Sales Manager - Sofitel London Heathrow

Sales Manager Competitive

We treat our team like family and our guest like royalty!

Linked to Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport, the Sofitel London Heathrow is a luxury haven that offers unrivalled facilities designed for the global traveller and a personalised service from the heart. With over 600 bedrooms, 45 meeting spaces and fine dining options, guests can indulge in – and celebrate – the French way of life at Sofitel.

We are looking for a Sales Manager who will be responsible to assist in creating a strategic sales & marketing plan with a focus on room hire, food & beverage and associated bedroom targets; ensuring there is a 'sales culture' amongst the team by planting monthly targets.

 What we are looking for:

• Experience in managing a portfolio of local Corporate Companies and hunt for new business.
• Passion for building relationships with extranet providers and animate relationships in order to maximise productivity
• Previous experience as a Sales Manager achieved within a European market, with a good understanding of hotel business mix needs of transient and MICE business, MICE experience is preferable
• Excellent communication, organisational skills and negotiation skills with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word & Excel) are essential
• A clean driving license
• Experience of Delphi is essential and knowledge of reservations systems (Opera/OnQ) would be desirable

What do we offer?

Our Sales Manager receives some excellent company benefits:

• A very competitive salary
• 28 days paid holiday with an extra 5 days, following 5 years’ service
• Discounted hotel room rates across our hotels, for you and friends and family
• Fantastic Training and Development opportunities
• Uniform and Complimentary Dry Cleaning
• Free Meals on shift
• Unrivalled Career Progression prospects

Apply now to be our new Sales Manager and join our team!