Groups and Catering Sales Manager
Sales & Marketing - Group Sales & Events
The Langham, London; Europe’s first Grand Hotel and Forbes 5* rated property, is currently recruiting a Group and Catering Sales Manager to join our talented Sales & Marketing team. We are looking for a true hospitality professional, with the flair to deliver service at the highest level.
In the role of the Group and Catering Sales Manager, your key focus will be to:
- achieve group room and catering revenue goals
- personally handle residential and non-residential sales group and events enquiries, prepare proposals, negotiate and convert into a confirmed pieces of business
- carry out site visits and show off the hotel to win against competition
- ensure compliance with all Langham Hospitality Group programmes, standards and procedures
- ensure compliance with group RFP tools such as Starcite and Cvent and ensure all information on these sites are frequently updated and accurate
Do you have? -
- previous experience of handling reactive groups and catering sales
- strong knowledge of the reactive sales process
- previous experience of managing and leading small to medium size teams
- strong customer focus
- ability to work in a fast moving environment and to deadlines
- competitive spirit and drive when it comes to achieving targets
- previous use of Opera and Salesforce systems is advantageous
Apart from a competitive salary, we also offer an excellent range of colleague benefits; such as:
- excellent career and personal development opportunities
- homeworking one day per week (after 3 months probation completed)
- 28 holdiay days
- meals on duty
- complimentary valet service of work attire provided
- complimentary accommodation at other Langham Hotels
- discounted accommodation at The Langham, London
- discounts for you and your friends and family in our food and beverage outlets and on Spa treatments
- pension plan
- life insurance
- eye test vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- season travelcard loan
- colleague recognition system - being recognised and rewarded for positive guest comments or when you go the extra mile
- learning and development opportunities, which also include paid and unpaid cross departmental training opportunities
- two staff parties per year and a number of colleague social and community events
Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) is a global hotel company with properties located in major cities and four continents under The Langham Hotels and Resorts and Cordis Hotels and Resorts brands. It is the hospitality arm of Great Eagle Holdings, a leading property development company in Hong Kong.
The Langham, London is an equal opportunities employer. We recruit and develop our colleagues without reference to age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, marriage/civil partnership status or pregnancy and maternity status. Our workplace is inclusive and we invite qualified applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds to join us and develop rewarding careers with us.
The Langham London, London’s Original Grand Hotel and flagship of the international Langham Hospitality Group comprises 380 luxury bedrooms and suites, the acclaimed Palm Court restaurant, the Artesian Bar and Wigmore Tavern, extensive Meeting & Events facilities, Europe’s first Chuan Body + Soul Spa and Sauce by The Langham, our cookery school. The team at the hotel prides itself on creating enchanting encounters for our guests and we’ve been doing so since 1865.
Would you like to be a in such an iconic hotel? Then go ahead, apply!