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Are you a looking for career in Sales – we are looking for a warm and friendly person with a confident attitude and outgoing personality to take over the role of Sales Executive. You’ll have the confidence to communicate well and quickly gain the trust of customers, guests & colleagues. You’ll love working in a team and your enthusiasm will rub off on colleagues working with you.

• You’ll use a warm and friendly approach to help customers plan travel trade groups, business stays, meetings, events and celebrations.
• You’ll love selling, supporting and working with the team to boost revenue.
• You’ll have an eye for detail and like following tasks through to the end.
• You’ll be able to spot opportunities where we can help our customers in a proactive manner to boost hotel sales.
• You’ll be well organised and enjoy building relationships with our customers and guests.
• You’ll communicate well with all your colleagues keeping everyone up to date with the information they need.
• You will be self-motivated and be able to use your initiative to find sales leads, make an extra sale and make a customer happy.

• Work with our customers to pro-actively build relationships and help make sure they return to the Inverness Palace Hotel.
• Identify business opportunities for local companies for bedrooms sales to meeting room sales and functions / events.
• Proactively work with Travel Trade customers to make the Inverness Palace their first choice for their groups.
• Create proposal offers for clients and respond timely to customer enquiries and provide accommodation solutions to confirm their booking.
• Work with marketing partners to deliver bedrooms in the low-season through leisure break activity and packages.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records and databases for all client communications and contacts.
• Be able to review and analyse market data and identify areas for growth.
• Increase brand awareness across all platforms.

• Customer service & sales experience is an advantage, but not essential as full training will be given.
• You must have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• You must be confident speaking with all different types of customers from business execs to people planning family gatherings, meetings or a girls weekends away.
• You must have professional communication skills for meeting customers for hotel show rounds.
• Excellent written communications skills for responding to emails.
• Excellent organisation and planning skills to deliver sales activity.
• Excellent follow up and chase for sales activity to return bookings.
• Strong digital skills using Excel, Word & Outlook and other tools such as Canva and other job-related web platforms.
• This role has the potential for continued growth with a view to becoming the hotel Sales Manager.

Submit your cv to sales.palace@miltonhotels.com. This is a full-time role working Monday to Friday (9am – 5pm).