Events & Catering Senior Sales Manager
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About the Role
IHG Hotels & Resorts in Doha, Qatar is seeking an Events & Catering Senior Sales Manager to lead events sales strategy, drive revenue, and manage client relationships. Requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of hotel sales experience including 2 years in leadership.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee daily sales and coordination activities for weddings, conferences, social events, and catering operations
- Drive individual and team performance to consistently exceed revenue and profitability targets
- Develop and execute strategic sales plans to increase banquet revenue, catering business, weddings, conferences, room occupancy, and food & beverage sales
- Identify new business opportunities and strengthen relationships with key corporate clients, event organizers, wedding planners, and industry partners
- Monitor sales performance through detailed monthly reporting, forecasting, and market analysis
- Collaborate closely with the Director of Sales to develop departmental strategies and achieve commercial objectives
- Mentor and support the events sales team to maximize performance and deliver exceptional client service
- Lead high profile client negotiations, site inspections, and event planning to ensure flawless execution and long term business partnerships
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Marketing, Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in hotel sales, events, or catering within the hospitality industry
- At least 2 years in a leadership or supervisory role
- Demonstrated experience in handling luxury weddings, large scale events, conferences, and catering operations
- Strong knowledge of the local market and established client network
- Proficiency in Arabic is an advantage
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A little taste of your day to day
- As an Events & Catering Senior Sales Manager, you will lead the hotel's events sales strategy while delivering exceptional guest experiences and maximizing revenue.
- Your responsibilities will include leading and overseeing daily sales and coordination activities for weddings, conferences, social events, and catering operations.
- Driving individual and team performance to consistently exceed revenue and profitability targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading and overseeing daily sales and coordination activities for weddings, conferences, social events, and catering operations.
- Driving individual and team performance to consistently exceed revenue and profitability targets.
- Developing and executing strategic sales plans to increase banquet revenue, catering business, weddings, conferences, room occupancy, and food & beverage sales.
- Identifying new business opportunities and strengthening relationships with key corporate clients, event organizers, wedding planners, and industry partners.
- Monitoring sales performance through detailed monthly reporting, forecasting, and market analysis.
- Collaborating closely with the Director of Sales to develop departmental strategies and achieve commercial objectives.
- Mentoring and supporting the events sales team to maximize performance and deliver exceptional client service.
- Leading high profile client negotiations, site inspections, and event planning to ensure flawless execution and long term business partnerships.
What we need from you
- Bachelor's degree or higher qualification in Marketing, Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in hotel sales, events, or catering within the hospitality industry, including at least 2 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
- Demonstrated experience in successfully handling luxury weddings, large scale events, conferences, and catering operations.
- Strong knowledge of the local market, business environment, and established client network.
- Proven leadership, strategic planning, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
- Excellent communication and organizational abilities with a strong commercial mindset.
- Proficiency in Arabic is an advantage.
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