Sales Manager

Job description

Key tasks

New opportunity not to be missed!
Novotel Nottingham –Derby Hotel have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic Sales Manager to join our growing team. You will receive a competitive salary, plus excellent benefits.
The Novotel is part of Fairview Hotel collection which consists of 12 hotel under the Accor banner including Mercure, Novotel and Ibis Brands. The hotel has been fully refurbished in the last 12 months at a cost of over £3 million.

The Sales Manager Role:

The Sales Manager position is a key role focused on developing MICE and corporate business in all areas of the hotel from within the local market. Working closely with the hotel’s General Manager and Regional Sales Manager the ability to source, develop and grow revenues from both new and existing clients will be crucial. In addition the role involves being an effective host with an ability to showcase the hotel in a professional and effective way. Delivering a consistent level of customer service to all clients will be essential to success in this role.

Sales Manager key responsibilities:

• Work within a team and report to the General Manager & Regional Sales Manager.
• Proactively seek out new accounts for accommodation and conferences and increase market share for the hotel.
• Demonstrate bringing best practice new account planning to the team along with a high focus of joining up with teams across the business.
• Managing and progressing opportunities through the sales pipeline (short, medium and long term), coordinating support and driving activity.
• Proposal support on selected pitches / proposals.
• Lead the promotion, execution and communication of client feedback.
• Will have proven experience in a similar proactive sales role within a 3 and 4 star market place.
• Will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, highly organised, passionate and self-motivated, confident and tenacious with a creative flare.
• Be an effective team leader and team player working towards the groups key objectives
and targets.

• Promotions and Local Marketing:
- Animate your hotel locally and in line with the business strategy.
- Christmas – the brochure production, distribution, animation, booking and payment process.
- Local and ad hoc events and promotions – appropriate to the hotel needs.
- Weddings – Activity based upon the importance, location and potential

• Identify need periods and undertake comprehensive program of sales activity to secure new and ad hoc business minimizing the impact of low activity periods

Benefits:
As a people focused Investor In People Company we offer a great range of benefits to the successful candidate, including:
Meals on duty.
Uniform provided.
Company personal contributory pension scheme.
An attractive room rate for friends and family with Fairview Hotel around the country.
15% discount on food, drinks
Free Car Parking.
Discounted stays with Accor Hotel and resorts worldwide

You must be able to speak fluent English and be eligible to live and work in the UK. Ability to speak additional languages would be advantageous. Salary depending on experience.

At Novotel, we grow faster

Feel fully responsible, be autonomous, adaptable, professional, have a love of adventure and a desire to stretch your limits: that’s the Novotel spirit .
An international brand with a network of 400 hotels in 60 countries, Novotel’s success is due to the professionalism and enthusiasm of its 30 000 employees who have been embodying the brand’s ideals for over 40 years.

DNA of the brand, innovation is at the heart of the promise made to employees: "At Novotel, we grow faster" . To transform this promise into reality, Novotel has implemented a unique human resources policy declined around five main professional career paths. Novotel accompanies each employee throughout their career. Integration, geographic mobility, bridging provision, skills development… everyone is given the opportunity to progress quickly and go further. Impossible is not Novotel.

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Desired profile

Skills

Level of Education Others
Areas of study Sales
Professional experiences 3 to 5 years
Languages essential English (Fluent)

Essential and optional requirements

·  TARS
·  Opéra