Business Development Executive

Travel is a journey. At Holiday Inn, we help make it a joy.

Starting with a warm, inviting welcome for all guests, whether traveling on business or for fun, enjoying a quick night, or relaxing for the week. We thrive on making our guests stays brighter, helping them create memories that will last a lifetime. Irresistible smiles are our specialty. We should know, we’ve been on our journey since 1952. So, if you can help us spread the joy of travel to all, we’d love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn® family.

With the recent completion of Holiday Inn Sydney Airport's multi-million-dollar refurbishment, our new rooms’ product offers elevated accommodation for a revolutionary transformation to the airport hotel experience. Guests are greeted with earthy tones from bronze light fixtures and on-trend leather headboards, inviting an ultimate atmosphere of warmth and comfort. Just the beginning of elevation to the experience at Holiday Inn Sydney Airport, we are excited to take our hotel to new heights.

We’re searching for a Business Development Executive - Conference & Events capable of juggling bookings, building strong client relationships and pulling together truly unforgettable events, meetings and conferences at Holiday Inn Sydney Airport. You will provide customised meeting solutions to our guests and event planning with internal stakeholders and will work across the Commercial and Banqueting teams to ensure all events are planned and executed whilst exceeding our client’s needs.

Every day is different at IHG, but you’ll mostly be:

- Proactively managing to secure new leads
- Keeping abreast of market changes and consumer buying behavior
- Liaising with clients to build accurate events bookings
- Establishing client requirements to effectively facilitate their needs
- Responding to meeting & events enquiries and upselling to maximise sales, occupancy and revenue
- Accurately logging all enquiries in the Delphi - compiling accurate function sheets and regular reports for the Operations Team

What we need from you:

- Previous groups, meeting and events experience in a hotel or venue sales role
- Passion for providing excellent client experiences and client engagement
- Confidence in proactively preventing problems and ability to handle service recovery following any complaints
- Love of working in a fast-paced and motivated team with a desire to take the next step in your career
- Excellent attention to detail
- Exceptional administrative and time-management skills
- Willingness to work as part of a team and learn new things
- Ability to impact and influence decisions

What you can expect from us:
We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life - including a full uniform, impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

IHG gives every member of the team the room they need to belong, grow and make a difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well - both inside and outside of work - and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

So, join us and you’ll become part of our ever-growing global family. We are proud to be IHG and we know you will be too.