As a Sales Executive in the MICE segment, you analyze local market trends and competitor activity to generate new future business for the hotel.
What’s in it for you:
- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
- Learning programs through our Academies
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
- Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
What you will be doing:
- Analysis local market trends and competitor activity to identify new business leads
- Develop customer accounts and travel within the local area to drive business into the specific hotel/cluster and to increase market/customer share in all revenue streams
- Negotiate room rates/packages with corporate clients
- Develop and implement creative local marketing channels, including social media channels
- Prepare company contracts for the hotel in accordance with current business and pricing conditions
- Work within current business strategies and recognize potential opportunities
- Cooperate with other departments in the hotel to create an exceptional Guest experience and build strong, comprehensive sales programs
- Attend Sales events, as required
- Produce accurate and timely reports that meet the needs of the Sales Director and senior management including the reporting of appointments, calls made, and business leads
- Answer customer queries in a prompt and professional manner
Your experience and skills include:
- Bachelors degree and/or Hotel Management degree preferred
- Minimum of 3 years experience in 3 star hotel sales. Additional experience in the hospitality industry an asset.
- Good understanding of luxury market
- Possess or attain affiliation with leading industry Association within three years of hire/taking position
- Ability to travel on regular basis and work flexible hours and days.
- Knowledge of Opera, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook.