
Events Sales Executive
- Doha, Qatar
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Maintain the Hotel Code of Conduct at all times.
- Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all departmental policies, service procedures and standards.
- Promptly and professionally generate group leads from local & overseas clients as well as respond to incoming group enquiries via phone, email and walk-ins to the hotel, including enquiries as assigned by the Assistant Director of Groups.
- Develop & Own accounts and travel within the local area to drive business to the hotel and increase market share in all revenue streams.
- Accurately identify and define the Group, its purpose, dates, times, function space requirement, expected attendance, flow, budget, client expectations and level of influence and decision-making power of the customer/organization and use these to secure business, focusing on upselling to have incremental revenue.
- Maximise revenue opportunities in all F&B outlets (e.g. increasing average check, upselling additional food and beverage, meeting room rentals).
- Conduct hotel site inspection for clients (on weekends if necessary)
- Maintain constant accurate records in Delphi, including booking activities, contacts, and revenue.
- Plan all experiential details with the client with regards to their Group.
- Prepare and detail Banquet Event Orders & Group resumes and floor plans as necessary, and communicate and work with all departments of the hotel involved in the execution of functions in a timely manner.
- Communicate changes accurately and promptly to the hotel operational teams to ensure no disruption in service within their respective departments or experience to the client.
- Manage invoicing and collection of all deposits based on Group contract and final account.
- Develop client relationships to actively negotiate and generate repeated groups business.
- Attend BEO and Group resume meetings.
- Conduct pre and post communication meetings.
- Create deposit schedule in Delphi according to contract & maintain payment history to ensure accuracy.
- Create PMs for all definite bookings and process all subsequent deposits following initial and send receipts to client.
- Act in liaison with Finance on Group Billing issues.
- Daily review of Micros checks post-event to ensure accuracy of proper charges.
- Add consumption per Micros checks to Delphi to balance systems.
- Create a final bill for client including all events, bedrooms, transportation, outlets, miscellaneous charges.
- Process final payments information and assist in collection of payments.
- Create, process, and maintain PO requests.
- Calculate commission-based bedrooms and manage commission tracker.
- Place special orders for Groups i.e. rental orders, special meal plans, and process payments accordingly.
- Support the Assistant Director of Groups with weekly pace report and monthly forecasting.
- Consistently offer professional, sincere, friendly, and engaging service.
- Follow all departmental set standards.
- Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include adhering to Rosewood hotels and resorts grooming policy.
- Understand and be knowledgeable of relevant policies (e.g. menu and pricing, food handling, cancellation, guarantee, payment).
- Offer and implement innovative ideas, methods, and procedures to further streamline the department.
- Other reasonable duties as assigned by the Assistant Director of Groups.
- Flexibility to work outside of regular office hours and weekends if required.