Could working in luxury hotel sales excite you?
Do you have a passion for creating successful sales pipelines to deliver long standing business opportunities?
Then this might just be the role for you.
The Fitzwilliam Hotel has over 25 years' experience welcoming guests through its five-star doors.
As an Irish owned independent hotel, its dynamic embraces & rewards a proactive sales approach coupled with creativity and a can-do attitude. Summer 2024 sees us recruiting for a new position as sales executive .
This role is ideal for someone keen to focus on proactive sales.
While experience in hotels and hospitality might be an advantage, we are keen to spread the net wide.
We love meeting and welcoming new people to our team as they always bring new energy, experience and new ways of thinking and doing things.
All very exciting.
All very welcome.
All very Fitzwilliam!
Purpose: This role will be responsible for generating new sales opportunities in the corporate and group segments of the Fitzwilliam hotel, Dublin.
The focus will be on proactive sales & lead generation to support hotel accommodation meeting and events.
Key Responsibilities: Identify & qualify new leads and opportunities for the hotel and associated businesses Undertake weekly proactive sales calls/activities with clients to deliver on agreed KPIs Promote and generate new business for transient corporate, group, meetings & events segments Represent the hotel at networking events Manage and cohost client events in conjunction with sales team Database management with focus on growing & segmenting contacts for better communication Quarterly competitor analysis updates and reviews Maintain the highest level of communication internally and externally in line with the five-star Fitzwilliam hotel brand The ideal person: Experienced in dealing with corporate market locally and/or internationally, ideally in hospitality or the luxury experience/service sector Must have experience in lead generation and or creating successful sales pipelines Target focussed and enjoys a challenging & fun, never boring work dynamic Fluent written and spoken English Good communicator who enjoys meeting with new people and embracing new opportunities Creative thinker who is a problem solver Positive, energetic with a good sense of humour too!
Needs to be a self-motivator, organised, and can work independently but with clear direction Benefits: Laptop & mobile provided, Focus on development & progression, Bike to Work, Travel Tax Incentives, discounted city centre car parking, discounts on hotel accommodation, discounted health insurance, uniform allowance & items laundered with discounts on personal laundry/dry cleaning, staff food, employee assistance programme/wellbeing support, reward programmes such as long service awards and staff recognition and incentives including Employee of the Month/Year, Refer a Friend bonus
