Event Sales Executive
About the job
- Completed vocational training in hospitality, events, or a comparable qualification.
- Experience in event sales, banquet sales, convention sales, or a similar role is advantageous.
- Enjoys sales, recognizes customer needs, and can identify individual solutions.
- Can organize and manage several concurrent events in a structured and reliable manner.
- Communicates professionally and in a service-oriented way with different contacts.
- Enjoys collaborating with different departments and can act as an interface between customers and the hotel.
- Thinks commercially, recognizes sales opportunities, and contributes ideas for upselling and cross-selling.
- Confident using common Microsoft Office applications.
- Very good spoken and written German and English; additional languages are a plus.
- Serve as the main contact for customers and support events, seminars, and banquets from initial inquiry through post-event follow-up.
- Create individual proposals, present the available event and hotel services, and actively sell them.
- Maintain customer data and prepare clear function sheets so all departments are informed.
- Work closely with Event Sales, Revenue Management, and operational teams to plan and deliver events.
- Actively follow up on offers and options and identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities.
- Act as an important customer contact during events and provide professional, personal support.
- Contribute ideas, develop the event offering, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Monitor sales activities, revenue trends, and customer feedback, and use the findings to identify improvements.
- Experience with Opera Cloud is a major advantage.
- Additional languages are a plus.
About the company
Accor is a global hospitality group with brands spanning economy to luxury. It earns revenue from room bookings, food and beverage, and management fees from franchised properties, while providing hotel management and franchising services. The company grows through acquisitions and investments, such as Adoria for catering and Squarebreak for upscale villa rentals, combining global expertise with local know-how. Its goal is to expand its footprint while delivering consistent, responsible guest experiences and advancing sustainability across its operations, supported by its loyalty program A Club.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Founded
1967
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- American Express expanded ALL Accor globally on July 22, 2026, widening acquisition channels.
- Accor opened 109 hotels in H1 2026, and plans 350 openings during 2026.
- H1 2026 recurring EBITDA rose 6.5% despite disruption, showing pricing and cost discipline.
What critics are saying
- Reuters reported Grizzly Research trafficking allegations on March 19, 2026; trust damage persists.
- Middle East conflict cut Q2 room revenue on July 30, 2026, hurting UAE demand.
- Net debt hit €3.523 billion in H1 2026; Essendi impairment signals balance-sheet pressure.
What makes All Accor unique
- ALL Accor reached 100 million members and drives twice-frequent stays.
- Accor spans 45 brands across 110 countries, reducing reliance on any single market.
- Its asset-light model pairs 268,000-room pipeline with luxury brands like Raffles and Orient Express.
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Benefits
- Employee Discounts
- Professional Development Budget