Job Description
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Responsibly represent the hotel through conducting conferences, making proposals and other external sales presentations to prospective customers to solicit, explain, negotiate and close hotel transient (BT) and leisure (FIT/Wholesale) accounts. Utilize discretion and authority to negotiate rates, concessions, RFP’s and commit company with customers and establish agreements with vendors. Travel and engage in sales activities outside of the hotel to meet with and entertain customers and prospective customers, participate in tradeshows, and industry and community events to promote facilities, to make proposals, maintain contacts, and to close deals.
Attend weekly sales departmental meeting and other scheduled meetings to support business operations, e.g., tentative review, lost business review, group-pick up, etc. Conduct site inspections and property tours with potential customers, visiting guest rooms, meeting space and banquet facilities, as well as other hotel facilities
WHAT YOU BRING
Minimum of two years of college level courses with an emphasis on business or communications required.
Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management, Marketing or Communications or Business Administration is preferred.
Requires a minimum of three year's experience in hospitality sales and negotiations. Hilton experience preferred.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) highly desired.
Professional phone etiquette, writing skills, and knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Well organized, detail-oriented, with excellent follow-up skills.
YOUR JOURNEY TO SUCCESS STARTS HERE
At The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel, we believe in providing extraordinary and personalized service to our guests and an exceptional working environment for our people. We offer a gratifying career in hospitality as distinct as our reputation. Through experience, training and career development, our associates are inspired and encouraged to achieve their goals while creating unforgettable memories for our guests.
The Waterfront Beach Resort offers a great platform to begin or enhance your hospitality career. Discover new opportunities and hone your skills in an inviting workplace on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. We are always looking for passionate people who will embrace our promise in providing the finest hospitality to ensure our guests feel cared for and valued. We believe in helping our employees achieve the perfect work/life balance for optimal growth.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
Individuals who are passionate about hotels and hospitality. Those people who strive to provide the best guest experience to each guest and will stop at nothing to do so. We look for individuals with innate traits such as charisma, personality, integrity, and camaraderie to be a part of a winning team.
Your work here has meaning. You're here to improve the lives of coworkers, guests, owners, communities, and together we make that happen. It's what drives all that we do. Every day you can improve lives in your own, unique way and you can expect the same in return. It all starts with you.
HOW WE’RE DIFFERENT
A "family-like" work environment with over 30 years of excellence in hospitality will allow you to reach the highest levels of professional development. "One Team, One Dream" is our motto, and we live by it every day. We are only good as the company we keep, and it shines through in everything we do.
BENEFITS
At The Waterfront Beach Resort, you can learn, grow, and succeed. Teamwork, competitive benefits, comprehensive training, advancement opportunities, tuition reimbursement and travel perks provide the basis for a rewarding work experience. Work steps from the ocean alongside dedicated and driven hospitality professionals - Become part of an award-winning team at The Waterfront Beach Resort.
One Team, One Dream!
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