Hotel Senior Sales Executive Job at Work Better Africa
Work Better Africa is a workforce development and workplace transformation company that stimulates effective collaboration between employers and employees to build profitable and sustainable businesses. We empower the workforce to attain high-level Productivity, Peak Performance and become Profit oriented through our bespoke training and development programmes.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Position: Hotel Senior Sales Executive
Job Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- Solicit Future conference business for the hotel in assigned market areas.
- Maintain and exceed sales targets defined by the management.
- Also, able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and achieve daily and monthly targets, whilst offering a very high level of Customer Service.
- Additionally Work directly with key decision makers from Corporate, negotiating rates and confirming theiraccommodation, meetings and events.
Job Responsibilities
- Receiving, handling and converting Meetings, Events and Group enquiries.
- Planning events in conjunction with the client.
- Presenting and selling available and suitablebanquet/event options to the highest possible standard.
- Contact Meeting Planner by mail, telephone, customer outings and site inspections.
- Arrange and carry out Hotel show rounds.
- Ensure the completeadministrationand execution of all planned events.
- Negotiate space, dates and rates to obtain booking goals while focusing on shoulder and off-seasonbusiness.
- Identify need periods and undertake a comprehensive program of sales activity to secure new and ad-hoc business minimizing the impact of low activity periods.
- Actively manage business bookings, record denials, and make network referrals.
- Make commercial decisions to maximize income on a daily basis.
- Encouraging repeat business through excellent customer service andinquiryhandling.
- Build strong relationships with customers to fully understand their needs.
- Each month review the next 6 months’ availability to highlight high or low-demand dates and take steps to minimize theriskof any shortfall oroverbooking.
- Ensuring all inquiries are recorded accurately in the EventEnquiryapplication.
- Bring in directgueststhrough onlinemarketingand advertising.
- Helping the hotel to identify new avenues of business and bring in more banquet events to the hotel.
- Assist in the preparation and monitoring of sales, department and budgetary reports as and when required.
- Other duties and tasks assigned by the management within the job scope.
Job Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in a similar role in a 5-Star hotel.
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
- Great Customer service skills
- successful sales track record in direct sales and an ability to develop targeted prospect databases.
- Good interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Honest, discipline and dedicated to duties.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Photograph to: workbetterafrica@gmail.com using the Job position as the subject of the email.
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