Group Sales & Banquet Manager

Rixos Hotels

GROUP SALES & BANQUET MANAGER

An exceptional opportunity presents itself for an Group Sales & Banquet Manager to be part of flagship Rixos Tersane İstanbul. It is a newly constructed hotel that will be representative of refine hospitality. Rixos Tersane İstanbul will present 432 bedrooms.

 You will work to establish a strong pre-opening team that will help to deliver this opening as an undeniable success.

What you will be doing:

• Group Sales & Banquet  Manager will lead Group & Banquet  Sales Team within the guidelines of Director of Sales. 
• Group Sales & Banquet  Manager Role is to manage and secure productive accounts for the hotel and follow up on the sales process within the guidelines of Director of Sales. 
• He/she maintains, develops, and recognizes Key Accounts / prospects.
• He/she communicates group, events/ meeting details to the operation team.
• He/she is aware of the market trends from all the existing and potential feeders related to Group, Meeting & Events
• He/She pro-actively organizes/manages client visits & sales calls.
• Maintains high profile relationships within the corporate segment through meetings telemarketing, entertainment etc..
• Send/ follow up and sign the offers from different segments
• Identifies key accounts and establishes goals by analyzing historical data and other statistical information and by conducting accounts interviews and preparing customer action plans.
• Ensures that all incoming correspondence (inquiries, requests, offers, confirmations, etc.) are attended to and replied in due time.
• Prepares, monitors and modifies forcasting process.

Your experience and skills include:

• Relevant sales experience is an asset
• Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
• Highly responsible & reliable
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal required
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving
  

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