Columbia Sussex Management is Hiring an Executive Meeting Sales Manager Near Clearwater, FL
Title: Executive Meeting Sales Manager
Description: Supports Sales & Catering with handling entire sales process of initial inquiry, to contract, details and coordination of corporate/association, meetings, and conferences.
Solicit, negotiate, book new and repeat business through various efforts to maximize/exceed group goals.
Prepare proposals/quotations of meeting/catering events.
Ensure that all proposals/quotations are in accordance with Hilton standards provided by the Sales director.
Confer with customers to understand their meeting/accommodations needs to provide appropriate solutions/suggestions.
Follow up with customers in order to confirm meeting/event agreements.
Ensure customer satisfaction by responding to concerns and providing suggestions efficiently.
Coordinate the efforts of the catering/banquet/all hotel staff in order to ensure proper event management.
Make sure that accommodations, food, beverages, and seating arrangements properly managed.
Generate contracts/invoices, custom menus and complete Banquet Event Orders with administrative assistant.
Work with kitchen staff to plan menus in accordance with the customers’ directions.
Suggest alternative menu items in order to provide customers with variety.
Manage and communicate operational logistics including rooming list, reservation changes and billing.
Analyze appropriate market competition data and information about new trends/marketing.
Reports to Director of Sales & Marketing.
Skills:
Prior Hilton Hotels experience preferred.
Prior resort/hotel experience preferred.
At least 2 years’ experience in sales/management role preferred.
We offer a competitive wage, Health and Dental Insurance, company paid Life Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Vision, Critical Illness, Accidental, 401(k) and company match, Paid Time Off (PTO), free hotel rooms and hotel discounts.