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F&B Sales Executive – Food & Beverage

Do you see yourself as the Food & Beverage Sales Executive for InterContinental Hotels Group® Dubai Festival City?

What’s your passion? Whether you’re into triathlon, exploring new restaurants or dancing the tango, at IHG we’re interested in you. We love people who apply the same amount of passion and precision to their jobs as they do to their hobbies.  Imagine working for a company that gives you Room to be yourself.  Our commitment to our people is to deliver room to have a great start, to learn and grow, to perform, to be recognized and rewarded, to be involved and to take the initiative and lead.

The InterContinental Hotels Group® properties in Dubai Festival City consist of four hotels. These include the luxury brand InterContinental, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites, the superior upscale Crowne Plaza, and the vibrant mid-scale Holiday Inn & Suites. In addition to over 1600 rooms, the four properties boast a selection of 16 restaurants and bars, an impressive 3,800-square-metre Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000-square-metre Festival Arena by InterContinental, the luxurious Spa InterContinental, and state-of-the-art gymnasium and swimming pool facilities. We are looking for people who are friendly, welcoming, and full of life to join over 1200 colleagues who are always finding ways to make every guest’s experience an enjoyable one. We value the passion and enthusiasm of our colleagues and encourage you to share your passion when you work with us.
A little taste of your day-to-day:

• Sell the InterContinental Hotels Group Food and Beverage outlets services.
• Establish new business and maintain existing business accounts through the preparation and execution of action plans.
• Convert sales leads.
• Solicit and close business according to established parameters.
• Entertain prospects and existing clients with the view to sustain business and generate further sales.
• Maintain a high level of product and service knowledge about all the IHGDFC food and beverage outlets.
• Develop and maintain a regular pattern of sales calls.
• Prepare reservation sales reports.
• Work closely with the Sales team.
• Maintain an updated knowledge of F&B trends and competitor offerings.
• Give constant feedback to chefs and outlet managers to fine tune offerings and remain competitive.
• Present during the events to support team and client.
• Conduct follow up (call or email) post event to check satisfaction and seek feedback.
• Follow financial procedures and prepare contracts, ensuring compliance with hotel’s policies.