Events Sales Executive

Description

Summary: This role involves generating and responding to event inquiries, developing corporate accounts, planning event details, and ensuring smooth execution of luxury lifestyle experiences. Highlights: 1. Cultivate client relationships to secure and repeat event business 2. Plan and detail luxury event experiences for clients 3. Collaborate with departments to ensure seamless event execution Why Join Us? At Rosewood Doha, we create an environment where passion meets purpose \- and where careers have meaning. Guided by our philosophy of Relationship Hospitality and our culture of Make the Place, we believe in enriching lives, starting with yours. We empower you to bring your true self, grow with confidence, curate the extraordinary and leave your legacy. You’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive and supportive community that invests in your development, celebrates achievements and inspires you to Discover Your Calling. Together, we push boundaries, explore the uncharted and shape the future of luxury lifestyle experiences. **About Rosewood Doha:** Rosewood Doha is a landmark destination inspired by Qatar’s coral reefs, bringing together ultra\-luxury hospitality, residential living, culinary experiences, holistic wellness, differentiated retail and events within one integrated ecosystem. The property includes a 155\-key hotel, 162 serviced apartments and 276 private residences, alongside a diverse collection of restaurants and lounges, expansive event spaces and curated lifestyle experiences. Our destination also houses Asaya, Qatar’s first members\-only social wellness club, complemented by Rosewood’s signature Manor Club for Club Room and Suite guests. Since opening in July of 2025, Rosewood Doha has been recognized with multiple international and regional accolades, including distinctions from the Michelin Guide, Forbes Travel Guide and Qatar Tourism \- reflecting the scale, ambition and standards of excellence behind the destination. As part of the global Rosewood Hotels \& Resorts portfolio, the property represents a new generation of luxury that goes beyond traditional hospitality into lifestyle, community and experience\-driven destinations. **Our Associate Experience:** We believe exceptional work deserves exceptional care. At Rosewood Doha, we offer a thoughtfully designed associate experience that supports your wellbeing, growth and life beyond work. This includes: * A competitive salary and benefits package * High\-quality associate accommodation in prime locations in the heart of Lusail and the Pearl * A birthday day off (because your milestones matter!) * Personalized development plans and continuous learning opportunities to support your career journey These benefits reflect our commitment to creating an environment where you thrive \- professionally and personally \- while building a meaningful career with us. **Your Role:** * Maintain the Hotel Code of Conduct at all times. * Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all departmental policies, service procedures and standards. * Promptly and professionally generate event leads from local \& overseas corporates as well as respond to incoming event enquiries via phone, email and walk\-ins to the hotel, including enquiries as assigned by the Assistant Director of Groups, Catering \& Events. * Develop corporate accounts and travel within the local area to drive business to the hotel and increase market share in all revenue streams. * Accurately identify and define the event, dates, times, function space requirement, expected attendance, flow, budget, client expectations and level of influence and decision\-making power of the customer/organization and use these to secure business, focusing on upselling to have incremental revenue. * Maximise event revenue opportunities in all F\&B outlets (e.g. increasing average check, upselling additional food and beverage, meeting room rentals). * Conduct hotel site inspection for clients (on weekends if necessary). * Maintain constant accurate records in Delphi, including booking activities, contacts, and revenue. * Plan all event and hotel experience details with the client. * Prepare and detail Banquet Event Orders for all events, group resumes and floor plans as necessary and communicate and work with all departments of the hotel involved in the execution of functions in a timely manner. * Communicate changes accurately and promptly to the hotel operational teams to ensure no disruption in service within their respective departments or experience to the client. * Manage invoicing and collection of all deposits based on Event contract and final account. * Develop client relationships to actively negotiate and generate repeated events business. * Attend BEO and Group resume meetings where necessary. * Conduct pre and post communication meetings. * Create deposit schedule in Delphi according to contract \& maintain payment history to ensure accuracy. * Create PMs for all definite bookings and process all subsequent deposits following initial and send receipts to client. * Act in liaison with Finance on Event Billing issues. * Daily review of Micros checks post\-event to ensure accuracy of proper charges. * Add consumption per Micros checks to Delphi to balance systems. * Create a final bill for client including all events, bedrooms, transportation, outlets, miscellaneous charges. * Process final payments information and assist in collection of payments. * Create, process, and maintain PO requests. * Calculate commission based on F\&B and bedrooms and manage commission tracker. * Place special orders for events i.e. rental orders, kosher meals, and process payments accordingly. * Support the Assistant Director of Groups, Catering \& Events with weekly pace report and monthly forecasting. * Consistently offer professional, sincere, friendly, and engaging service. * Follow all departmental set standards. * Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include adhering to Rosewood hotels and resorts grooming policy. * Understand and be knowledgeable of relevant policies (e.g. menu and pricing, food handling, cancellation, guarantee, payment). * Offer and implement innovative ideas, methods, and procedures to further streamline the department. * Other reasonable duties as assigned by the Assistant Director of Groups, Catering \& Events. * Flexibility to work outside of regular office hours and weekends if required.