Posted: 28 February
Offer description
Meeting & Events Sales Executive
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Meeting & Events Sales Executive in Maldron Oranmore.
Reporting to the Sales & Marketing Manager, this role will be responsible for maximising sales potential and achieving Meeting & Events sales targets of the hotel.
* Participate fully in all sales activities including tele sales, sales calls, corporate entertaining, social events, promotions, etc.
* Assist with meeting rooms set-up and service when requested, ensuring all details are 100% accurate.
* Ensure all booking deposits are in place and all charges for events are posted and charged daily.
* Maintain and update the website regularly using the Content Management System.
* Manage the online profiles of the hotel on various platforms.
* Facilitate familiarisation trips and site visits for all sales opportunities from bedrooms, meeting rooms and F&B.
* Assist with creating strategies to drive more business for meeting rooms and F&B.
* Meet KPIs for department meeting room rental, Food & Beverage & ancillary revenue with a proactive sales approach to ensure this is met on a monthly basis.
* Assist with the promotion of the property at trade shows and networking events.
* Carry out regular competitor research projects as requested.
* Build rapport with potential clients to convert enquires into confirmed bookings.
* Build relationships with clients to encourage repeat business.
* Co-ordinate event bookings, ensuring effective verbal and written communication with clients at all times.
* Liaise and communicate with internal staff as well as external suppliers as necessary to ensure efficient co-ordination of events.
* 1-2 years previous event sales or coordinating experience in a hotel or venue
* Reactive sales experience is a must with proactive sales experience desirable.
* 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.
* Strong communicator.
* High level of creativity.
* Full driving license is 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.
Skills: Teamwork Organisational Time Management
