Groups & Events Sales Manager

Groups & Events Sales Manager

Department: Sales & Marketing

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Hungary - Budapest

Description
This is a full-time and on-site position for a Groups & Events Sales Manager at Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest located in Budapest, Hungary. As a Groups & Events Sales Manager, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating group bookings and events at the hotel. This includes developing and maintaining relationships with clients, coordinating event logistics, ensuring customer satisfaction, and achieving sales targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Being responsible for active sales
• Finding new business partners and maintaining continuous contact with contracted partners
• Monitoring market information and trends
• Organizes and conducts house visits for partners and customers
• Responsible for meeting set goals and revenue plans
• Managing sales activities and events in line with the annual sales and marketing plan and achieving/exceeding the hotel's budget and sales strategy
• Full management of events from contacting the client to closing the event
• Develops and maintains long-term relationships with key partners
• Development and increase of banquet revenues
• Handle all correspondence regarding pre-event details, ensuring operational teams are fully aware of all information
• Welcoming the organizers and conducting a site visit to assess the exact needs of the event
• Coordination of conferences and related events
• Coordination of invoicing procedures
• Conducting exit interviews and sharing feedback with the appropriate departments

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Higher education
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a hotel environment, in sales
• User-level knowledge of MS Office, Opera Sales & Catering software
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proactive, initiative attitude
• Reliability
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients
• Proven sales and negotiation abilities
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Detail-and results oriented skills with strong problem-solving abilities
• Fluency in English and Hungarian, both written and verbal
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Benefits

• Long-term job opportunity
• Competitive salary package
• Service fee proportional to turnover
• Cafeteria after 3 months 
• 13th monthly bonus
• Discount in the hotel's service units and partners
• Various staff benefits: employee programs and recognition
• Free meal option
• Five-star working environment
• A young, dynamic team
• Discounted accommodation for employees in any Kempinski and Global Hotel Alliance hotel in the world, as well as additional employee discounts at domestic partner hotels

About Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest

Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest opened its doors 30 years ago in the heart of the Hungarian capital, and has been the epitome of modern luxury ever since, both in terms of the quality of the services and the features of the building. The hotel has 315 spacious rooms and 38 elegant suites. Its diverse gastronomic offer includes the casual ÉS Bisztró, ÉS Deli, The Living Room and Blue Fox The Bar, as well as the first Nobu Restaurant in Central Europe. The range of services is expanded by Kempinski The Spa, which is based on the changing European seasons and offers a special holistic mud treatment. Kempinski Hotel Corvinus boasts a rich collection of Hungarian classical and contemporary art, and the gallery in the hotel is dedicated to presenting Hungarian artists. The hotel’s ‘Ten Rooms’ event level offers the latest innovative solutions, while ‘The Kitchen Caters’ offers a full range of catering services.