Sales & Marketing Manager
Great National South Court Hotel is seeking to recruit a creative and dynamic individual to join the Sales & Marketing Team.
As Sales & Marketing Manager, you will be primarily responsible for executing the sales strategy of the hotel with the ultimate objective of maximizing revenues across all revenue-generating outlets to include bedrooms, meetings and events, and food and beverage. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, energetic, creative and high-performing individual with a proven track record in achieving sales targets and maximising the Hotel’s revenue.
This is an exciting opportunity which will suit a candidate who is seeking a position where they can work on their own initiative and bring creative flair to continue to increase business in all areas through innovative thinking and excellent customer contact.
Key Duties & Responsibilities of the role include
- Work to deliver the budgeted sales revenue for the hotel across all revenue generating departments while proactively managing all aspects of the Sales &
- Marketing role through appropriate communications of all necessary details to all relevant departments.
- Devise and implement the overall strategic sales and marketing plan for the hotel and actively monitor its progress in terms of achieving KPI’s, budgets and revenues.
- Liaise with the General Manager and Great National Head Office in adopting price strategies across the hotel.
- Develop and nurture relationships with our key corporate clients and have an in-depth knowledge of all our business providers and their needs.
- Analyse current markets and source new markets while identifying potential clients and securing new corporate accounts.
- Execute tour series contracting.
- Ability to execute effectively a focused marketing plan, and to strengthen our brand identity and engagement in particular the promotion of the food & beverage offerings in the locality through designing and overseeing sales and marketing activities for the food and beverage outlets.
- Organise and conduct site inspections and familiarization trips in conjunction with the Hotel team.
- Manage the number and performance of third party and promotional websites and liaise with providers in ensuring optimisation of the hotel’s online position.
- Proactively monitor the Hotel’s profile on the various social media platforms and ensure appropriate responses are posted in a timely fashion.
- Conduct weekly snapshot meetings with the hotel team and update on activities/sales to date and plans for the weeks ahead.
- Present sales, revenue and expense reports and realistic forecasts to the management team on a monthly basis.
- Actively participate in and represent the hotel at consumer trade fairs, mall promotions and tourism events both at local and national level.
- Organise on and off-site client entertainment as the business requires.
What we are looking for:
- At least 3 years plus experience with a proven track record in achieving targeted sales in the hospitality/tourism field.
- Relevant degree/diploma in Sales Marketing or equivalent.
- Commercially focused, have the ability to analyse market data and be results-driven.
- Articulate, confident communicator at all levels, both with colleagues and clients.
- Strong understanding of digital marketing, including web analytics metrics and tools.
- Ambitious, creative and the ability to influence decisions.
- High level of customer focus and understanding.
- Have full permission or hold a valid visa to work in the EU.
What we can offer you:
- Weekly Pay structure
- Company funded educational programmes
- Shape your career path with us! Opportunity for internal career growth, progression & promotion with the GN Group nationwide.
- Advanced online training programs through our E-learning personal development platform
- Access to GN Employee Assistance & Digital Wellbeing Program
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders on site
- Recruitment bonus through our GN Refer a Friend scheme
- Excellent Employee Recognition Programme including Employee of the Quarter, long service awards, team recognition days and random treat days
- Employee Social Events to celebrate our teams success together
- Industry leading complimentary meals on duty and barista style coffee
- Attractive 20% Employee discount on bar & restaurant food
- Favourable Friends and Family discounted best available rates in our GN Hotels nationwide.
- Save money and be healthy with our Bike to work scheme
- Xmas savings club
- On site parking
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