Market Sales Manager - Full-time - Region Utrecht

• Free online & offline training organized by our own Minor Hotels University Northern Europe.
• A personal MBO bonus & refer-a-friend bonus (500 EUR).  
• Employee rates starting from €36 in all our hotels worldwide, 30% discount in the F&B outlets, and Friends & Family discount up to 25%. Various discounts in (web)shops. 
• Team building events, trips and holiday parties.  
• The opportunity to grow within our company worldwide.  
• Salary based on your experiences starting from Horeca CLA scale 6.

Your Role at a Glance 

As the Market Sales Manager you represent the hotels in the Utrecht region with a strong focus on all managed B2B segments of these hotels. Through a result driven approach, you are able to secure target results in the primarily segments: Business Groups, Meeting & Events, Corporate Transient and have a significant contribution to achieve the NH Hotels’ sales objectives, booking goals, and property revenues in rooms and food & beverage. You represent the NH Hotels in the Utrecht region in main strategic (Inter) national sales activities in the regional and local market, in line with the commercial plan. You have a solid network and work closely together with National and International Sales Team colleagues. 

Tasks & responsibilities: 

• Responsible for a combination of new business acquisition and account management. Also support national and international customer relationships for the hotels and ensure coordinated account management according to rules of engagement. 
• (Partly) responsible for the sales strategy and executing this for the NH Hotels in the Utrecht region. 
• Monitor performance of the account portfolios and sales figures and take actions accordingly. 
• Maintain and develop the RFP’s together with the National & International Sales Offices
• Be present and visible for our guest/client and staff in moments where it matters (site inspections, commercial visits, events etc)
• Be the first point of contact for the Utrecht city network and actively work on maintaining and developing relationships. 
• Attending the commercial meeting cycle and translating the revenue analyses of the NH Hotels in his/her market into sales activities
• Supporting in converting big Group and MICE requests
• First point of contact for all commercial concerns towards the HD’s, Revenue Management and Organizers. 

What Makes You a Great Fit   

• Helping guests puts a big smile on your face. The ‘always a pleasure’ mentality is second nature for you, and you are happy to go the extra mile for our guests.
• Preferably experienced with Lanyon, Hotelligence, MiceView and TMS.
• You have excellent commercial and communicational skills, you work well independently as well as in a team.
• You are flexible in the broadest sense of the word (no 9-5 mentality and if necessary available in the weekend). 
• You have 2 – 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably at an (international) hotel chain and you have your B driving license.
• Furthermore, you are proactive, creative and stress resistant and you have an excellent command of the Dutch and English language, both verbally and in writing.