The Group, Meeting & Events Department is responsible for all group-, meeting- and events bookings in our hotels in The Netherlands. As you can imagine we have a big impact with our bookings in the hotel and of course to the revenues. We are always in contact with a lot of different departments and translating the wishes of our clients/guests towards the operational departments. 

Are you excited to be responsible for all the bookings in the hotels? Read on, because….

This is what you're going to do

In this role you are going to use all your sales skills to organize the groups, meetings and events for our lovely property Park Centraal Amsterdam, located next to Vondelpark. You will work closely with the Group, Meeting & Events Executive. Your office is the back office of the hotel and you can work from home 1 day a week (after your onboarding).

• Create tailor made offers and quote prices.

• Negotiate contracts.

• Cooperate with the other commercial- and operational department.

• Site inspections.

• Taking care of a clear handover towards the onside operational teams.

• Financial related tasks as preparing invoices, pro forma’s, commission handling etc.

• Taking care of reporting with regards to conversion and revenues.

• After sales calls and evaluations.

• Building long-term relationships.

This is why you are the best candidate

The best candidate is a passionate, super commercial and enthusiastic sales person who loves to organize and to plan. You are a people’s person who can encourage guests for our hotels and want to make every event possible and unburden the guest. Besides that, it’s important that you have an eye for detail and think along and come with solutions. You’re not afraid to work under time pressure. People describe you as a detail oriented, organizational pro and you’re not afraid to share your opinion.

In combination with:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

• Experience in Hospitality is very helpful

• High level of English is a must (speaking and writing), Dutch or any additional language is a big plus

• Knowledge of Shiji PMS is a big bonus

• Excellent social and communication skills

• Team player, but certainly also capable of working independently.

Our benefits and fun

• Primary market conditions (according to Horeca CLA, scale 6)

• Fixed employee rates for all Sircle Collection hotels

• A day off to celebrate your birthday and a flex day, which you can use whenever you need it

• One free night's stay at one of our amazing hotels every year

• 25% discount at the restaurants of the Entourage Group

• Free bootcamp & boxing @ Sir Adam every week

• Monthly company drinks and frequent teambuilding events

• A great team & leading hotel company

This is why your new job is challenging

Group, Meeting & Events has everything to do with multitasking, setting priorities, meeting deadlines… in other words: keep your head cool! We are doing everything from A-Z in the process, from the new request coming in to sending the final invoice after the event, all tasks will be done by you. Never a dull moment in our department.

What we do and are proud of

With our shared passion for hospitality, our team creates one-of-a-kind hotels, restaurants, stores and spas in Europe's most inspiring neighborhoods. It’s in our DNA to be creative, ambitious, surprising and to provide heartfelt service.

Our application procedure

Interested in this vacancy? Press the application button and send us your CV and motivation letter immediately! Our Recruiter will contact you within 5 days to let you know if we want to schedule a meeting.