Event Manager

Role Summary IWP - Indian Wedding Planners is looking for a sharp, polished, well-spoken female Sales Manager with a strong luxury hotel background. The candidate should understand hotel processes, hotel sales systems, client inspections, destination wedding requirements, negotiation methods, contracting, and billing closures. The role requires someone who can build strong relationships with hoteliers, accompany clients for hotel show rounds, coordinate proposals, negotiate commercial terms, manage hotel contracting, prepare comparison reports, and follow up on final settlements after weddings or events. This is a client-facing and relationship-driven role. The candidate must be professional, commercially smart, process-oriented, and comfortable dealing with premium families, hotel GMs, sales heads, revenue managers, reservations teams, F&B; teams, and finance departments. LinkedIn Job Post We are hiring: Female Sales Manager - Hotel Partnerships & Destination Wedding Sales IWP - Indian Wedding Planners is looking for a sharp, polished, well-spoken female Sales Manager with a strong hotel background who understands luxury hospitality, hotel sales processes, destination weddings, client show rounds, hotel negotiations, contracting, and post-event billing coordination. The ideal candidate should have strong relationships with hoteliers, excellent English communication, professional email drafting skills, good Excel and reporting knowledge, and the confidence to handle premium wedding clients and senior hotel teams. Application - Female Sales Manager, Hotel Partnerships & Destination Wedding Sales.

Job Description for HR 1. Hotel Relationship Management HR Hiring Document | Sales Manager • Build and maintain strong relationships with luxury hotels, resorts, palace properties, boutique hotels, and destination wedding venues across India and overseas wedding destinations wherever required. • Coordinate regularly with hotel sales, revenue, reservations, banquet, F&B;, finance, and operations teams. • Maintain updated hotel contact lists, rate sheets, room inventory details, venue details, meal package details, inclusions, exclusions, and contracting terms. 2. Client Show Rounds & Recce Coordination • Travel with clients for hotel inspections, site visits, venue recces, and destination wedding show rounds. • Present hotels professionally to clients, explaining room categories, venues, event flow possibilities, logistics, guest experience, and wedding feasibility. • Brief hotels before every client visit and ensure the hotel team is fully prepared for a premium recce experience. 3. Proposal Collection & Negotiation • Collect hotel proposals for weddings, events, and group bookings. • Negotiate room rates, meal packages, venue rentals, minimum guarantees, check-in/check-out terms, cancellation clauses, payment schedules, upgrades, hospitality desks, vendor permissions, and event access timings. • Prepare clear hotel comparison summaries for internal management review and client presentation. 4. Hotel Contracting & Documentation • Coordinate hotel contracts, proforma invoices, payment terms, GST details, event terms, rooming requirements, and billing clauses. • Ensure all commercial discussions, negotiated terms, and approvals are documented clearly over email. • Track hotel advances, payment due dates, room release dates, cut-off dates, contract deadlines, and pending points. 5. Sales Support & Lead Management • Support wedding lead conversion by identifying suitable hotels as per client budget, guest count, destination preference, event style, and logistics requirements. • Maintain lead trackers, hotel option sheets, client follow-up reports, and sales pipeline reports. • Assist the management team with professional proposals and destination-wise hotel recommendations. 6. Billing & Settlement Coordination • Coordinate with hotels and internal teams for final billing, invoices, extras, credit notes, refunds, commissions, and closure statements. • Follow up with hotel finance teams for billing corrections, pending invoices, commission releases, and final settlement closure. • Ensure all hotel-related financial matters are tracked until completion. 7. Reporting & Excel Work • Prepare and maintain Excel sheets for hotel comparison, room inventory, proposal summaries, billing trackers, lead status, and sales reports. • Share regular management updates on pending proposals, negotiation status, client visits, follow-ups, and closure timelines. • Use structured reporting formats to ensure nothing is missed during client, hotel, or finance follow-ups. Required Candidate Profile • Female candidate only. Email for applications: mdo@anantkhandelwal.com Page 2IWP - Indian Wedding Planners HR Hiring Document | Sales Manager • Minimum 4-8 years of experience preferred in luxury hotel sales, wedding sales, banquet sales, MICE sales, reservations, revenue coordination, or hospitality client servicing. • Strong understanding of hotel processes including rooms, banquets, meal packages, rooming lists, contracting, billing, GST invoices, payment terms, and finance coordination. • Excellent English communication - both spoken and written. • Strong professional email drafting skills. • Good Excel and reporting knowledge. • Confident personality with premium client-handling ability. • Strong negotiation skills and commercial understanding. • Presentable, polished, and well-groomed personality. • Ability to travel for client meetings, hotel visits, venue inspections, and destination wedding requirements. • Strong follow-up discipline and ownership mindset. • Ability to work under pressure during wedding season. Preferred Candidate Background • Luxury hotel sales • Wedding sales • Hotel revenue / reservations • Banquet sales • MICE sales • Hospitality client servicing • Destination wedding venue sales Key Skills / Keywords for LinkedIn • Luxury travel / event sales Hotel Contracting | Hotel Negotiation | Destination Wedding Sales | Luxury Hospitality | Client Show Rounds | Venue Recce | Wedding Sales | MICE Sales | Banquet Sales | Client Servicing | Hotel Relationship Management | Excel Reporting | Email Communication | Commercial Negotiation | Billing Follow-Up | Proposal Management | Sales Pipeline Management Working Style Required This is not a desk-only sales role. The candidate must be comfortable with field work, hotel visits, client meetings, travel, late follow-ups during wedding season, and detailed coordination with multiple stakeholders. We are looking for someone who is sharp, responsible, polished, and commercially mature - not someone who only forwards hotel proposals. The person should understand the client requirement, push hotels for the right commercials, protect the company interest, and maintain strong long-term relationships with hotel partners.

• It is a Full Time Event Management job for candidates with 5 - 6+ years Experience.