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Reactive Sales Executive (Conference & Events)

Employer
Sopwell House
Location
St Albans, Hertfordshire
Salary
£24,000 per annum plus excellent benefits
Closing date
3 Jan 2019

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We have a fantastic opportunity for a Reactive Sales Executive to join the Sopwell House Team.

Scope & General Purpose of Job: 

To provide guests and visitors to Sopwell House with an efficient and personal service whilst maintaining the consistency and continuity to continually improve and strive for excellence under the general guidance and direction of the Director of Events; working within the Company’s standards policies whilst ensuring that procedures and departmental standards are implemented at all times.

The Reactive Sales Executive will be responsible for organising and following up on all aspects of conference bookings according to the Company procedures, in addition to communicating all necessary information to other departments to ensure that guest requirements are fulfilled.

Essential Requirements:

 

  • Crucial to the role is your ability to converse with our guests in an engaging manner, a personable demeanour and an ability to anticipate and meet the requirements of all customers.
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal 
  • Ability to work in a busy fast paced environment whilst maintaining a positive, ‘can do’ attitude
  • Experience in similar role
  • Reactive sales approach and hunger to convert the enquiries
  • Understanding the reactive sales process and planning of events

    Desirable Requirements:

  • Fully Delphi & Opera Trained
  • Past roles within Conference and Events co-ordination with a minimum of at least 2 years’ experience and a minimum 1 year Operational experience.
  • Experience within the Hospitality Industry
  • In Return
  • 28 days holiday + 1 Extra Holiday Day on Birthday
  • Long Service Loyalty rewards
  • Discounted Food and Beverage and accommodation within the AB Hotels Group
  • 30% discount on Spa treatments
  • 10% discount on Spa products
  • Annual Tastecard & Gourmet Society card upon 1 year Service
  • Introduce a friend at work bonus
  • Staff meals on duty

    All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Your country home from home nestled in 12 acres of Hertfordshire countryside in St Albans; Sopwell House is a 4 star Georgian country house hotel that believes in impeccable, genuine service with attention to every detail. Enabling guests to escape from it all, but still within easy reach of London, St Pancras and Luton Airport, Sopwell House is a family-owned luxury hotel that takes rest, relaxation and warm hospitality seriously.

The hotel has over 300 years of history and boasts 128 rooms and suites including 16 individually designed stylish Mews Suites positioned behind private gates. There is also a 2 AA rosette Restaurant, Brasserie, Conservatory Bar, Cocktail Lounge, 14 event rooms including conference, spa and gym. An extensive, three stories of spa development are currently underway, due to open early 2019, bringing state of the art facilities and services for its guests.

Sopwell House is proud to be a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, a global collection of the world’s finest luxury hotels and also Pride of Britain Hotels which is Britain’s leading luxury & boutique hotel collection.

Please be advised that if you have not received a response within 14 days, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

 

 

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