Business Development Manager

Staffline Recruitment are currently recruiting on behalf of our client within the hospitality sector for a Business Development Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to further your career with a forward thinking, dynamic company who owns 2 hotels and are hoping to expand. The Business Development Manager will be responsible for maximising the sales potential and achieving revenue budgets from the following markets - Local & Global Corporate, Meetings, Events, Conferencing & Leisure.

Responsibilities:

• Generating business for the hotels
• Maximise all revenue streams throughout the hotels
• Perform day to day sales activity including lead generation, face to face meetings, contracting & rate negotiation, site inspections, attendance at trade shows, client entertainment and sales trips
• Plan & implement annual marketing expenditure focussing on overall business
• Plan and implement social media strategies to create brand awareness and engagement with existing and new customers to ultimately grow the business and increase trade
• Researching and developing new social media strategies
• Plan and implement email marketing strategy and customer relationship management
• Plan and implement an e-commerce strategy to grow the business and increase trade
• Identify key competitors and carry out regular competitor analysis; monitoring their performance, rates and sales activity
• Monitoring forthcoming business on the books, being aware of peaks and valley periods, and where gains can be made
• Any other duties role may involve

Person Specification:

• 4 years sales/business development experience in hospitality industry
• Strong influencing and communication skills with a passion for hospitality
• Excellent interpersonal skills including well developed presentation and negotiation skills
• Self motivated and exercise a proactive approach, with the ability to work on your own initiative
• Ability to provide exceptional customer service
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Proficient with content management system

The Rewards

The successful Business Development Manager will enjoy a competitive salary circa up to £50,000 depending on experience plus bonus.

Location

The Business Development Manager role will be based in County Armagh.

To be considered for this position, please forward your CV to Ross McConville at Staffline Ireland by clicking on the APPLY button on this page and attaching your CV.

The Staffline Ireland Specialist Team is a dedicated division within Staffline Ireland, focused on providing Permanent, Contract & Temporary staffing solutions across; Construction, Engineering, Accountancy & Finance, Financial Services & Insurance, Health & Safety, HR, IT, Sales & Marketing, Senior Manufacturing, Procurement & Supply Chain & Medical, Health & Social Care.

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