As Hotel Sales Manager, you’ll be the face of our hotel to potential clients, using excellent communication and negotiation skills to generate revenue by selling our services and ensuring customer satisfaction. You’ll identify potential clients, negotiate contracts, and create sales strategies in collaboration with our marketing and operations teams.
You’ll maintain positive relationships with existing clients, track industry trends, and provide regular reports to senior management. We’re looking for someone who is approachable, friendly, and passionate about hospitality.
* Sales experience is essential, preferably in the hospitality industry, with prior experience in sales, identifying leads, creating proposals, and closing deals.
* Excellent communication skills are a must, both verbal and written, to articulate the hotel’s value proposition clearly and confidently to potential clients.
* You’ll work collaboratively with other teams, including marketing, operations, and finance, to share information and work towards common goals.
* You’ll be organised and detail-oriented, managing multiple projects simultaneously and prioritising tasks effectively.
Most importantly, you’ll be passionate about providing an exceptional guest experience and living through our brand standards.
We offer industry-leading benefits, including training and leadership development opportunities, hotel discounts, and a 24/7 employee assistance programme.
Our hotel is a stones throw from Southend Airport, with 129 modern bedrooms, state-of-the-art conference and event facilities, and a stylish rooftop restaurant & bar.
We pride ourselves on our team’s consistently high level service, great personality, and passion for delivering a 5* service.
Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts is one of the world’s best known hotel brands, with a well-earned reputation for friendly service and good value for money.