Job description: £30k per month + Benefits

Newstaff Hospitality Recruitment Agency in St Albans is currently looking for an Event Sales Executive for a prestigious hotel based in St Albans.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of event sales experience gained within the hotel sector or a similar hospitality setting.

Working in the conference and events office of this prestigious hotel, you will report to the Director of Events / Events Manager.

Event Sales Executive in St Albans

Main Responsibilities:

• Dealing with all incoming enquiries relating to conferences, meetings and social events within a strict timescale.
• Assisting in up to 4 Wedding Fairs hosted throughout the year.
• Manage conference diaries daily and ensure rooms are sold to their maximum potential.
• Chase all contracts along with T&Cs to be signed and sent back with the first deposit.
• Liaise with the Event Planners to provide detailed handover for each event.
• Meet clients as requested to discuss arrangements and invite new bookers in to view facilities and develop working relationships.
• Report on a daily basis of the number of leads taken and responded to the previous day and quantify on a monthly basis for Sales Strategy Meetings.
• Use all opportunities to up-sell hotel facilities and refer sales leads to the proactive sales team.
• To complete daily, weekly and monthly reports as requested by the Director of Events and Event Manager.
• To attend key familiarisation trips with the Pro-Active Sales team to develop long-term working relationships with key Conference Booking Agents and Key Corporate Clients.
• To effectively manage and develop a portfolio of network accounts to drive more revenue to the business.
• Identifying and reporting on business opportunities in target markets.
• Undertake PR activities in order to best support the goals of the hotel.

Personal Attributes:

• To be flexible in attitude, approach and in working hours.
• Team player.
• Ability to effectively prioritise and manage a multi-faceted and changing workload.
• To have an in-depth knowledge of all hotel booking systems (Opera OSEM & PMS ideal).
• Must be an excellent communicator with a calm, self-motivated approach and positive attitude.
• Willingness to learn and have lots of initiative.
• Adherence at all times to Health and Safety procedures

Hours:

Full-time hours, must be flexible due to the nature of the work/industry

Pay & Benefits:

Salary: £30,000 pa plus benefits

If you are interested in this hospitality job in St Albans, don’t hesitate, and apply today. A member of the Newstaff Recruitment Agency team in St Albans will contact you shortly. Additionally, if you have any questions or concerns, you can contact Anne Marie on 01727 864 777 or email your CV to annmarie.harrington@newstaffemployment.co.uk. Furthermore, if you’re searching for similar hospitality jobs in St Albans, check out our website at . Also, don’t forget to give us a like on Facebook so that you can stay up-to-date with all the latest job postings. We add new jobs daily!

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Expected salary: £30000 per year

Location: St Albans

Job date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 07:17:35 GMT

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