W Hotels
Sales Executive
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Sales Executive
Job Number 26082105
Job Category Sales & Marketing
Location 1 St James Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH1 3AX
Schedule Full Time
Located Remotely? No
Position Type Non-Management
W Edinburgh is expanding its team and hiring a new Sales Executive! With W Edinburgh winning the coveted “Scottish Hotel of the Year 2025” award and entering the Forbes Travel Guide with a prestigious “Recommended” rating for 2026, now is the perfect time to join the team and take your career to the next level. We invite you to play an integral part in bringing to life this unique brand in Edinburgh.
Explore an exciting new career path at W Hotels where your natural talent is celebrated. W Hotel’s work culture is uniquely designed to spark your imagination and curiosity while bringing the W experience to life for guests.
About The Role
Reporting to the Director of Sales, the Sales Executive will provide support to the Sales management team to ensure the team achieves its revenue goals while delivering 5-star service to our guests. This is a proactive role, meaning you will play an active part in finding and securing new business.
We are looking for someone who is outgoing, a great communicator and driven!
As Sales Executive, key aspects of your role will include:
- Proactively establish and maintain positive relationships with clients and prospective clients
- Schedule and attend sales calls and networking events to meet prospective clients
- Establish and maintain a database of clients
- Communicate with guests via email, telephone and in-person
- Conduct hotel show rounds with prospective and current clients
- Liaise with Revenue to obtain bedroom rate quotes
- Liaise with the operational beverage and food teams to ensure guest requests are met
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Our ideal Sales Executive is someone who has:
- The ability to build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders
- Strong organization and multi-tasking skills
- Sophisticated communication skills, both written and verbal
- Previous experience working in the five-star, luxury hotel and/or events market
- At least two years' experience working within a Sales environment within a hotel or hospitality-related company
- A positive mindset
- A genuine passion for their role
In return for your hard work, we give you:
- World class training and development, including leadership development
- Unlimited career opportunities (internationally and locally)
- Wellness and mental health programmes
- Discounted accommodation, food and beverage in over 9,000 hotels all over the world!
- Discounts for your friends and family
- Specially curated discounts in thousands of shops
About The Property
W Edinburgh brings bold architecture and a vibrant lifestyle offering to the Scottish capital. Behind a façade featuring a winding steel ribbon – reflecting the city’s festival spirit – this 12-storey structure is the centrepiece of Edinburgh St James Quarter, incorporating retail, leisure and entertainment facilities along with residential apartments.
This W hotel aims to help redefine the city’s hospitality landscape. Accordingly, it fuses the brand’s signature amenities with modern design and W Happenings, highlighting what’s new in design, fashion, music and culture.
The new W hotel accommodates guests across 244 stylish guestrooms, including 45 suites. While staying here, guests benefit from the brand’s signature Whatever / Whenever service philosophy.
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A real highlight of this property is its rooftop bar and outdoor terraces, pairing exciting cocktails and cuisine with 360-degree views over the historic city. Among the other noteworthy amenities are the W Lounge, a restaurant collaboration with SUSHISAMBA, a FIT workout facility and an AWAY spa, with special functions hosted in 2,450 sq ft of modern event space.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, apply to be our Sales Executive today!
At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.
W Hotels’ mission is to Ignite Curiosity, Expand Worlds. We are a place to experience life. We’re here to open doors and open minds. We are constantly inspired by new faces and new experiences. A tuned-in, up-for-anything spirit is at our core and has made us renowned for reinventing the norms of luxury around the globe. Whatever/Whenever is our culture and service philosophy that brings our guests’ passions to life. If you are original, innovative, and always looking towards the future of what’s possible, welcome to W Hotels. In joining W Hotels, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.
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