Meeting & Events Executive Opportunity at the 4* Court Yard Hotel, Leixlip, Co. Kildare.
The Moriarty Group are currently seeking to recruit an experienced, professional and enthusiastic Meeting & Events Executive to join their team in the Court Yard Hotel. If you are passionate about the hospitality industry and would like to develop your career within a busy and extremely popular property, we could have an exciting opportunity for you.
The Meeting & Events Executive will be responsible for maximising all sales and revenue generating opportunities. To develop new and strengthen existing business opportunities with a particular emphasis on growing the hotels wedding, corporate and events market share.
A secondary focus is on growing the local leisure sector for food, beverage, and other leisure-based offerings.
The Meeting & Events Executive will also work in conjunction with the hotels marketing and revenue team members to achieve hotel budgets in their department.
The Role
This is a full-time position working an average of 42.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7. While the Meeting & Events Executive will predominantly work Monday to Friday they must be available to work weekends should business streams require this.
Main Duties
* Follow up calls on all sales leads, enquiries passing on leads to other sales personnel/management in the hotel where appropriate.
* To schedule and carry out property site visits with current and prospective clients, as appropriate.
* To monitor service quality via receipt of client feedback, both positive and constructive and communicate to operations team.
* To compile weekly/monthly sales reports as required and a weekly sales activity report for the Hotel Operations Director & Operations Manager.
* To continuously monitor and report on competitor activity with a view to maintaining competitiveness and feedback information.
* To plan and organise FAM Trips, site inspections and sales promotions as required and represent the hotel at consumer promotions, trade exhibitions, seminars and workshops, and follow up leads where required.
* To attend events held in the hotel and off-site when required.
* To represent and maintain regular contact with local networking groups and trade bodies.
* To work closely with the marketing team to ensure that all local marketing opportunities are explored in line with the Sales & Marketing plan.
* To plan and effectively execute Database Marketing to target markets including mail shots, ezines in association with the marketing department and revenue manager.
* Dealing with all clients on telephone and email and responding to all requests and sales leads in a timely and professional manner endeavouring to convert enquiry to sale.
* To ensure all sales administrative work is complete, follow up calls, research calls, etc.
* To compile, implement and proactively manage the hotels annual sales activity plan.
* To maximise the exposure of the hotel within the market.
* To maintain the groups Integrity at all times.
Requirements
* Strong proven track record within the hotel industry in a sales role.
* Strong communications and leadership skills.
* Ability to manage own work schedule/agenda.
* Ability to work to deadlines.
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Excellent people skills
* Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
Benefits
* Free parking.
* Free staff meals while on duty.
* Group Pension Scheme.
* Group Health Insurance (Reduced Rates).
* Excellent Training Opportunities.
* Staff Reward & Recognition Initiatives.
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP Scheme)
Skills
Meeting & Events Executive Experience - Hotels Hotel Sales & Events Experience Excellent Organisational Skills Excellent People Skills