Business Development Manager - Generous Compensation

About our hotel

The James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor is one of Wellington’s most well-known Hotels. We are part of Grand Chancellor Hotels with properties located throughout New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore.  Grand Chancellor Hotels are known for quality accommodation, exceptional service, convenient locations and outstanding conference and meeting facilities.  

We are seeking an enthusiastic professional to join our Sales & Marketing team. Duties include sourcing new accounts, maintaining existing accounts and in conjunction with the Director of Sales & Marketing creating and implementing sales & marketing strategies which maximise profits while providing client satisfaction. 

This role is based in Wellington and the position reports directly to the Director of Sales & Marketing. 

The ideal candidate for this role will:

• Have a comprehensive knowledge of sales (hospitality industry preferred) 
• Excellent cold calling and relationship management skills
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
• A high level of motivation and enthusiasm
• Fantastic initiative
• Great attention to detail
• The ability to work in a busy environment and achieve results in restricted time frames
• An extremely well organised approach to every aspect of their work

The position will include, but is not limited to:

• Identifying business opportunities for the hotel with the primary focus on developing the Corporate, Government and Conference markets.
• Assist the Conference Sales team developing to identify business opportunities for the hotel and liaise appropriately with all operational departments to ensure the successful and profitable delivery of events.
• Actively promote and sell all Grand Chancellor Hotels as part of the group approach, interacting with the wider GHI sales teams in managing accounts, sharing intelligence, and gathering of data, participating in promotional and joint venture opportunities.

What we offer our employees

• Accommodation discounts at Grand Chancellor hotels in New Zealand and Australia
• Food & Beverage discounts at our Wellington property
• Reward and recognition programs, including Chancellor Anniversary Nights and our Star Card incentive programme
• Complimentary duty meals in the staff café
• Social club 

If you are passionate about being in the Hospitality Industry and want to work for one of Wellington’s most well-known hotels, apply online now!