Meeting & Events Sales Manager

Are you a dynamic Meeting & Events Sales Executive/Manager wants to join the UKs fastest growing hotel chain and lead the sale of our meeting & events spaces in one of our latest properties due to open this summer? Picture yourself at our brand new upbeat, 4-Star, 225-bedroom, Maldron Hotel Brighton - one of the latest openings from the Dalata Hotel Group. This exciting new opportunity boasts a variety of new facilities, including 5 state of the art meeting rooms, in the bustling heart of Brighton., As our Meeting & Events Sales Manager, you will lead the sale of our meeting and events function with in the hotel with the support and leadership of our Director of Sales & Markering/ Sales & Marketing Manager, ensuring that Maldron Hotel Brighton becomes the number 1 destination for meeting and events! We welcome you to embark with us on this rare and exciting journey, and supporting us to make Maldron Hotel Brighton the 'heart of hospitalty' in Brighton and joining a truly dynamic and nurturing team., Reporting to the Sales & Marketing Manager/Director of Sales & Marketing the Meeting & Events Sales Manager will be responsible for maximising the sales potential and achieving the Meeting & Events sales targets of hotel.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• To proactively generate meeting and events enquiries for the team.



• To work at promotional shows and stands to promote the hotel



• To meet weekly KPI targets on sales appointments and promotional shows



• To work with the proactive and reactive sales teams to deliver meetings and events budgeted revenue weekly/monthly



• To give input on activity and new ideas to generate revenue to the quarterly and annual sales and marketing plan



• To conduct site inspections on the property with potential clients



• To negotiate with clients and achieve maximum revenue/profit potential while satisfying client needs.



• To comfortably entertain appropriate clients when required.



• To close prospects as confirmed bookings and maximise all revenue potential by upselling in all revenue producing areas.
  
  1 - 2 years previous event sales or coordinating experience in a hotel or venue at either an excuitve or manager level



• Experience working with customers


• An excellent command of the English language


• Excellent organisational skills


• Possess the ability to see an opportunity act on it to secure revenue for the Hotel.



• Strong selling and interpersonal skills.



• High level of creativity.



• Full driving license is desired but not essential
  
  Dalata Hotel Group - Ireland's largest hotel group has a number of exciting positions on the horizon. As Dalata continues to grow and expand in Ireland and the UK it's more important than ever to have the right team alongside us, in the near future we will be opening the doors of new hotels creating over 4000 jobs and investing over €110m in the Irish and UK economy.


We lead through our Dalata values of "Our People, Our Fairness, Our Service and Our Individuality". If you have the right attitude and energy you will have great opportunities to progress within the group. Our company is a place where you can do great things - individually and as a team. You will have the opportunity to develop your talent, be recognised and rewarded for your commitment and pursue a fulfilling career. We also have a number of unique and recognised training programmes to aid your professional and personal development and pride ourselves on creating an objective, supportive and fair working environment for our employees.

Dalata Hotel Group Plc is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Pulled from the full job description

• Employee discount, Competitive salary


• Be the guest experience


• Paid day off on your birthday!


• Delicious staff meals whilst on duty


• Marketing leading learning and progression opportunities through unique and recognised training programs


• Reward and recognition for your achievements


• Collaborative team environments


• Employee engagement schemes


• Objective, supportive and fair working environment - we believe in having your say


• A company that genuinely strives to provide a work life balance


• Employee discounts and facility use


• The opportunity to be a part of a growing business at an exciting chapter in Dalata's history