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Business Development Manager - Hospitality Industry

  • Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
  • £25,000 - £28,000 per annum
  • 8 applications
  • Job type: Permanent, full-time
  • Date:
  • Reference: 21146000
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Ocean Consulting

Business Development Manager

£25,000 - £28,000 per annum + performance related bonus

Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire

Full Time/Permanent

The company

Our client are hotel based in Gerrards Cross.  This beautiful property contains 150 bedrooms and 4-10 function rooms.  They are now seeking an experienced Business Development Manager with experience within the Hospitality/Travel Industry.

Main Functions:              

  • Face to face account development, promoting and proactively selling the property, building on existing corporate relationships whilst sourcing and developing new ones.
  • To hunt for, target and bring new clients to the hotel for meetings and events business whilst maximising the potential existing users in order to stimulate enquiries to the hotel and secure business.
  • To maintain client database & report back on activities via Goldmine and company business review structure.

Desired Qualifications / Skills / Experience:

  • Broad education, ideally with a higher qualification in hospitality/leisure industry or related subject.
  • Good (3 years +) all round experience in the travel/hospitality industry including the corporate hotel/conference market
  • Minimum of 2 years’ direct sales experience with a good understanding of the sales cycle, hunting and sourcing new business and face to face account management
  • An ability to understand client requirements and adjust accordingly.
  • Confident, able to self motivate, work on one’s own and identify the steps to achieve an objective.
  • A good time manager with good administrative skills
  • Well presented with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a professional manner
  • Flexible in working hours with the ability to work under pressure
  • Full clean EU driving licence and own car (fuel expenses paid)

Type of individual this job would suit:

  • Someone who is outgoing, genuinely enjoys people and thrives on challenge.
  • Someone who is self motivated, organised, determined to succeed and sees difficulties as challenges to be overcome.
  • Someone who gives time to achieving their goals and contributes to the overall team effort, getting satisfaction from joint success.
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