Meeting and Events Sales Manager

3 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Pullman Brisbane King George Square Full time

Company Description

Pullman & Mercure King George Square is a prestigious hotel located in the heart of the vibrant city center. Our hotel offers luxurious accommodations, exceptional dining experiences, and world-class event facilities. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional service and creating memorable experiences for our guests.

**Job Description**:
As the Meeting and Event Sales Manager, you will be responsible for maximizing revenue by proactively selling the hotel's meeting and event spaces to corporate clients, event planners, and other potential customers. You will play a crucial role in developing and executing sales strategies, maintaining strong relationships with existing clients, and generating new business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

- Proactively identify and pursue sales opportunities to meet and exceed revenue targets for meeting and event spaces.
- Build and maintain relationships with corporate clients, event planners, and industry professionals to generate repeat business and referrals.
- Collaborate with the hotel's marketing and operations teams to create compelling sales collateral and promotional materials.
- Conduct site inspections and provide clients with detailed information on the hotel's meeting and event facilities.
- Prepare and negotiate contracts, ensuring terms and conditions are favourable to both parties.
- Stay updated on industry trends, competitor activities, and market conditions to identify new business opportunities.
- Monitor and analyse sales performance metrics, providing regular reports to the senior management team.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field (preferred).
- Proven track record in sales, preferably in the hospitality industry, with a focus on meeting and event spaces.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong customer service orientation and ability to build and maintain relationships.
- Self-motivated and target-driven with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and sales management software.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

Additional Information
- At Accor, we’re obsessed with unlocking potential in our guests, and team. That means we’ll support you with the tools and opportunities to grow your career across our global network.
- We balance our playful and high-performance sides to inspire our guests -and each other. As part of the team, you’ll enjoy perks like accommodation, meals, great coffee, global partner discounts, and more.
- Our hotel features one of the largest conference space in the city, best rooftop bar - Sixteen Antlers and Hampton’s Inspired Goldfinch Restaurant and Street Café.

ALL about Accor:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. As the world's largest and fastest-growing hotel group, we’re reimagining hospitality through a network of more than 5,000 properties in over 90 countries. When you join the team, you’ll become part of that network too. We’re proud to take care of the people who take care of our guests and offer a generous #BenefitsYourWay package that includes over 30 different financial, lifestyle, and health and wellbeing benefits. At Accor, it’s just one of the ways we help our team to live limitless.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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