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Wedding & Events Manager

Employer
Daniel Thwaites
Location
PO15 7AJ
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
12 Sep 2018

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Wedding & Events Manager

Do you have a passion for Wedding & Event planning and enjoy driving sales through quality service and strategic commercial decisions? 

Who are we looking for?  

We are looking for a passionate Wedding & Events Manager to join our fantastic Conference and Events Sales team. This is a full-time position working 5 days out of 7. To fulfil this role, you will need to work alternate Saturdays and occasional Sundays to support our showcase events.

Weddings & Events are important to not only our clients but to us too and we pride ourselves on providing great facilities and experiences. You will be responsible for selling all of the events facilities at the Solent Hotel & Spa and driving revenue through new and repeat business.

If you think you can turn a client’s dream into reality and help grow our business then you are who we are looking for to be our Wedding and Events Manager.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Being the first point of contact for potential wedding and event clients and answering any queries they might have
  • Ensure all events are sold in line with the hotel's selling and rate strategy
  • Ownership of the Sales and Marketing activity including accurate weekly reports on sales activities and business forecasts
  • Research and report on competitors to aid in the positioning of our services within the market
  • Ensure the potential Wedding Clients are shown all of the hotel's fantastic facilities, during the week or at weekends
  • Manage and co-ordinate Wedding & Events bookings and enquiries
  • Plan and provide support for wedding fairs and other sales events to promote the business
  • Maintain and grow relationships with wedding suppliers

If you have a flair for organisation, great communication skills and respond to achievable commercial targets this role could be right for you.

In return, we are offering the successful candidate a rewarding role with scope for career progression and development.

There’s a competitive salary negotiable dependent on experience as well as all the benefits of working for a growing and well-respected company - including 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years), company bonus scheme, health cash plan, generous employee discounts, life assurance and much more.

Solent Hotel & Spa is a four-star property, ideally placed within easy reach of Portsmouth and Southampton. It welcomes hundreds of leisure and business guests every week and staff pride themselves on providing a quality experience. With 117 guest rooms, 13 meeting rooms, restaurant, bar and spa, it's a busy place to work. It is part of Thwaites Hotels, a unique collection of 8 luxury hotels offering high quality service from food to spa treatments to accommodation. We recently opened a new 54-bedroom lodge next to the hotel, so it's an exciting time to join the team.

Thwaites was established in 1807 and to this day remains a family run Business. We have Hotels, Inns, Pubs and a Brewery and are focused on providing superb hospitality in outstanding properties in great locations –

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