Events Manager - Woking
South
£40,000 - Countryside Hotel - Woking
Woking
Job Description
We are looking for a dedicated Sales Office Manager to join our management team on site. With meetings and events at the forefront of everything we do.
Benefits:
- Up to £40,000 depending on experience
- Monday to Friday
- Staff Discounts
- Employee Rewards/Discount Programme (Hospitality Rewards)
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Excellent training, development and progression opportunities
- Complimentary onsite car parking
- Be part of a growing brand of unique properties.
You will report to the General Manager and requires a candidate who enjoys the vibrant atmosphere of a busy sales office. Leading an office of sales co-ordinators.
This role is suitable for either an established Sales Manager to expand their skill set or for a first time Sales Manager to develop themselves in a positive environment.
Primary Responsibilities
- Day to day management of the Sales and Events Office, overseeing all event enquiries and planning from Conference and Banqueting, Weddings, Wakes, Christmas Parties and beyond.
- Proactively develop new sales strategies and offers where necessary to work towards budget.
- Collating post-event feedback from clients to ensure repeat business.
- Producing necessary reports for presentation to General Manager and Owners to provide accurate insight into sales performance.
- Working with our central marketing team and reservations team on ideas and promotions to drive and maintain rate dependent on season and local competition
- Developing and expanding on relationships with existing clients whilst also being able to pro-actively search for new business
Requirements
- Previous sales experience within the hotel industry is essential
- Previous experience with Opera is desired but not essential
- Strong interpersonal skills, able to dedicate time to developing a team whilst also nurturing relationships with the client base and future clients
- Commercially aware with ideally a good knowledge of the local market
- Creative approach to work with the ability to develop new ideas from concept to execution