Meetings and Events Sales Manager

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Hello from Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly!

You deserve a career that fulfils your purpose. You deserve to dream without limits. Be a part of something bigger than yourself. Be inspired by what's possible and discover your own future. Begin your purpose, belong to a community, and become the best version of you.

Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly, set in the heart of Cottonopolis, is Manchester's largest four-star hotel with 338 bedrooms including 18 suites, only a 2-minute walk away from the Manchester Piccadilly train station.

This is a very exciting time for us after a recent rebrand to Marriott International and multipound referbishment.

We'll support you, in and out of the workplace by offering:

• World class training and development, including leadership development.
• Unlimited career opportunities.
• Rooms and Food & Beverage discount with Marriott International.
• Hot meals on duty and unlimited access to coffee and hot chocolate.
• Free Parking.
• Excellent Spa Discounts.
• Free Off-Peak Access to the Gym, because your wellbeing is important.
• Referral bonus programme, rewarding you with £200 - £600 per successful employee.
• A range of team engagement activities throughout the year.
• Perkbox - Free enrolment onto Perkbox which provides you with access to unlimited deals from retailers, restaurants to cinema's and more...
• Canada Life - You will have access to an employee assistance helpline, which provides you with wellness and mental health programmes.
• Medicash: Medicash provides you with health cover and free GP online video consultations.
• Life Assurance.

What we need from you:

The ideal candidate will oversee all aspects of M&E bookings, ensuring exceptional guest service and maximising revenue opportunities.

Please see a summary of the responsibilities below. This list is not exhaustive:

• To manage all aspects M&E Office on a daily basis.
• To deliver budgeted M&E targets by maximising revenue and profit through increased conversion, maximising meeting room occupancy, and rate opportunities.
• To manage M&E enquiry booking process from enquiry through to confirmation in a timely manner, delivering outstanding customer service and by taking calculated risks.
• To ensure compliance with Marriott brand standards, consistently delivering a professional service and building strong working relationships with our clients, resulting in repeat business.
• To manage individual and team performance.
• To participate fully in business reviews and meetings, with a proactive approach of driving the business.
• Positive working relationships to be established and maintained with colleagues across departments.
• Commitment to be displayed to training through participation, and sign off of training records, and application of learning in the workplace.
• Ensure an effectivity chase system is in place through the use of activities.
• Understand how and when the meeting space is being sold to support improved diary management, maximum meeting room occupancy and increased revenues.
  For more information...

  Visit: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/manmp-manchester-piccadilly-hotel/...

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