Meeting |amp| Events Sales Executive

Job description
Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington is seeking a Meeting & Events Executive who will be responsible for maximizing the revenue and occupancy of all Meetings and Events function rooms through the management of all aspects of competitor intelligence, pricing, and management of function room inventory, market segment mix, and acceptance/denial of major group bookings whilst maintaining budgeted revenue and profit targets set.

The Meeting & Events Executive Key Responsibilities will include:
• To ensure that all client correspondence is prioritised and responded to immediately where possible or within a maximum of 2 hours.
• To liaise with accommodation department in order to gain quotations and hold or release bedroom accommodation in a timely and efficient manner.
• To arrange appointment, trial meals, show rounds with clients when required.
• To pass any sales leads and enquiries to the appropriate sales team member.
• To ensure all credit policies are adhered to at all times (i.e. deposits received in advance, PM’s cleared within 24 hours)
• To schedule and co-ordinate pre-conference meetings with hotel’s operations staff and client when necessary.

The Experience & Qualifications for Meeting & Events Executive:
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and the ability to communicate across all levels of an organization.
• Confident individual who is adept in prioritising and managing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to take the initiative and deal with unexpected situations and last minute changes.
• Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential data.

The successful candidate will be:
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, proactive, resourceful with excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrate excellent presentation, negotiation and communication skills with the customers and other hotel departments
• Team worker
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast pace environment

About the Hotel

The Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington is an impressive 4-star deluxe hotel in the heart of charming Kensington and a minutes’ walk to Gloucester Road Underground station, allowing convenient access around London.

The hotel boasts 610 spacious guest rooms and Guests will be spoilt for choice with the array of dining facilities available, including the hugely popular Humphrey’s Café & Bar, South West 7 and the Bombay Brasserie.

The hotel is also home to the Millennium Conference Centre which is the perfect place to host your event, with a variety of flexible meeting spaces, including 26 versatile function rooms covering a total of 1,600m2 and the capacity to accommodate up to 600 delegates. The impressive conservatory can cater for up to 300 guests and features palm trees, a piano, exclusive bar area and dance floor.

About the Group

Millennium Hotels and Resorts owns and operates a portfolio of over 120 hotels worldwide. In Europe, our 21 hotels provide the perfect gateway to explore landmark locations, with many iconic attractions and business hubs close by.

Properties under the group are placed into four collections; Leng’s Collection, M Social Collection, Millennium Collection and Copthorne Collection. Each collection has its own distinct personality, character and clearly defined hotel brands within it; tailored to suit different types of guests

For you

We offer a benefits package including:

·Social Events, Wellbeing and Team Activities

·Training and development

·Cash Health Plan cover option available

·Apprenticeship/Placement opportunities

·Career development and salary reviews

·Interest free Season Ticket Loan Scheme

·Uniform (Laundry / Dry Cleaning for Uniform)

·Meals Provided on Duty

·Length of Service related holiday scheme

·Eye Care Vouchers

·Employee Discounted Accommodation and F&B

·Life Assurance

·Recommend a Friend Scheme

·Subsidised Car Parking (if available)

·and many more….

.... As well as real opportunities to develop and gain promotion within the industry.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1++6, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the United Kingdom. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

To improve compliance with identity document validation, successful applicants will provide their right to work in UK which will be verified using Trust ID Scanners and Software.