Sales & Events Executive

SALES EXECUTIVE
£26,500 per annum + Bonus (£25,000 + £1,500 per annum guaranteed service charge payment paid quarterly + £2k sales bonus scheme)
Please note that to be considered for this role candidates must have 12 months experience within a sales co-ordination role within a hotel or venue catering for weddings.
PART TIME 16 TO 20 HOUR PER WEEK CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please state your availability when applying.
The Place
Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa, part of Alexander Hotels a private group of 5 quality hotels of distinction just outside London.
5 Red Star, Award winning Utopia Spa, 58 bedrooms including a luxury Cedar Lodge development and a 2-bedroom self-contained Gatehouse are available for guests.
2 Award winning restaurants, Reflections Restaurant (2 Rosette x 60 covers), AGs Restaurant (3 Rosette x 35covers) together with a range of conference and banqueting and private dining rooms catering for 8 to 95 guests.
Please see our website for a full list of facilities.
Join our Sales and Events team reporting to our Sales Manager, Sophie Trendell-Allen.
The Role
As Sales Executive you will be working within a sales team of four you will be required to ensure success in both the reactive and proactive selling of Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa and Langshott Manor Hotel in all aspects of conference, day meetings, weddings and banqueting.
The Sales Executive role will have responsibility for ensuring success across the following areas;
To reactively and proactively sell Alexander Hotel & Utopia Spa and Langshott Manor Hotel in all aspects of conference and banqueting
To handle telephone, email and online enquiries for functions including weddings, conferences and private dining
To carry out showrounds and appointments at the hotel
Completing the necessary administration to ensure the event is successful from a customer service and financial point of view
To produce and communicate function details for all internal stakeholders ensuring they are well briefed on forthcoming events both through function details and 1:1 meetings
To generate new leads and enquiries as well as maintaining existing/return business
Requirements

Sales Executive
Full time role, 40hrs per week including weekend appointments if required.
Previous sales co-ordination experience within a hospitality/events/wedding business is essential for this role.
Smart appearance and friendly telephone manner
Strong organisation skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to manage time and co-ordinate priorities effectively.
Driving license required for travel to and from appointments at Langshott Manor
The Benefits
An additional end of financial year service charge bonus also paid
4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service
8 Bank holidays
Free car parking
Employee uniform
In addition you will benefit from a range of company benefits including:

Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels
Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas
Discount off all food & beverage at all hotels
Discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas
Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas
Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme In additional you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid,complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service related holiday
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