Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for hospitality? At Clayton Hotel Galway, we believe that great teamwork and leadership are at the heart of hospitality. Clayton Hotel Galway is currently looking for an experienced Meeting & Events Sales Manager who is eager to take ownership, elevate their teams, and drive outstanding performance while continuing to grow professionally.
In this role, you will enjoy the unique opportunity to shape the culture and success of your team and contribute to the strategy of this hotel. If you are looking for the next opportunity or move in your career in a supportive environment that values innovation and excellence, we invite you to be part of our thriving community at Clayton Hotel Galway.
As Meeting & Events Sales Manager, you will report to the Area Director of Sales effectively ensuring exceptional guest experiences, strategic growth, and high-performance standards while fostering a positive work environment and driving financial success.
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
Your Job
* Proactively generate inquiries for meetings and events for the team.
* Source and secure new wedding bookings, corporate functions, and special events for the hotel.
* Collaborate with both proactive and reactive sales teams to achieve the budgeted revenue for meetings and events on a weekly and monthly basis.
* Update the revenue board every week, ensuring that the client databases and the CRM system are up to date.
* Manage the payment structure for all events and attend weekly project management meetings.
* 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.
* Organize wedding fairs and conduct tours for prospective clients.
* To be available on weekends to facilitate client bookings/detailing/showarounds etc.
* Negotiate with clients to maximize revenue and profit potential while meeting their needs.
* Finalize prospects as confirmed bookings and maximize revenue potential by upselling in all revenue-generating areas.
* Oversee third-party Cvent inquiries, which will be a key market in 2025.
* Manage larger residential conference bookings for groups of over 120 attendees.
* Review function sheets at the beginning of each week, collaborate with the team, and make necessary amendments in time for the weekly function sheet meeting.
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
About Us
Dalata Hotel Group – we bring the heart of hospitality to every hotel we own and operate. We see our growth and expansion plans as a way of spreading our unique way of caring for our guests further around the world, bringing better experiences to more people. Currently, the Dalata difference can be felt at each of our hotels in Ireland, the UK, Germany & the Netherlands, and we’ll keep expanding this further, focusing on key UK cities, Dublin and Continental Europe.
Helping our people to grow and develop their careers is vitally important to us and is one of our highest priorities. We have many exciting and unique internal development programmes, each crafted to make sure our employees get the learning they need to be able to take the next step in their careers. #J-18808-Ljbffr