Meeting & Events Executive at the 4* Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.

The Moriarty Group are currently seeking to recruit an experienced, professional and enthusiastic Meeting & Events Executive to join their team in the Bracken Court Hotel. If you are passionate about the hospitality industry and would like to develop your career within a busy and extremely popular property, we could have an exciting opportunity for you.

The Meeting & Events Executive will be responsible for maximising all sales and revenue generating opportunities. To develop new and strengthen existing business opportunities with a particular emphasis on growing the hotels wedding, corporate and events market share.

A secondary focus is on growing the local leisure sector for food, beverage, and other leisure-based offerings.

The Meeting & Events Executive will also work in conjunction with the hotel’s marketing and revenue team members to achieve hotel budgets in their department.

The Role:

This is a full-time position working an average of 42.5 hours per week.

Main Duties:

• Follow up calls on all sales leads, enquiries – passing on leads to other sales personnel/management in the hotel where appropriate.
• To schedule and carry out property site visits with current and prospective clients, as appropriate.
• To monitor service quality via receipt of client feedback, both positive and constructive and communicate to operations team.
• To compile weekly/monthly sales reports as required and a weekly sales activity report for the Hotel Operations Director & Operations Manager.
• To continuously monitor and report on competitor activity with a view to maintaining competitiveness and feedback information.
• To plan and organise FAM Trips, site inspections and sales promotions as required and represent the hotel at consumer promotions, trade exhibitions, seminars and workshops, and follow up leads where required.
• To attend events held in the hotel and off-site when required.
• To represent and maintain regular contact with local networking groups and trade bodies.
• To work closely with the marketing team to ensure that all local marketing opportunities are explored in line with the Sales & Marketing plan.
• To plan and effectively execute ‘Database Marketing’ to target markets including mail shots, ezines in association with the marketing department and revenue manager.
• Dealing with all clients on telephone and email and responding to all requests and sales leads in a timely and professional manner endeavouring to convert enquiry to sale.
• To ensure all sales administrative work is complete, follow up calls, research calls, etc.
• To compile, implement and proactively manage the hotels annual sales activity plan.
• To maximise the exposure of the hotel within the market.
• To maintain the groups Integrity at all times.

Requirements:

• Strong proven track record within the hotel industry in a sales role.
• Strong communications and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage own work schedule/agenda.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent people skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

Benefits:

• Free parking.
• Free staff meals while on duty.
• Group Pension Scheme.
• Group Health Insurance (Reduced Rates).
• Excellent Training Opportunities.
• Staff Reward & Recognition Initiatives.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP Scheme)