Corporate Sales Manager - Clay Hospitality

At Clay Hospitality, we’re looking for a Corporate Sales Manager!

As a Corporate Sales Manager, you’ll be responsible for the corporate market and the various segments we can serve through our hotels and event venues. You’ll focus on optimizing existing corporate relationships and establishing new partnerships (both global and local accounts), where you can serve as a partner to your clients, assisting them in nearly all areas of travel thanks to the diversity of our portfolio—including corporate transient stays, long-term stays (relocations and expats), and meetings and events.

You’ll work closely with various teams within our company, particularly your colleagues in Reservations, Corporate Meetings & Special Events. You enjoy identifying new opportunities within our thriving organization, helping to optimize existing locations, and preparing the company for further growth into new locations.

Using your commercial skills, you’ll achieve maximum results and provide input for creating budgets, which you’ll then work with your colleagues in the sales department to turn into a customized sales plan. You’ll do this productively and, above all, with a great deal of job satisfaction. You’re a team player and, in everything you do, you consider whether it will be a one-person show or a collaborative effort with a colleague, ensuring you always engage professionally with the right people. On a daily basis, you’ll work not only with the sales team but also with the hotel and venue managers, with whom we share responsibility for driving our commercial success.

ELEMENT BY MARRIOTT & COURTYARD AMSTERDAM AIRPORT

The brand caters to both business and leisure guests. The Element features 160 modern, designer rooms and several meeting rooms. The hotel is also home to the new restaurant Papa’s Loft House, which boasts a large rooftop terrace! Papa’s Loft House is part of Papa’s Houses. Here, guests can escape the hustle and bustle and enjoy good times and great food. Courtyard features 260 spacious rooms, extensive meeting and event facilities, and an ideal location near Schiphol Airport and the surrounding nature.

Element by Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott are part of Clay Hospitality, a lifestyle and hospitality brand focused on creating inspiring places where enjoyment takes center stage. In addition to Element by Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott, Papa’s Beach House and Papa’s Loft House are also part of Clay Hospitality. With a team of passionate people, we build unique experiences, positive vibes, and sustainable hospitality. What unites us is a passion for hospitality, unique experiences, travel, sports, or other forms of an active lifestyle and we have a hands-on mentality. Do you see yourself in this?

WHAT TO EXPECT?

• Actively recruiting new clients and maintaining relationships with existing accounts;

• Developing and executing sales activities for regional, national, and international target audiences;

• Identifying market trends and capitalizing on commercial opportunities;

• Optimizing collaborations with external suppliers and partners;

• Devising, setting up, and coordinating sales activities, while engaging and challenging your colleagues on the marketing team;

• Optimizing reports and administrative processes;

• Collaborating with internal departments at Element by Marriott, Courtyard Amsterdam Airport, and Papa’s Houses to generate leads;

• Proactively target the expat and relocation segment, including several visits to the UK each year.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

You’re not afraid to pick up the phone, prefer to have lunch with a different client every day, and have an open coffee tab at your favorite hotel—where quality always takes precedence over quantity. Your weekly schedule is filled with efforts to secure new partnerships, manage client relationships, and close corporate contracts, with the relocation and expat business being a key part of that.

WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM YOU?

• Enthusiastic, proactive, creative, motivated, goal-oriented, and confident.

• At least 2 years of work experience in hotel sales.

• HAVO/VWO level of education and thinking.

• Strong communication skills with excellent verbal and written proficiency in Dutch and English.

• Customer- and guest-oriented.

• Reliable, with a sense of responsibility, and a true team player.

• An existing network of corporate clients and business agents is a plus.

• Must have a Class B driver’s license.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and familiarity with MARSHA & Opera is a plus.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Salary in accordance with Job Group 7 of the Hospitality Collective Bargaining Agreement. Commensurate with your skills and experience.

• Participation in the profit-sharing plan; You, too, have an impact on our results, so if we achieve our goals, you’ll naturally share in the rewards! You can earn up to 15% of your gross annual salary!

• Travel allowance according to a sliding scale, at 23 cents per kilometer for one-way trips of 7.5 km or more, with a maximum of €205.83 per month.

• Business-related mileage (car or public transit) is reimbursable

• Company phone;

• One overnight stay per year at the Element Amsterdam Hotel or Courtyard Amsterdam Airport, and a free lunch or dinner with family or friends every quarter, valued at €200.

• Bike plan through Lease a Bike, with the option to lease a bike immediately after the trial period!

• Employee discount at Element Amsterdam Hotel, Papa’s Beach House, Papa’s Loft House, and Courtyard Amsterdam Airport.

• Free fruit at the office!

• Team activities, such as our memorable annual staff party, end-of-season BBQs, and other fun sporting events.

• Benefits of working for Marriott, such as staying at all Marriott-branded hotels worldwide at a competitive rate!

• Be part of a growing hospitality company with unique locations and concepts.

• Pension plan through PH&C.