Sales Executive

The GME Senior Sales Executive is a high-energy, proactive sales role focused on winning new business and driving group rooms and catering revenue.

This is a true sales-hunter position — hands-on, target-driven and execution-focused — responsible for sourcing, converting and growing small-to-mid size groups and events, anchored in the Central North Island market (Taupo, Rotorua, Tauranga, Napier and Hastings, Hamilton etc), with scope to extend reach into broader regional and national opportunities.

The role works closely with Revenue Management and Conference & Events to maximise rooms-led group business, catering spend and total revenue contribution.

What will I be doing? 

Key Responsibilities

1. Proactive Group Sales (Hunter Focus)
   •    Aggressively source and convert new group, meeting and event business.
   •    Own a structured prospecting rhythm: outbound calls, local sales trips, referrals, networking and market blitzes.
   •    Target short- and medium-lead opportunities to support base business and need periods.
   •    Actively build pipeline from Central North Island market (Taupo, Rotorua, Tauranga, Napier and Hastings, Hamilton etc), with scope to extend reach into broader regional and national opportunities.
   •    Consistently identify new accounts and decision-makers to grow market share.
2. Group Rooms & Catering Revenue Delivery
   •    Drive rooms-led group business while maximising catering and ancillary spend.
   •    Support strong conversion through disciplined follow-up, needs-based selling and commercial urgency.
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