Assistant Meetings and Events Sales Manager

The hotel: Right in the heart of Londons Royal Quarter, a 5-minute walk from Buckingham Palace, lies 51 Buckingham Gate Suites & Residences and St, James Court, A Taj hotel. This complex property offers 86 of the most spacious 1, 2 & 3 bedroom suites, and 329 quintessential English contemporary rooms, sprawled over 8 grand Victorian townhouses. Assistant Sales Manager benefits: Discounted stays with free breakfast at over 200 hotels around the world, part of the Indian Hotel Company Limited, for yourself and friends and family 50% discount on Food & Beverage at all properties around the world 25% discount when using Jiva Spa Uniforms and dry cleaning Meals on duty produced by our own inhouse chefs Competitive refer an associate scheme Life insurance Company pension scheme contribution of 4% Employee Assistance Programme An extensive calendar of associate social activities The chance to grow your career and travel the world, with world class learning & development programs Assistant Sales Manager role: To proactively generate meeting events, conferences residential and non-residential enquiries. Meet monthly targets on sales appointments and revenue generation. To work with the rest of the proactive and reactive sales teams as part of an energetic team. To conduct showrouds of the hotel with potential clients Negotiate with clients and achieve maximum revenue/profit potential while satisfying client needs. To comfortably entertain fam trips as required. To close prospects as confirmed bookings and maximise all revenue potential by upselling across all revenue producing areas. Assistant Sales Manager requirements: The ideal candidate will have the following skills, knowledge & experience: 1 2 years hotel experience in event sales. Passion for learning and delivering results. Strong selling and interpersonal skills. An excellent command of the English language Excellent organisational skills Working for the Taj Group, voted Indias best brand to work for 2021, sets you aside from other hotel brands. Tajness is the soul of our culture. It is an implicit trust in people to forge invaluable relationships by creating an emotional connect with our various stakeholders. It subtly guides all our behaviours. Tajness is the way we do what we do With 11 Conference & Banqueting spaces along with TH51 a brand new stylish restaurant, The Hamptons Bar, offering snacks and daily live music, Kona restaurant, best known for its award winning afternoon tea, Quilon, our Michelin starred South Indian restaurant, The Courtyard, one of Londons most idyllic outdoor dining spaces, and the world renowned Jiva Spa and vitality pool, offering holistic sanctuaries in environments that lend themselves to overall wellbeing, you will be in oar of working with us. AMRT1_UKCT

Location: South West London, GB

Posted Date: 1/22/2025