Job Description:
Sales Manager vacancy, Liverpool, 260 bedrooms, city centre locations, corporate, leisure, short & long stay. 1 day working from home.
Salary is negotiable. £40,000 – £42,000 per annum plus 15% bonus paid quarterly. 33 days holiday including bank holidays. Supported by a strong Sales Exec.
We would love you to have:
1. Minimum 2+ years of Hotel/Aparthotel Sales, Reservations and/or Property Account Management experience
2. Prior experience working in the UK market, and local Liverpool market knowledge is helpful
3. Experience with new business generation
4. Knowledge of Corporate Business Travel, Group and Extended stay segments
5. Knowledge of Sales Force/Opera/IDEAS/Agency360/LinkedIn Sales Navigator
6. A fiercely proactive and can-do attitude
7. A willingness to travel when needed
What you can do for us:
8. You will assist in planning local and national sales activities, network and socialise with the wider teams, and attend trade shows and presentations to promote the site and the group portfolio.
9. An important part of our sales teams is communication. Meeting and speaking with new and existing clients, securing and managing new corporate accounts by building and maintaining professional working relationships.
10. Actively and dynamically promote the brand through sales and marketing activity including promotional road shows and presentations undertaken by the company.
11. Provide timely, accurate, competitive quotes on all corporate and long-stay enquiries while striving to maintain maximum profit margin.
12. Maintaining accurate records of all prices, sales, and activity reports.
13. Securing and managing corporate accounts, and group agencies by building and maintaining professional relationships with key bookers.
14. Driving sales activity to generate new business and grow existing business.