InterContinental
Job title:
Sales Executive – Middle East
Company
InterContinental
Job description
At InterContinental London Park Lane, we are currently looking to for a Sales Executive for the Middle Eastern Market to join our growing team.
Welcome to InterContinental London Park Lane
Located at one of the capital’s most prestigious addresses, where the late Queen Elizabeth II once resided. Our hotel redefines traditional luxury, offering a blend of modernity and flexible sophistication in the heart of Mayfair. Inspired by its scenic views overlooking two Royal Parks, our establishment boasts elegant natural interiors and award-winning seasonal cuisine.
As our Sales Executive you will be responsible for supporting sales activities and client liaison for the Middle Eastern Market and region. Reporting directly to the Business Development Director ME you will maximize sales through structured sales planning and action to achieve/exceed budgeted targets in all revenue areas. Working closely with the hotel BDD ME you will provide property liaison for all Middle East VIPs including meeting and greeting and coordinate between sales and operations and to ensure all cultural and VIP requirements are met, by working very closely with the hotel’s Guest Relations and Guest Experience Team.
You will also be responsible for reactive sales with a particular focus on supporting London based third parties, such as Local DMCs for Middle East, local Middle East corporate and providing support to the Embassy and Diplomatic sales along with general administrative duties including client hospitality, sales tools and initiatives, the management of relevant performance trackers and the production and delivery of the sales performance reports (versus targets, KPI’s and overall sales objectives).
Our Sales Executives have:
- At least 1 years’ experience in the service and hospitality industry is essential for this role. Hotel Operations experience such as Front Office/Guests Relations is preferred.
- Strong strategic planning skills, ability to look ahead and strategies in place to support the plans.
- A degree of knowledge of all market segments i.e., corporate, conference
- The ability to work well under pressure, with minimal supervision and maintain high standards and attention to detail.
- Previous experience in using Microsoft packages, Delphi knowledge is desirable plus knowledge of Opera Sales and Catering.
- The ability to demonstrates relevant functional experience and good knowledge of relevant topics and collaboration with other hotel departments.
- Experience in coaching and supporting team members to develop.
We are committed to offer and provide our Sales Executives with a competitive salary and a large range of benefits:
- £33,900 per annum + annual sales bonus and great IHG perks!
- 28 days holiday each year, including bank holidays, and this increases up to a maximum of 33 days (pro rata)
- We provide every employee company sick pay and life insurance.
- Subsidised childcare support.
- Amazing discounts for our hotels and restaurants around the world
- Discounts from over 15,000 stores – all the way from retail to cinema
- Don’t forget, bring your friends, and take part in our generous ‘Refer a Friend’ programme!
- Most importantly, we’ll help you grow, and develop you as an individual.
At InterContinental London Park Lane, we strive to make international travel more alluring by offering a ‘Slice of the InterContinental Life’:
- We maintain service of the highest standards, intertwined with local cultural wisdom and international know-how.
As such, we take our colleagues on a personal and professional development journey to ensure they have the confidence to deliver the best service. We offer a range of self-development resources including personal access to the Headspace app, Mental Health First Aider training sessions all the way to financial wellbeing support. We also offer professional and career development with our IHG Leadership programmes and our partnership with Harvard Mentor.
- We’re charismatic, sophisticated, and cosmopolitan…
We deliver a luxury environment to our colleagues by offering wellbeing activities on a monthly basis. We organise monthly social events and take pride in fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace culture where everyone can thrive and have a place to belong.
- Did you know we’re the largest luxury hotel brand?
We offer a large range of benefits to support the financial wellbeing of our colleagues; from discounts on retail and various activities over 15,000 stores; our recognition scheme where we provide monetary bonuses and praises for outstanding work; subsidised taxi journey for shifts starting or finishing between 00:00 and 05:00am to worldwide hotel room rates and F&B discounts for all colleagues, their friends and family too!
Please click ‘apply’ now!
You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual’s, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Expected salary
£33900 per year
Location
London
Job date
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 23:11:12 GMT
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