Sales |amp| Events Coordinator | Margate

Job description
Hello Margate!

No.42 by GuestHouse are expanding the team and looking to recruit a proactive Part Time Sales & Events Coordinator to sell our facilities to guests, whether this be for meetings, events, or personal celebrations. You'll also provide a professional service to guests in order to convert enquiries into contracted events, prepare function sheets and communicate events to the wider hotel team.

The role is part timethere is flexibility on these hours to make it work for you and your other commitments.

Reporting into our General Manager with a dotted line into our Group Sales Manager, this is a great role for someone to really get their teeth into and make their own.

The Job!

Our Sales & Events Coordinator will maximise revenue and guest experience through great product knowledge and sales techniques, ensuring that our guests have everything they need to ensure a perfect visit or stay! A brief taster of what a typical day would look like in this role includes...

Identify new leads and contacts, make prospective calls to potential guests.

Sell and market No.42 to external guests.

Work with the Group Sales Manager to negotiate contracts and rates with vendors, sponsors, and venues.

Carry out property show rounds.

Prepare proposals for guests and maintain well-organised event records.

Create function sheets and distribute to all departments on a weekly basis.

Carry out post event calls to check that guests were happy with their event.

The Perks

The Perks Some of the perks you get when working with us include (but are not limited to!):
• An extra holiday day for your birthday
• All breaks are paid
• Our team have their own team room with their own pantry full of food, to use whenever they like. Grab a snack!
• You can stay/dine with your family and friends in any of our hotels/restaurants at a great discount.
• Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme and support.
• We will invest in you and the training you want to get ahead. Want to learn about daily operations? Expand your commercial acumen? Or simply increasing your knowledge on health and safety? Let us know and we will ensure you learn the skills you need to progress your career.

So, What Does It Take To Be Work Here? You Must Want To Be Great At What You Do. Be Proud Of Doing Things The Right Way, Even When No One Is Looking. In Other Words, Be

Hard working and driven.

Have a GENUINE passion for hospitality and looking after people.

Must have EXPERIENCE working with events, preferably in a hotel. Working with the meeting, incentive, conference and events market would also be beneficial.

Be genuine and a real TEAM PLAYER - That one is a non-negotiable!

If this sounds like you and you like the sound of this job - please reach out. We would love to meet you and tell you more about our exciting plans.

Start date: Sept 2024

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: up to 14k (Plus incentives & TRONC)

Hours: 20 hours a week