M&E Sales Executive

February 7, 2024

Job Description


Job title: M&E Sales Executive

Company: Jurys Inn

Job description: The Dilly A Leonardo Royal Hotel, 21 Piccadilly, London (West), London, W1J 0BH

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Be Yourself – Be a Bold Team Player – Be Leonardo

As a Meetings & Events (M&E) Sales Executive, you’ll be making all the difference to the business, so we want you to bring your dynamic personality to work with you every day. You’ll be managing meetings and events enquiries efficiently, and delivering excellence to all of our valued customers and clients as part of a vibrant team.

If you’re our ideal M&E Sales Executive, you will:

  • Be yourself!
  • Increase conversion of enquiries by developing client relationships and maximising sales leads
  • Produce function sheets and liaise closely with the hotel operational teams to ensure the smooth running of events
  • Ensure Sales & Catering/Opera/Delphi are updated with accurate and relevant information in line with event contract – attention to detail is key!
  • Work with the M&E Office Manager to ensure revenue targets are achieved
  • Develop strong relationships with organisers to ensure their requirements are fulfilled
  • Gather feedback from clients – we love repeat business!
  • Have a genuine passion for hospitality and love delivering first class customer service

Some of the perks you could enjoy include:

  • Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
  • Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
  • Free hot lunches
  • Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
  • We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
  • The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
  • Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

Why come join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. We have support on tap, so expect top-notch L&D programmes, practical training and clear progression within our vibrant and dynamic team.

Our Story

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels across the UK & Ireland and have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to come join us!

The Dilly A Leonardo Royal Hotel 21 Piccadilly, London (West), London, W1J 0BH

  • Job RefJI22111
  • BranchThe Dilly A Leonardo Royal Hotel
  • LocationLondon (West)
  • Salary/BenefitsCompetitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
  • Contract typePermanent
  • HoursFull Time
  • Hours per week40
  • Date posted05/02/2024
  • Closing date20/03/2024

ABOUT THE DILLY, A LEONARDO ROYAL HOTEL

The Dilly on Piccadilly is in the heart of the action. We bring you the best of London’s essence in our local cuisine, upbeat vibe and style. Bringing together luxury and history, The Dilly is one of London’s finest hotels and once even had the patronage of King George V!

We are located in the beating heart of Piccadilly, directly up from Piccadilly Circus. Just a two minute walk from the Tube station, you can’t miss us. We are well connected with local cab companies and can arrange airport transfers from all the London airports, just let us know in advance.

ABOUT LEONARDO HOTELS

At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality.

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK & Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.

As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing

At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations!

We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!

Expected salary:

Location: West London – Mayfair, Central London


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