Sales Executive

Company Descriptio

Part of Ennismore, a global collective of entrepreneurial and founder-built brands that are rooted in culture and community, 25hours Hotels has made its Australian debut.

Introducing 25hours Hotel The Olympia, which opened in the vibrant Sydney suburb of Paddington. Housed within the iconic West Olympia Theatre, the hotel features 109 rooms, multiple dining spaces including The Palomar restaurant, Jacob the Angel café, and Monica, the roof-top bar. A new era awaits at 25hours Hotel The Olympia which will shape and transform the local hospitality scene, welcoming a vibrant and diverse team, bringing its vision to life.

COME AS YOU ARE & SHOW US YOUR VISION …

At 25hours, we don't just create stays, we create unforgettable experiences. We're looking for a driven Sales Executive who loves building relationships, uncovering opportunities, and bringing new business through our doors. If you're motivated, people-focused, and eager to grow your career in hospitality sales, we want to meet you.

This is your daily contribution to make 25hours The Olympia the most talked-about destination ...

• Own the reactive sales process for accommodation groups, meetings, events and private functions;
• Act as the primary sales contact for reactive MICE, corporate groups, leisure groups and social events, escalating strategic or high-value opportunities to the Commercial Director;
• Convert inbound demand quickly and commercially, maintaining clear response times, follow-up cadence and next actions for every qualified enquiry;
• Develop tailored proposals that reflect how each customer buys and showcase the full 25hours experience rather than selling space or rooms in isolation;
• Drive upselling and revenue attachment across accommodation, F&B, room upgrades, additional venues, arrival experiences and other hotel products;
• Own social event conversion, with clear package options and upsell opportunities designed to improve average booking value;
• Manage tentative business, option dates, contracts, deposits and key sales milestones in accordance with hotel policy;
• Maintain accurate and current opportunity, revenue, activity and lost-business information in Delphi and other relevant systems;
• Work closely with Revenue and Reservations on group rates, availability, displacement considerations and accommodation requirements;
• Work with the Sales Manager on proactive leads that become reactive opportunities and support larger or strategically important opportunities as required;
• Hand confirmed business to the Sales & Event Planning Manager with complete commercial information, agreed inclusions, contracted terms and clear client expectations;
• Support client site inspections, famils, showcases and hotel sales events where required.

Qualifications

We are looking for you – with personality and that certain something …

• Experience in hotel, venue, events, groups or hospitality sales with a strong customer and conversion focus;
• Confident handling a high volume of enquiries while maintaining personalised service and commercial discipline;
• Strong written proposal, negotiation, follow-up and relationship-management skills;
• Understands the difference between group dining, meetings, events and accommodation groups and can route enquiries appropriately;
• Commercially minded with a natural ability to upsell and connect rooms, F&B and experiences;
• Highly organised and comfortable managing multiple option dates, contracts and deadlines;
• Confident working across Sales, Revenue, Reservations, F&B and Operations;
• Experience with Delphi, Opera or comparable hotel/event systems is advantageous.

What’s in it for you …

• Join an innovative, fast-growing, international group that’s committed to not just building new hotels but building a global brand;
• Get to know our 25hours hotels and stay for free for a maximum of 10 nights per year as an employee;
• Take advantage of being part of Ennismore and get generous discounts when visiting our bars and restaurants as well as booking hotel rooms all over the world;
• Access to Accor's ALL Heartists program, offering exclusive discounts, offers, and experiences at Accor hotels and partner locations;
• The chance to challenge the norm and work in an environment that is both creative and rewarding;
• A competitive package and plenty of opportunity for development.