Job description:

At Aman we are on a mission to create the world’s ultimate luxury lifestyle brand; hotels, resorts, experiences and products which transform our guests’ perspectives and daily lives. To achieve our ambitions, we capitalise on our unique combination of world-class and diverse talent, unmatched design, and access to locations, cultures and experiences few are privy to. We live by the ‘Aman way of life’ – a mindset shared by our guests and employees which creates a lifelong sense of belonging driven by our values of:

• Invest in individuality – fostering an environment where each person can push boundaries, take risks and challenge norms.
• Nurture pathfinder spirit – exploring experiences, opportunities and locations which transform into new exciting ventures.
• Act like owners – taking the charge, leading by example and an immense sense of pride in their work.
• Celebrate communities – ensuring that every member of our community is looked after and nurtured in a compassionate, respectful and collaborative manner.

LOCATION

Location: This position is located at our corporate office in London, UK.
Job category: Global Sales EMEA

POSITION OVERVIEW

• As Sales & Trade Marketing Intern your role will be to assist the EMEA Sales Team in their responsibilities and initiatives.
• This will include providing day-to-day support with scheduling meetings and calls, reviewing Trade publications, upkeeping profile on CRM, help with reporting, prepare calls & meetings, administration.
• An exciting opportunity to build knowledge and skills across multiple touch-points including Sales, Trade Marketing, Events, you will assist a fast-paced EMEA Sales Team in their daily initiatives and activities.
• Naturally well-organised, with a passion for visual communication and luxury hospitality, your proactive and can-do attitude will help the teams to successfully achieve their sales objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist with the day-to-day Sales and Trade Marketing tasks including:
Strategy plans and calls: assist with scheduling and preparing strategy calls, running production reports ahead of the calls, taking minutes and help design Sales & Marketing Action Plans and deploy the S&M initiatives.

Events: assist EMEA teams in organising events such as roadshows, sales missions, fam trips and trade shows: design invites and schedules, scout, and book venues, send invites, manage RSVPs, ship collaterals and gifts, attend London events

Trade marketing:

• Review features on partners’ websites, newsletters, and social media and add to the trade marketing reports
• Post news and offers on consortia websites (Serandipians, Virtuoso)
• Help the Sales & Marketing leadership team with the monthly trade newsletter
• Review property presentations, maintain the trade portal on aman.com, update collaterals and adding new collaterals when available
• Ensure all trade materials for Aman comply with brand guidelines and use appropriate imagery and copy with the support of the Trade Marketing & Content Executive

Sales Trips: assist EMEA teams with appointments taking, hotel bookings, logistics and travel arrangements
Market & Destination reviews: review compset offers and product for SWOT analysis, general market data for strategy meetings (GDP, travel behaviours, airlift)
Administration: post and allocate invoices, help EMEA teams with expenses
Trackers: help tracking key wins and ROI

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidates need to have the right to work in the United Kingdom
• Currently studying or a recent graduate degree, or equivalent in Hotel or Business School/University.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills required
• Exceptional fluent English - written and verbal – and ideally another European language
• Ability to work in a fast-moving international environment with competing deadlines and priorities
• Prior experience in international luxury hotel sales preferred
• Highly organised and driven with meticulous attention to detail
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint to a good level and Sales reporting tools is a plus.

Careers at Aman

Since 1988, when the first guests were welcomed to a Phuket coconut grove named Amanpuri, Aman has been without parallel.

The aim of Aman has always been to create an experience that goes beyond the best hotel or resort experience. Staying with Aman is akin to being a guest at the incredible private home of a wonderful friend, taking guests out of their everyday lives into a state of uncomplicated serenity.

Our culture
As much as Aman is known to create an uncomplicated sense of belonging for our guests and welcome them as if to the home of a dear friend, this warm and genuine family feeling with the human touch equally includes our employees, or Amansantis, how we like to call us.

Aman’s culture is shaped by our four core values which support our ambition and purpose and reflect what we believe in – Invest in individuality, nurture pathfinder spirit, act like owners and celebrate communities. They are the essence of our identity and our judgement of what is important in work such as in life. Aman’s values are important because they help us to grow and to create the future we want to experience.

Current vacancies
To achieve our ambitions, we capitalise on our unique combination of world-class and diverse talent, unmatched design, and access to locations, cultures and experiences few are privy to.
With a growing team of more than 4,000 employees worldwide, we are always on the lookout for passionate individuals.

Additional Requirements

• Exceptional fluent English
• Serandipians
• Virtuoso