Current Vacancies
Vacancy
Event Sales Executive
Location
Chesford Grange
Department
Sales
Salary
£18,000 per annum
Closing Date
01-04-2010
Contact Email
hallen@qhotels.co.uk
Job Description
YOUR BRIEF:
To handle all incoming event and group bookings (9+ rooms) enquiries up to contract stage, either by voice or in person and actively promote the hotel’s facilities in order to secure the business and maximise revenue opportunities.
AS AN EVENT SALES EXECUTIVE YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
* Handling incoming event and accommodation group (9+ rooms) enquiries in accordance to QH brand standards
*Conducting site visits in accordance to QH brand standards for event enquiries prior to the event contracting
*Actively researching and take positive action for sales leads from existing and new clients.
*Ensuring an effective handover with the client and an Event Planner, when allocating events post contract.
*Account managing specific C&E accounts, using defined account plans, as determined by the Event Sales Manager.
*Maximising revenue opportunities through questioning techniques and promoting hotel facilities.
TO BE A ONE OF A KIND SALES EXECUTIVE:
* 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 Event Dept Manager 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: Harry Allen, HumanResources Officer, hallen@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.