HOTEL SALES EXECUTIVE OPPORTUNITY AT THE 4* COURT YARD HOTEL, LEIXLIP, CO. KILDARE.

The Court Yard Hotel is part of the Moriarty Group, which is an Irish owned company, involved in both the retail grocery and hotel industries. The company owns three large SuperValu, Stores in Balbriggan, Skerries and Palmerstown and two 4* hotels, the Courtyard Hotel, Leixlip, Co. Kildare and the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. The company currently employees 550 staff.
We are currently seeking to recruit an experienced, professional and enthusiastic Hotel Sales Executive to join our team in the Court Yard Hotel, Leixlip, Co. Kildare. If you are passionate about the hospitality industry and would like to develop your career within a busy and extremely popular property, we could have an exciting opportunity for you.
The Hotel Sale Executive will be responsible for maximising all sales and revenue generating opportunities. To develop new and strengthen existing business opportunities with a particular emphasis on growing the hotels wedding, corporate and events market share.
A secondary focus is on growing the local leisure sector for food, beverage, and other leisure-based offerings.
The Hotel Sales Executive will also work in conjunction with the hotel’s marketing and revenue team members to achieve hotel budgets in their department.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong proven track record within the hotel industry in a sales role.
• Strong communications and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage own work schedule/agenda.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent people skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

THE ROLE:

This is a full-time position working an average of 42.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7. While the Hotel Sales Executive will predominantly work Monday to Friday they must be available to work weekends should business streams require this.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Follow up calls on all sales leads, enquiries – passing on leads to other sales personnel/management in the hotel where appropriate.
• To schedule and carry out property site visits with current and prospective clients, as appropriate.
• To monitor service quality via receipt of client feedback, both positive and constructive and communicate to operations team.
• To compile weekly/monthly sales reports as required and a weekly sales activity report for the Hotel Operations Director & Operations Manager.
• To continuously monitor and report on competitor activity with a view to maintaining competitiveness and feedback information.
• To plan and organise FAM Trips, site inspections and sales promotions as required and represent the hotel at consumer promotions, trade exhibitions, seminars and workshops, and follow up leads where required.
• To attend events held in the hotel and off-site when required.
• To represent and maintain regular contact with local networking groups and trade bodies.
• To work closely with the marketing team to ensure that all local marketing opportunities are explored in line with the Sales & Marketing plan.
• To plan and effectively execute ‘Database Marketing’ to target markets including mail shots, ezines in association with the marketing department and revenue manager.
• Dealing with all clients on telephone and email and responding to all requests and sales leads in a timely and professional manner endeavouring to convert enquiry to sale.
• To ensure all sales administrative work is complete, follow up calls, research calls, etc.
• To compile, implement and proactively manage the hotels annual sales activity plan.
• To maximise the exposure of the hotel within the market.
• To maintain the groups Integrity at all times.