Convention Sales Manager

Hilton Santa Clara is looking for a Convention Sales Manager to join their team!

Benefits

• Medical (Anthem or Kaiser)
• Dental (Aetna)
• Vision (VSP) and Life (The Hartford)
• Voluntary Benefits including Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Supplemental Life (The Hartford)
• 401K Retirement Benefits with 4% match and immediate 100% vesting (Transamerica)
• Vacation, sick and holiday pay
• Free Parking at the hotel
• Meal allowance
• Career Development
• Education Assistance
• Room Rate Discounts with any Hilton Brand Hotel
• Additional Room Discounts for select hotels within portfolio
• Two pairs of slip resistant shoes a year
• Discount rates for travel such as car rental, theme parks, and much more

The Convention Sales Manager will be primarily responsible for the detailing and execution of group and corporate catering business once contracts are finalized. They will work closely as the liaison between the sales team and Operations to ensure that essential details and information is conveyed from the customer to our internal team. This individual will be present for events and serve as a primary point of contact for our customers while they are onsite.

Hours: This role holds a flex schedule based on in-house events, and will sometimes require evenings/weekends.

Compensation: $34.61 - $36.05 hourly

Essential Skills:

• Ability to meet or exceed productivity and performance standards
• Ability to plan, prioritize, organize, maintain concentration, and complete all required tasks
• Ability to focus attention to performance of tasks despite frequent interruptions
• Ability to work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team and interact with others with courtesy, friendliness, and professionalism
• Participation in site visits and planning meetings for upcoming groups
• Function as on-site contact for assigned conferences and events, maintaining visibility and availability to key individuals
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Strong verbal and written communication ability

Preferred Skills:

• Working knowledge of Delphi FDC
• Working knowledge of Visrez or other diagramming software
• 2+ years experience in an event detailing/servicing capacity

The Hilton Santa Clara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please call (408) 562-6714 or email Ngoc Diep at ngoc.diep@hiltonsantaclara.com to let us know the nature of your request.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)