Senior Sales & Events Executive

Rowhill Grange (Alexander Hotel Collection); Dartford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel group in Dartford seeks a Senior Sales & Events Executive to drive sales for conferences and events. You will support the Sales & Events Manager and manage a small sales team, communicating effectively with clients and ensuring successful events. Ideal candidates have prior sales experience in a hotel environment and strong negotiation skills. A competitive salary package with bonuses is offered.

Benefits

4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks

8 Bank holidays

Free car parking

Discounted hotel accommodation

Qualifications

• Previous sales experience in a fast-paced hotel/events environment.
• Strong negotiation and organisation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sales & Events Manager to drive sales.
• Handle enquiries for functions including weddings, conferences, and private dining.
• Mentor junior employees and develop their skills.

Skills

Sales experience

Negotiation skills

Organisation skills

Communication skills

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Senior Sales & Events Executive

£28,000 per annum + £3k/£5k uncapped bonus + monthly service charge payment

• 4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service
• 8 Bank holidays
• Free car parking

In addition, you will benefit from a range of company benefits including: discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels, discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas, discount off all food & beverage at all hotels, discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas, discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas, refer a friend staff recruitment scheme. In addition you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid, complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service related holiday.

The Place

Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa, part of Alexander Hotels a private group of quality hotels of distinction just outside London.

4 Star, Award winning Utopia Spa, 38-bedroom hotel together with the Clockhouse banqueting suite and Pavilion conference venue all within the grounds of 15 acres of beautiful gardens.

Events cover a range of styles from conferences, corporate events, weddings, private dining, celebration dinners and party nights for the festive period. They range from intimate dinners for 2 to corporate or wedding events up to 150 with evening functions with bar service for 200. Please see our guest website for further details of our facilities

The Role

Supporting the Sales & Events Manager to successfully drive sales and achieve sales budgets through the effective management of the small sales team. You will be required to ensure the success in both the reactive and proactive selling of Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa in all aspects of conference, day meetings, weddings and banqueting.

Reporting to the Sales & Events Manager, your role will have responsibility for ensuring success across the following areas;

• To reactively and proactively sell Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa in all aspects of conference and banqueting
• To handle telephone, email and online enquiries for functions including weddings, conferences and private dining
• To carry out showrounds and appointments at the hotel
• Completing the necessary administration to ensure the event is successful from a customer service and financial point of view
• To ensure the production of accurately and timely function information ensuring it is effectively communicated to the operational managers
• Achievement of Mystery Guest standards and scores for all sales actions completed
• Ensure the best financial use of all conference and banqueting space
• To generate new leads and enquiries as well as maintaining existing/return business
• Recommend ideas and initiatives to develop sales/revenue for meetings and events business
• Mentoring junior employees and developing their skills and own goals.
• Deputise for managing the team in the Sales Managers absence.

Requirements

• Full time role, 40hrs per week including weekends as required
• Previous sales experience in a fast-paced hotel/events environment
• Smart appearance and friendly telephone manner
• Strong negotiation and organisation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an eye for detail
• Experience of computer/CRM system a great advantage

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