knowledge

Opera

Job description

At InterContinental London Park Lane, we are currently looking to for a Sales Manager – Corporate Segment to join the team.

Welcome to InterContinental London Park Lane

Located at one of the capital's most prestigious addresses, where the late Queen Elizabeth II once resided. Our hotel redefines traditional luxury, offering a blend of modernity and flexible sophistication in the heart of Mayfair. Inspired by its scenic views overlooking two Royal Parks, our establishment boasts elegant natural interiors and award-winning seasonal cuisine.

As our Sales Manager, you will be responsible for proactively driving business and managing the relationship, saturation, and penetration of a portfolio of accounts in the Corporate Sales Segment. This role requires proactive total account management, maintaining and growing current usage and increasing revenue for group, catering, and corporate travel along with all other revenue streams.

This role requires a proactive mindset with a strong focus on uncovering new accounts within Corporate Travel, Group and Catering segments from the UK market, ensuring hotel KPIs and revenue targets are met.

The ideal candidate will be expected to conduct client meetings to drive new business opportunities and maintain existing client relationships, as wells as attend and represent the hotel at relevant trade shows.

You will contribute to the delivery of the annual sales and marketing plan relevant to the corporate market ensuring ROI is tracked in accordance with the completed activity and above all create pride in team to deliver a consistent guest experience.

What we need from you:

• University or Hotel School diploma or degree
• A track record of sales achievement with at least 3 years’ experience in the hospitality sales industry is essential for this role.
• Fully networked in the Corporate sector.
• Strong strategic planning skills, ability to look ahead and put strategies in place to support the plans.
• A well-developed commercial acumen and ability to take calculated risks.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills are key.
• It is essential that you can work well under pressure, with minimal supervision and maintain high standards and attention to detail.
• Microsoft package skills, Delphi knowledge and Opera (desirable)
• Demonstrates relevant cross-functional experience and/or in-depth knowledge of relevant functional topic.
• Experience in growing customer relationships effectively and working well with GSO networks.

We are committed to offer and provide our Sales Manager with a competitive salary and a large range of benefits:

• Competitive annual salary plus annual sales bonus and great IHG perks!
• 31days holiday each year, including bank holidays, this increases up to a maximum of 33 days(Pro Rated). Plus, the opportunity to take part in volunteering days if you wish to do so.
• Wagestream - a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.
• We provide every employee company sick pay and life insurance.
• Medical and Dental Healthcare
• Professional career development with our IHG Leadership programs
• Amazing discounts for our hotels and restaurants around the world
• Discounts from over 15,000 stores – all the way from retail to cinema
• Most importantly, we’ll help you grow, and develop you as an individual and inspire incredible.

At InterContinental London Park Lane, our ambition is to define our unique culture.

• The kind of culture that inspires you to be all you can be.
• An invitation to tap into your unique personality to deliver and achieve incredible things.
• An expectation to play your part in empowering and inspiring others.
• An opportunity to learn, grow and push what’s possible.
• The promise of a personal and professional journey
• A place where everyone can belong and feel part of something bigger.

Please click ‘apply’ now!

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

As the world’s first and most global luxury hotel brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has pioneered international travel since the 1940s, we are passionate about sharing our renowned international know-how and cultural wisdom in truly impressive surroundings. We all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental️ brand and to be part of the brand you will have a thirst for travel, passion for culture and appreciation for diversity. We create inspiring experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. If you’d like to embrace a world of opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand.

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