Events Manager - Franchise

Job description

Job Requirements

·    Proactively generate new business from all markets with a focus on MICE, Leisure, and Entertainment, assuring the corresponding sales activities to win these customers remains up-to-date at all times.
·    Researches and helps to identify business opportunities and reports findings to management accordingly
·    Develop new accounts whilst maintaining relationships with key existing accounts.
·    Manage large local accounts for both transient and groups.
·    Undertake professional and memorable site inspections for current and prospective clients.
·    Organises and executes FAM trips for clients alongside the Director of Sales
·   To attend corporate hospitality and networking events both locally and nationally when necessary.
·   Alongside the sales team, qualify, propose, and contract new leads with a focus on high value, VIP and buy-out bookings.
·    Support the Director of Sales in supervising the overall sales effort of the hotel.
·   Deliver on department KPIs
·   Manage RFP Process
·   Conduct Telesales Initiatives
·    Keep all systems and business processes updated as appropriate
·    Conduct and create product awareness initiatives with customers
·    Planning, co-ordination and implementing of sales trips in the designated territory by agreement with the Director of Sales & GM.
·    Manages cross-functional links with other departments & hotels.

Work Experience

·     Experience in 4- or 5-star hotels preferred.
·     Well organised with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
·     Ideally have worked with Opera or a similar PMS system
·     Maintain an on-property presence for all large group and event bookings.
·     Proactive sales experience is a must for this role as
·    Attend weekly Operation and BEO meetings.
·     Work closely with Food & Beverage, Conference & Banqueting and Rooms Divisions to ensure all bookings are seamless.

Benefits

·   Company discount on rooms.
·   Generous recommend a friend scheme.
·   Access to discounts and cashback through a huge range of retailers and service providers via our online benefits portal.
·   Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
·   Discounts on the hotel food & beverage.
·   Recognition incentives.
·   Team Member Events. 
·   Complimentary meal on duty in the Team Member canteen.

Disclaimer
This job posting is for a position at a hotel that is owned and operated by an independent franchisee. The franchisee controls all aspects of the hotel’s employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, salary, benefits and compensation decisions, and the collection and processing of the personal data that you provide on this website. If you accept this position, you will be employed by a franchisee and not by Hilton. You will not be eligible from compensation or benefits from Hilton. You will be eligible for compensation or benefits only as may be provided to you by the independent franchisee.