Current Vacancies

Vacancy

Event Sales Manager (Maternity Cover)

Location

Chesford Grange

Department

Specialist

Salary

£25,000 per annum

Closing Date

21-03-2010

Contact Email

rhousley@qhotels.co.uk

Job Description

YOUR BRIEF:

To maximise revenue within the conference, training & events segment for Chesford Grange. This position is for Maternity Cover and is expected to last for 6 months but may lead to a permanent position.

AS AN EVENT SALES MANAGER YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

* Positively approaching all sales opportunities for the conference market and for all training series, yielding the business to achieve the sales plan and revenue targets.

*The Weddings/Banquets & Special event market segments at the hotel, giving opportunities to the sales team in yielding the business to achieve the sales plan and revenue targets across the budget

*Generating & maintaining Clubs & Association sales plus Masonic business placed.

* Host and organise regular Fam trips and Group hospitality events as required liaising with the DOS at all times as well as carrying out a minimum of 12 sales appointments each week

* Identify sales opportunities for the Heart of England and use lead referrals to maximise potential business

TO BE A ONE OF A KIND SALES MANAGER:

* Actively promote the hotel at every opportunity, including promotional events and showrounds to prospective customers

*Use initiative to ‘go the extra mile’ for potential clients to make their event individual and unique

* Come up with innovative ways of selling the hotel – advising the DOS at all times

*Provide a warm welcome to clients when you meet them – use their name

*Say hello to any guests or colleagues you meet as you walk around the hotel - SMILE

YOUR TALENTS:

* You can prove that you’re great with sales, by perhaps a similar job in the past

*You’re good with numbers and also written and spoken English

*Ideally you will know your way around Event Management IT Systems

*You’ll be confidently able to talk to anyone and everyone

*You will be flexible and adaptable

IN RETURN:

We offer a bespoke uniform, free meals on duty, free leisure club membership, free car parking, employee incentive schemes and generously discounted staff rates at other QHotels.

After being part of the team for six months you are able to join the Companies contributory pension scheme and you will also be able to enjoy a complimentary two-night stay for two after your first year, every year.

QHotels believes strongly in the training and development of its employees and offers a wide range of opportunities from in-house training courses and NVQ support, to funding of a variety of external courses.

OUR PLACE:

Chesford Grange is an enchanting venue, steeped in history with the original house dating back to 1902 when it was a family home. With its stone entrance, red roofed turrets and black and white paneling you are beckoned into a warm and friendly welcome as soon as you walk through the doors.

INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM?

Contact: Ruth Housley, Regional Human Resources Manager, rhousley@qhotels.co.uk 01926 515136

We welcome all applications, however we can only consider applicants eligible to live and work in the UK for this role.