Draycote Hotel

are now

seeking

an experienced, professional Events

Sales Manager

with a minimum

3

-

years

conference and

events sales experience in a prestige conference, events, meetings

, weddings,

hotel venue working in a busy event sales team and delivering outstanding

conference and

event

solutions

and exceptional customer service.The person will be responsible for

undertaking business development

,

sales and marketing and promotional activities;

driving wedding bookings and managing delivery; and

processing all events and meeting enquiries through our

Guestline

Event Management System

- i

ncluding answering email and telephone enquiries, preparing and evaluating booking proposals, responding to client requests, recommending best solutions, submitting and managing contracts

,

invoicing and client follow up.You will also undertake venue show-rounds and liaise with clients on the selling, planning and

orga

nisation

of

weddings and

events

and

participate

, when necessary, in the oversight of events at

Draycote

and the welcoming of

organisers

on the day. You will

monitor

events enquiry levels and other KPIs and support the

marketing

team

in undertaking marketing activities in the sale and promotion of the venue including lead follow up, data mining, key account handling and attendance at industry exhibitions and networking.You must have exceptional

communication and

customer service skills, be well-presented and have an excellent knowledge of the

Regional

MICE industry, conference and events delivery,

weddings,

venue legislation and compliance

, FandB service

s,

hospitality

and AV.

You must be able to

demonstrate

how you have increase

d

enquiry levels

,

conversions

and

effectively grown CandE and Wedding

sales

.

Knowledge of venue quality accreditation,

sustainability

and quality standards would also be

advantageous

.You will work as part of a small team sell

ing

six

flexible

quality accredited

conference and

meeting rooms

and our wedding suite

as well as Christmas bookings and private parties.

Y

ou

must have a passion for hospitality and be totally committed to fulfilling all financial and

operational

targets,

have

s

ubstantial

events sales

experience and effective

communication

skills?

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