Overview
Job Ref: DAL2789
Branch: Clayton Hotel Galway
Location: Clayton Hotel Galway, Galway
Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Shift pattern: 9.00 - 17.30 / 10.00 - 18.30
Hours per week: 39
Posted date: 03/09/2025
Closing date: 05/10/2025
Meetings & Events Sales Manager
Clayton Hotel Galway is currently looking for an experienced Meetings & Events Sales Manager who can lead and develop a team, drive performance, and contribute to the hotel’s strategy within a supportive environment that values innovation and excellence.
As Meetings & Events Sales Manager, you will report to the Area Director of Sales, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, strategic growth, and high-performance standards while fostering a positive work environment and driving financial success.
To be part of our thriving team, apply through our careers page.
Responsibilities
* Effectively manage a team of two executives to support business needs.
* Collaborate with ADOS on proactive sales strategy and identifying & analysing opportunities to ensure they fit with the hotel's business strategy.
* Collaborate with Account Management and Business Development Teams to nurture existing and secure new opportunities following the Dalata sales process.
* Collaborate with Sales & Revenue on any new group or residential opportunities.
* Actively promote awareness and lead conversion of corporate conferences, small and large meetings, weddings, and special events.
* Collaborate with both proactive and reactive sales teams to achieve the budgeted revenue for meetings and events on a weekly and monthly basis.
* Participate in all sales activities, including telesales, sales calls, corporate entertaining, fam trips, social events, and overseas sales trips as necessary.
* Identify and manage new opportunities in your market in line with the hotel strategy and across the wider Dalata portfolio.
* Work closely with Galway Convention Bureau and key Partners & DMCs for Meeting or Group opportunities.
* Finalize prospects as confirmed bookings and maximize revenue potential by upselling in all revenue-generating areas.
* Contribute ideas and activities to boost revenue for the quarterly and annual sales and marketing plan.
* Conduct site inspections of the property with potential clients.
What You Will Need
* 2 to 3 years of experience in a sales or meeting & events role, preferably in a hotel or customer-focused environment.
* A creative thinker with an outgoing personality, capable of building new relationships and maintaining existing ones.
* Proven experience in effective people management within a team environment.
* Meeting & Events Sales-focused, target-driven, and results-oriented.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to provide clear reports to clients and colleagues.
* Confident, ambitious, and proactive in approach.
* Experience with Opera System advantageous but not essential.
Benefits
* Free employee meals on duty
* 50% Off F&B in all properties
* €/£60 employee rate on rooms for all Dalata-owned hotels
* 30% off Friends & Family rate
* Extra AL day for every year worked (5 extra days to a maximum of 5 days)
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Cycle to Work Scheme/Transport Schemes
* SAYE (Save As You Earn Scheme)
* Pension access (Ask your HR Manager for local pension information)
* Development Opportunities through our Dalata Academy - support your career journey
* Staff Appreciation Initiatives, fun team-building activities and regular charity events
About Us
Dalata Hotel Group — we bring the heart of hospitality to every hotel we own and operate. We are focused on growth and expansion to spread our caring for guests further around the world, with hotels in Ireland, the UK, Germany & the Netherlands, and continued plans for expansion across key UK cities, Dublin, and Continental Europe.
Helping our people grow and develop their careers is a high priority. We offer internal development programmes to support career progression.
At Clayton Hotel Galway, we are dedicated to experiences that are all about you. Located on the outskirts of Galway city, we aim to connect you to the best of Galway and beyond.
To be considered for this role, you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to login/register.
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