Conference & Events Sales Lead – Growth & Accounts

EVT Limited; Auckland; Hybride; NZD 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

50% off dining and stays across EVT酒店

Movie tickets & cinema discounts

Seasonal perks at Thredbo

Rapid career growth across our hotel &

Paid parental leave; volunteering

Résumé du poste

EVT Limited is seeking a Conference & Events Sales Executive for QT Auckland. The role focuses on converting inbound enquiries and driving new business across conferences, events, and group bookings, while nurturing key client relationships and partnering with hotel operations.

You will lead end-to-end sales processes, present compelling offerings, and mentor junior team members as part of a dynamic, Daymaker culture within EVT’s premium QT hotels in New Zealand and beyond.

Qualifications

• Minimum proven experience in a similar conference and events sales role.
• Proven ability to convert high-value conference and event opportunities.
• Strong negotiation and closing skills for complex sales cycles.
• Familiarity with hotel operating systems such as Opera Cloud and iVvy.
• Analytical mindset with ability to review sales performance and identify growth opportunities.
• Excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Outstanding presentation, communication, influencing, and stakeholder management.
• Mentoring or coaching experience is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Receive and convert inbound enquiries while identifying opportunities to maximise event, accommodation and ancillary revenue.
• Drive proactive sales activity to generate new conference, event and group business.
• Own key client accounts, developing strategies for repeat business, account growth and reactivation of lost opportunities.
• Lead conference and event processes through to the day of the event, including BEO meetings and handovers, working closely with operations and F&B.
• Build relationships with key clients, industry partners, PCOs and business event organisations, including hotel site inspections and entertaining.
• Mentor junior team members and act as the subject matter expert for conference and events sales.

Connaissances

Proven sales success

Conference & events sales

Negotiation & closing

Opera Cloud / iVvy knowledge

Sales analytics

Organisation & detail

Presentation & stakeholder management

Mentoring / coaching

Description du poste

EVT Limited is seeking a Conference & Events Sales Executive for QT Auckland. The role focuses on converting inbound enquiries and driving new business across conferences, events, and group bookings, while nurturing key client relationships and partnering with hotel operations.

You will lead end-to-end sales processes, present compelling offerings, and mentor junior team members as part of a dynamic, Daymaker culture within EVT’s premium QT hotels in New Zealand and beyond.