Event Sales Executive

At InterContinental Hotels & Resorts our role is to put the glamour into international travel. That’s where you come in. When you’re part of the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand you’re more than just a job title.

At InterContinental Hotels & Resorts we look for people who are charming, confident, and internationally-minded; people who know what it takes to exceed guest expectations.

• Understanding department’s and hotel’s product, and upsell to the guest, or recommend hotel products to the guest.

• With Sales Manager plan sales strategy and implement tactics to achieve budget

• Sell all facets of the hotel and cross sell other InterContinental Hotels Group properties

• Establish new business and maintain existing business accounts through the preparation and execution of action plans

• Entertain prospects and existing key accounts with the view to sustain business and generate further sales

• Participate in conducting client interviews

• Perform Brand’s Services behaviours in daily operation basic towards the guests

• Ensure consistency service within the department

• Sharing guest feedback to the team

• Manage all requests made by guests, or special request from guest that your staff reported to you

• Establish new business and maintain existing business accounts through the preparation and execution of action plans

• Handle accounts/prospects jointly with senior positions

• Conduct familiarization and site inspections

• Maintain a regular sales call pattern

• Participate in conducting client interviews

• Understand and ensure your staff understanding IHG Brand Standard related to your department

• Convert sales leads

• Solicit and close business according to established parameters

• Conduct familiarization and site inspections

• Entertain prospects and existing key accounts with the view to sustain business and generate further sales

• Report as required on sales activities and successes

• Monitor competitor activities

• Develop and maintain contact with business generators, meeting and convention planners, visitors/Convention Bureau travel agents, tour operators, airlines, corporate accounts, Government Departments and other producers closely allied to Hotel Business

In return for your hard work, you can look forward to a highly competitive salary and benefits package – including:

• 5-days work week

• Duty Meal

• Uniforms/ Laundry Services

• Monthly Employee Recreational Activity

• Learning and Development Opportunities

• Medical Benefit

• Annually Dental/ Optical/ Health Screening Benefit

• Insurance Coverage

• Special Employee rate at all IHG Hotels worldwide

What’s more, because your career will be as unique as you are, we’ll give you all the tailored support you need to make a great start, be involved and grow.

And because the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand belongs to the IHG family of brands, you’ll also benefit from all of the opportunities that come from being part of a successful, global hospitality company with over 4800 hotels in over 100 countries around the world.

So whoever you are, whatever you love doing, bring your passion to the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand and IHG and we’ll make sure you’ll have room to be yourself. Find out more about joining us today by going to careers.ihg.com

• Demonstrated ability to interact with customers, employees and third parties that reflects highly on the hotel, the brand and the Company.

• Problem solving, reasoning, motivating, organizational and training abilities.

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office

• Good writing skills

Qualifications:

• Diploma or Vocational Certificate in Sales & Marketing, Hotel Management, Business Administration, or related field preferred.

Experience:

•1 year related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• CV in English