Wedding & Events Sales Manager

Kingsley Hotel; Municipal District of Cobh; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company funded educational programs

Discount on dining options up to 50%

Reduction on accommodation rate for家nd

Discount for Spa treatments andL

Staff Dining Facilities

Health clubs access

Job summary

Fota Island Resort in Cork, Ireland, is seeking an ambitious Wedding & Events Sales Manager to lead our busy weddings and events operation at our prestigious 5-star resort. You will drive strategy, manage the team, and maximize revenue across conferences, weddings and private functions.

Extensive experience in weddings and events, strong commercial awareness, and excellent communication are essential. A 3rd-level Hospitality Diploma or equivalent desirable; hybrid collaboration across

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in weddings and events.
• Experience managing and developing a team.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive approach to business development, networking and account management.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to implement efficient systems and processes.
• Confidence working with CRM systems, event booking platforms and sales reporting tools.
• Professional, solutions-focused attitude and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Excellent Interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the Wedding & Events team.
• Creation and implementation of the wedding and events strategy for Fota Island Resort.
• Establish clear processes, policies and standards to support an efficient proactive and results driven department.
• Maximise hotel revenue and guest satisfaction by ensuring accurate and effective processing of conference bookings, weddings and private functions.
• Prepare a weekly forecast for Weddings and Events when requested.
• Conduct client site inspections and wedding show-rounds.
• Responsible for the conversion of event and wedding enquiries.
• Manage and attend internal and external Wedding Showcases.
• Build strong relationships with couples, wedding planners, corporate clients and industry partners.
• Attend client entertainment evenings, industry events and trade shows if required.
• Actively seek out new sales leads.
• Utilize Opera cloud to its full capacity ensuring that bookings and activities are inputted correctly and that all follow up on enquires and existing bookings is completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure the issuing and receiving of all Wedding and Events contracts.
• Foster a collaborative relationship with all departments within the resort.

Skills

Wedding & events experience

Team management

Communication skills

Business development

Organisational skills

CRM experience

Interpersonal skills

Sales reporting tools

Education

3rd level Hospitality Diploma or equivalent desirable

Tools

CRM systems

Event booking platforms

Opera cloud

Job description

Location: On site / Fota Island Resort, Fota Island, Cork.
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Commercial & Marketing | Hospitality
Salary: Competitive salary

Whether in our kitchens, dining rooms, event venues, accommodation or offices, our singular purpose is to captivate guests with our unparalleled quality, service, and food and wine knowledge.We achieve this only through the excellence, innovation and passion of our team members.

Fota Island Resort are currently recruiting for an ambitious, commercially driven and highly organised Wedding & Events Sales Manager to lead our busy weddings and events operation at our prestigious 5-star resort.

Our commitment to you:

• Company Risk Scheme
• Company funded educational programs
• Rewards and recognition programs
• Discount on Dining options of up to 50%
• Reduction on accommodation rate for family and friends
• Discount for Spa treatments and products
• Use of Health Clubs
• Staff Dining Facilities
• Staff Appreciation events

What we are looking for:

• Extensive experience in weddings and events
• Experience managing and developing a team
• A strong track record in converting high volumes of wedding, conference and event enquiries into confirmed business.
• Excellent commercial awareness, including revenue management, pricing strategy, negotiation and forecasting.
• Experience managing multiple enquiries, client relationships and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Outstanding communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive approach to business development, networking and account management.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to implement efficient systems and processes.
• Confidence working with CRM systems, event booking platforms and sales reporting tools.
• A professional, solutions-focused attitude and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Excellent Interpersonal skills
• 3rd level Hospitality Diploma or equivalent desirable

Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and develop the Wedding & Events team
• Creation and implementation of the wedding and events strategy for Fota Island Resort
• Establish clear processes, policies and standards to support an efficient proactive and results driven department
• Maximise hotel revenue and guest satisfaction by ensuring accurate and effective processing of conference bookings, weddings and private functions
• Prepare a weekly forecast for Weddings and Events when requested
• Conduct client site inspections and wedding show -rounds
• Responsible for the conversion of event and wedding enquiries
• Manage and attend internal and external Wedding Showcases
• Build strong relationships with couples, wedding planners, corporate clients and industry partners
• Attend client entertainment evenings, industry events and trade shows if required
• Actively seek out new sales leads
• Utilize Opera cloud to its full capacity ensuring that bookings and activities are inputted correctly and that all follow up on enquires and existing bookings is completed in a timely manner
• Ensure the issuing and receiving of all Wedding and Events contracts
• Foster a collaborative relationship with all departments within the resort