Senior Sales Executive

A vibrant Manchester hotel in the Salford Quays media hub, with easy access to Old Trafford stadium and the city centre.

About Us:
Join a dynamic and growing hospitality group one globally trusted hotel brand in Manchester. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional guest experiences across our portfolio, and we’re looking for a motivated Sales Executive to help drive our commercial growth across the Holiday Inn Manchester- MediaCity.

The Role:
As a Senior Sales Executive reporting to the Revenue Manager/General Manager, you will be at the forefront of expanding our business footprint in Salford/Manchester. You’ll research, identify, and pursue the right opportunities to grow revenue streams across the hotel. Your ability to hunt for new business, build lasting client relationships, and work collaboratively within a team will be key to your success.

 

What We Offer:

• A key role in a growing company with clear career progression opportunities.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Competitive salary and incentive structure.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels – colleague rates and up to 50% discount on Food and Beverage
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days
• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal
• Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing.
• Use of Wage stream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay.
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xscape stayover after one year of service.
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities.
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member starts at £250 per successful hire.
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!

Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct thorough market research to identify potential clients and new business opportunities.
• Develop and implement targeted sales strategies tailored to each hotel’s strengths and market position.
• Proactively prospect and qualify leads across corporate, events, and leisure segments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Work closely with the Director of Sales and Revenue Manager to align sales efforts with business objectives.
• Prepare and deliver compelling sales presentations and proposals.
• Attend networking events, FAM trips and industry exhibitions to promote our hotels and expand your network.

 

What We’re Looking For:
• Proven experience in sales, ideally within the hospitality sector.
• Hungry to seek out, chase, and win new business.
• Strong research skills with a natural ability to identify and pursue the right business opportunities.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and results driven.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and properties.
• A passion for hospitality and a customer-focused mindset.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and Holiday Inn Manchester Mediacityuk.

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast-growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels’ impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco-label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.