groups & meetings business development manager EU
CitizenM Hotels
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Netherlands
Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2024
The G&M Business Development manager will search, hunt and sell CitizenM locations (in need) across varied market sectors through proactive sales activity. The role will be focused on nurturing the existing client base as well as focusing on new business exploiting exceptional sales skills with effective and successful results. To actively convert customer enquiries into confirmed sales to develop future and repeat business contributing to the profitability of the venue.
Identifying and pursuing new business sales opportunities both by use of the company database, networking, B2B opportunities, cold calling, reactivation, exhibitions and client entertainment. To generate events business from warm business leads and where possible new business contacts through attending face to face sales meetings in order to build lasting relationships. Working with the Head of G&M, specialists, demand manager and sales to come to the best conversion of new business.
In addition, he/she is responsible for target revenues, pricing and negotiations, planning and implementation of sales activities and acquisition of group and meeting business.
You will be traveling around 70% of the time.
Identifying and pursuing new business sales opportunities both by use of the company database, networking, B2B opportunities, cold calling, reactivation, exhibitions and client entertainment. To generate events business from warm business leads and where possible new business contacts through attending face to face sales meetings in order to build lasting relationships. Working with the Head of G&M, specialists, demand manager and sales to come to the best conversion of new business.
In addition, he/she is responsible for target revenues, pricing and negotiations, planning and implementation of sales activities and acquisition of group and meeting business.
You will be traveling around 70% of the time.
- Department
- commercial
- Employment Type
- Permanent - Full Time
- Location
- Netherlands, Voorschoten
- Workplace type
- Hybrid
- Reporting To
- head of groups & meetings
Key Responsibilities
- Hunt new business opportunities
- Proactive sales for need markets in Europe
- Cold calling & reactivation
- Organize client visits & site visits
- Attend fairs, summits, round tables and other business related events
- Organize client events & (pre) openings events
- Create, offer and close contracts
- Support on preparation of new opening hotels
Qualifications / skills
- Strong knowledge of sales and business development tactics.
- Drive and accountability to achieve agreed targets.
- Well-organized with strong planning and prioritization skills
- Ability to use initiative in a variety of challenging situations
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to consistently remain driven and motivated
- Organizational and time management skills
- Team player
- Bachelor degree
- Relevant work experience
What's in it for you?
- citizenM experience nights for you (and friends and family)
- Personal and professional development opportunities and programs
- Latest tech devices and all the tools you need to be successful in your role
- Commuting travel costs covered (by car or public transport)
- Pension and cycle-to-work scheme
- Subsidized fresh daily lunches at our support office
- Flexible public holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Varied team days and social events (from food trucks and quizzes at the office to parties on boats)
- Spacious office in a historic building surrounded by gardens
Locations / hours
- Voorschoten Support office. Hybrid working is possible two or three times per week in the office, but not fully remote. This is a full-time role
Please note that we are only able to consider applicants with the right to work in the Netherlands. We won't be able to sponsor Visas for this role.
About citizenM
citizenM is an affordable luxury hotel chain for mobile citizens of the world. With a style that will knock your socks off, we offer citizens a real home from home, plus the world’s fluffiest pillows. Our typical guest is a frequent traveler who is quality and design-driven, and value-conscious. We currently have hotels in the Netherlands, France, UK, Switzerland, Denmark, USA, and Asia, with more to come soon. We are proud to put hospitality back into the hospitality industry and have received numerous awards for our groundbreaking approach. We like to do things differently. This means our hotels are not traditional… and neither are our support offices. We're open-minded, with kind hearts and global minds.
We actively seek applications from qualified individuals and groups who are under-represented in the workplace, whether in relation to religion, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. We’re also happy to make accommodations in the interview process and beyond to best suit the needs and strengths of disabled people and neurodivergent individuals. If you require accommodations, please add a note in your application and we will work together to find the best solution possible.
We actively seek applications from qualified individuals and groups who are under-represented in the workplace, whether in relation to religion, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. We’re also happy to make accommodations in the interview process and beyond to best suit the needs and strengths of disabled people and neurodivergent individuals. If you require accommodations, please add a note in your application and we will work together to find the best solution possible.
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