Sales & Marketing Executive

About the Role

VL Group is seeking a highly articulate, commercially driven Sales & Marketing Executive to build business, partnerships, and premium customer relationships across its hospitality portfolio. The role will initially focus on Kamma’s – Andhra Fine Dining, Chennai, driving Chef’s Table experiences, private dining, corporate dining, celebrations, events, and strategic partnerships. Over time, the mandate will expand across Svenska Private Residences and VL Holidays, covering luxury stays, travel, MICE, and curated hospitality experiences. This is a highly client-facing role.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate and convert business for Chef’s Table, Private Dining, corporate dining, events, and group experiences at Kamma’s.
• Build relationships with corporates, HNIs, family offices, private banks, luxury brands, clubs, concierge networks, event planners, and hospitality partners.
• Develop new partnerships and premium customer-acquisition channels.
• Own leads from first contact through follow-up, conversion, and relationship management.
• Build and maintain a structured sales pipeline, CRM, and premium customer database.
• Develop corporate accounts and repeat-business opportunities.
• Support curated campaigns, festive promotions, special dining experiences, and brand activations.
• Work closely with restaurant operations, management, and digital/social-media partners.
• Track leads, conversions, attributable revenue, and campaign effectiveness.
• Represent the Group at networking events, client meetings, and partnership discussions.
• Progressively support business development for Svenska Private Residences and VL Holidays.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities across the Group’s hospitality businesses.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Exceptional English proficiency, articulation, executive presence, and confidence in engaging with premium clientele.
• Flexibility to travel frequently for client meetings, partnerships, events, and business development.

Qualifications

• Top-tier spoken and written English.
• Exceptional articulation and presentation.
• Strong executive presence and personal polish.
• Confidence interacting with HNIs, senior executives, luxury hospitality partners, and premium clientele.
• Strong networking and relationship-building ability.
• Commercial instinct and comfort working with revenue targets.
• Excellent follow-up and organisational discipline.
• A proactive and entrepreneurial approach to developing business.
• Ability to independently own opportunities from lead generation through closure.
• Flexibility to travel as required.
• Familiarity with premium hospitality, luxury, travel, aviation, events, private banking, or lifestyle sectors will be an advantage.

Growth Opportunity

Strong performers will have the opportunity to progress into Sales & Marketing Manager and broader Group-level commercial responsibilities as the hospitality portfolio expands.

Compensation

• Competitive fixed compensation + attractive performance-linked incentives.

Location: Chennai

Employment: Full-time