The hotel: Right in the heart of Londons Royal Quarter, a 5-minute walk from Buckingham Palace, lies 51 Buckingham Gate Suites & Residences and St, James Court, A Taj hotel.
This complex property offers 86 of the most spacious 1, 2 & 3 bedroom suites, and 329 quintessential English contemporary rooms, sprawled over 8 grand Victorian townhouses.
Sales Manager benefits: Discounted stays with free breakfast at over 200 hotels around the world, part of the Indian Hotel Company Limited, for yourself and friends and family 50% discount on Food & Beverage at all properties around the world 25% discount when using Jiva Spa Uniforms and dry cleaning Meals on duty produced by our own inhouse chefs Competitive refer an associate scheme Life insurance Company pension scheme contribution of 4% Employee Assistance Programme An extensive calendar of associate social activities The chance to grow your career and travel the world, with world class learning & development programs Sales Manager role: Developing business opportunities for your given portfolio of accounts.
Drive the whole sales cycle across Corporate, Transient, Business and MICE segments throughout London and international feeder markets.
Proactively uncover new prospects for the hotel and maximise conversion of business in line with the hotels budgetary goals.
Manage relationships with key clients and agents.
Organises and plans client meetings, sales presentations, fam trips, site inspections, sales blitzes, mailings, and giveaways to establish and maintain a healthy relationship with clients.
Responds to Corporate RFPs and contracting with new/existing corporate accounts.
Work closely with the other sales, meeting and events team members and internal operational departments, including marketing, operations, and revenue management.
Assists in preparing and compiling data for the strategic sales plan, annual goals, sales & marketing budget, forecasts, action plans and many other reports.
Ensure the client database and information in Opera and Salesforce are constantly maintained and accurate.
Sales Manager requirements: The ideal candidate will have the following skills, knowledge & experience: Previous experience in a 4/5-star hotel in a proactive sales role Strong knowledge of the London market.
Is proactive, likes to be creative and has autonomy in self-discipline, with a passion for sales and hunting for the business.
A proven track record for developing new businesses and producing successful sales.
Have a working knowledge of Opera, Salesforce and Agency 360 systems.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
Positive and can-do attitude along with flexibility on working hours.
Working for the Taj Group, voted Indias best brand to work for 2021, sets you aside from other hotel brands.
Tajness is the soul of our culture.
It is an implicit trust in people to forge invaluable relationships by creating an emotional connect with our various stakeholders.
It subtly guides all our behaviours.
Tajness is the way we do what we do!
With 11 Conference & Banqueting spaces along with TH51 a brand new stylish restaurant, The Hamptons Bar, offering snacks and daily live music, Kona restaurant, best known for its award winning afternoon tea, Quilon, our Michelin starred South Indian restaurant, The Courtyard, one of Londons most idyllic outdoor dining spaces, and the world renowned Jiva Spa and vitality pool, offering holistic sanctuaries in environments that lend themselves to overall wellbeing, you will be in oar of working with us.
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