The Doubletree By Hilton Alana Waikiki is looking for its next Catering & Events Sales Manager! We are looking for an individuals who is passionate about event planning and hospitality and wants to offer the best experience possible for our guests. Come join a fantastic team here!

We have 10 meeting rooms, which can accommodate up to 200 guests. Our experienced staff can help with event planning, menus, and A/V equipment.

What will I be doing? 

Solicit and contract with clients for the purchase of food & beverage, meeting space and ancillary services from the hotel. Executes written sales agreements for group bookings. Coordinate the prompt, courteous, and efficient "delivery" of those products to satisfy the customer's service needs and maximize the hotel's profits and future business opportunities. 

Manages customer relationship through drafting, negotiation, and contracting, responding to customer inquiries, as well as organizing arrangements as they relate to social and corporate events ie, set-up and execution of events and meetings, meals and special events. Represent hotel and conducts calls with individual customers to solicit and close catering and event business. Provide direction and supervision of meeting and/or catering logistics to food & beverage, other departments and team members.

Reporting and communication with internal team in a proactive manner relative to ensure proper ordering, scheduling, forecasting, and profitability. Initiates verbal and written communication to include but not limited to banquet event orders, diagrams and invoicing with customers. Participates in internal and external meetings as needed to include resume meeting, BEO meeting department meetings operations meetings, and financial meetings. Participate in development and measurement of personal and team goals and action plan. 

What are we looking for?

• Since being founded in 1919, Hilton has been a leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Hilton remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success. This continued leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. Specifically, we look for demonstration of these Values:

• Hospitality - We're passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences.
• Integrity - We do the right thing, all the time.
• Leadership - We're leaders in our industry and in our communities.
• Teamwork - We're team players in everything we do.
• Ownership - We're the owners of our actions and decisions.
• Now - We operate with a sense of urgency and discipline

In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes:

• Quality
• Productivity
• Dependability
• Customer Focus
• Adaptability 

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!

The Benefits – Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture ranking #1 Best Company To Work For in the U.S. and the World.

We support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to innovative programs and benefits. Hilton offers its eligible team members a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical Insurance Coverage – for you and your family.
• Vision, dental, life and disability insurance
• Mental Health Resources
• Best-in-Class Paid Time Off (PTO) – you will accrue based on hours worked, if full time 18 days of PTO per year and 9 days for part time team members per year.
• Supportive parental leave program that runs concurrently with Washington State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program. Our team members receive benefits up to Washington State’s maximum threshold per week. Hilton will then “top this up” to the weekly ABBR (Annual Benefit Base Rate).
• Go Hilton travel discount program: 100 nights of discounted travel per calendar year
• Matching 401(k)

• Debt-free education: Access to a wide variety of educational credentials (ex. college degrees, high school completion, English-language learning, digital literacy, professional certificates and more)

• Career growth and development 

• Team Member Resource Groups
• Recognition and rewards programs
• Access to your pay when you need it through DailyPay

The annual base salary for this position will be $61K - $65K ( bonus/incentive program) based on experience. #LI-JL2