Sales & Events Executive- Restaurant & Bars InterContinental Sydney

Welcome to the height of luxury, where heritage wonder and contemporary flair collide. Centrally positioned in the heart of Circular Quay, InterContinental Sydney extends breathtaking panoramic views of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Set within the beautifully restored Treasury Building of 1851, InterContinental Sydney is renowned as one of the city’s prized icons. With 509 guest rooms including 28 luxury suites, an award-winning and world class Club InterContinental lounge and vibrant dining venues, a complete five-star experience awaits.

Due to the continued success and growth of our hotel we have the opportunity to join our sales & planning team in a newly created role of Sales & Events Executive - Restaurant & Bars.

Your role will focus on securing both private and group events for our food & beverage venues across the hotel including our award winning rooftop bar Aster, Treasury Lobby Lounge & Bar, Conservatory, Rotunda Private dining room and our newly opened ala carte dining, Pont Dining Room. 

Securing venue sales, upselling and delivering on our Luxury service promise, you will ensure your client meetings & events held within the Hotel F&B venues run smoothly - acting as both brand ambassador and trusted partner – you’ll connect internal teams to deliver a seamless sales & event planning experience for planners, hosts and meeting attendees.

Find out more about our five amazing and diverse Luxury venues here:

https://www.sydney.intercontinental.com/dining

About You

•            1 + years’ in securing and coordinating private events within the hospitality industry 

•            Ability to work across multiple diversified business units or multiple projects

•            In-depth knowledge of Sales principles and selling techniques alongside working with luxury clientele

•            Strong organisational, written & communication skills, with strong attention to detail

•            Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritise workload & manage projects

This is an amazing opportunity for someone with previous experience in securing and coordinating events within the hospitality industry ; who is a self-starter and who can work autonomously within a dynamic team.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

What we offer

In return, not only will you be rewarded with a competitive salary, you will also be rewarded with a range of benefits that supports you throughout your IHG career journey

• Competitive Salary plus great team Benefits!
• Paid Birthday Leave
• Enhanced parental leave program
• Proactive paid wellness and mental health days
• work with a driven and high performing sales team 
• Some of the best colleague discounts across our IHG Hotels for accommodation, food and beverage
• An immense colleague discounts platform for all your favourite brands and retailers

Your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development programs, IHG career milestone celebrations, and transfer of entitlements as you move and grow with IHG.

We are proud to be InterContinental Sydney and proud to be IHG and we know you will be too.

Visit https://careers.ihg.com/en/ to find out more about us.

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