Sales & Events Executive - Pre-opening

**Department**: Sales

**Job Level**:Team Member

**Job Type**:Full Time

**Hours per week**:40

**Job Reference**:REQ12625

**Date Posted**:10 January

If you know **art’otel**, you know we like to do things differently. Our guests come to us for something that goes beyond their usual hotel expectations, and that’s what you’ll deliver as our **Sales & Events Executive**, helping to make **art’otel Rome Piazza Sallustio**the area’s premier venue for meetings and events.

Your approach to the job will be inspired by your authentic style and self - always ready with care and attention, a bright idea, a recommendation that only you could give. You’ll know exactly who needs what and when, you’ll remember their names and you’ll use your creativity and experience to deliver a fantastic event every time.

In your role as **Sales & Events Executive**, you’ll discuss and agree some key objectives with your line manager. These objectives are designed to support your department’s goals and priorities. You’ll also take responsibility for your own development, embracing training opportunities that we offer, while learning from any challenges and mistakes along the way.

**How you do it**:

- You’ll be responding to all M&E enquiries, getting back to prospective clients quickly and efficiently, and converting them into confirmed bookings.
- You’ll generate quotes based on the guidelines provided by our Revenue & Pricing Manager and sending them out to potential clients.
- You’ll issue contracts and deposit requests for confirmed business.
- You’ll use your negotiating skills, strong judgement and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts, as well as upsell where possible, to make sure we’re achieving our M&E targets and staying within our budgets.
- You’ll work collaboratively with our M&E operations and kitchen teams to make sure event delivery is smooth. You’ll producing clear and accurate BEOs, attending weekly BEO meetings and handing over to the team in charge on the day. You’ll also be present to the events if needed.
- You’ll support our Director of Sales with reporting and ad hoc projects when required.
- Ensure M&E 3rd party sites are up to date with latest content & imagery
- Ensure menus, collateral, and other sales and events marketing materials are always up to date with the latest content, information and imagery
- Coordinate and execute M&E photoshoots together with marketing

You’ll take your cues from the guidance and instructions given by your leadership team. You’ll also be backed up by PPHE’s standard operating procedures.

**What you bring**:

- **You’re friendly and confident in conducting client show arounds and menu tastings when needed.
- You’re brilliant at maintaining strong client relationships, keeping event planning process smooth for the client and encouraging return business by always going extra mile for our clients.

There’s a lot more to this job than we’ve given you here - don’t worry, we’ll fill you in on everything before you begin. We might also add other similar responsibilities on a temporary or permanent basis, depending on the needs of art’otel.

**Therefore, we offer a range of great benefits for you to enjoy**:

- Competitive salary
- Recommend a friend scheme up to €750 Euros (gross)
- Ticket Meals
- Attractive Departmental Incentive Schemes, as per company policy
- 50% F&B discount at our restaurants and bars (for your whole party)*
- Discounted hotel rates (extends to the Radisson Hotel Group worldwide and family & friends)
- 26 days of holidays
- 1 extra day off for your wellbeing (to be taken in the solar year)
- 1 working day per year of volunteering activities with our local partners
- Exciting job opportunities within PPHE Hotel Group across Europe
- Annual staff parties & outgoings
- Advanced onboarding programs and L&D opportunities
- Entitlement to benefits provided with our local partners.
- See T&C policy for further details and eligibility

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