Senior Sales Manager

About us... Connected to Gatwick South terminal, Hilton London Gatwick has 821 bedrooms and an exciting selection of restaurants and bars, including a Japanese Steakhouse.  The hotel has a fitness centre and 23 meeting rooms that can host large conferences. A bit about what you will do... We are looking for a  Senior   Sales Manager  who will be responsible to assist in creating a strategic sales & marketing plan with a focus on room hire, food & beverage and associated bedroom targets; ensuring there is a 'sales culture' amongst the team by planting monthly targets. More about you... Experience in managing a portfolio of local Corporate Companies and hunt for new business. Passion for building relationships with extranet providers and animate relationships in order to maximise productivity Previous experience as a  Sales Manager  achieved within a European market, with a good understanding of hotel business mix needs of transient and MICE business, MICE experience is preferable Excellent communication, organisational skills and negotiation skills with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word & Excel) are essential A clean driving license  Experience of Delphi is essential and knowledge of reservations systems (Opera/OnQ) would be desirable What’s in it for you… Competitive salary Holiday – 28 days holiday, enhanced after 5 years of service. But there’s more... Free meals on duty. Discounted employee friends & family rates at Arora Hotels. Food and beverage discounts. Christmas gifts and employee parties. Introduce a friend scheme. Cycle 2 work scheme. UK attraction discounts @ Merlin Entertainments. Taste card. Life assurance scheme. Wage stream. Employee assistance programme. Arora star employee recognition. Long service recognition award. Please be aware this role is full time office-based role. Grow with us... We are growing rapidly and with growth comes advancement opportunities. Being part of the Arora group there are exciting opportunities for career progression and development across our properties and brands.