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Responsible for proactively soliciting and managing group/catering-related opportunities. Manages group/catering opportunities not handled by the Event Booking Center. Actively up-sells each business opportunity to maximize revenue opportunity. Achieves personal and team related revenue goals. Ensures business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for proper service delivery. Responsible for driving customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience. Provide service to our customers in order to grow share of the account on behalf of the company.
Job Responsibility:
Proactively solicit and manage group/catering-related opportunities
Manage group/catering opportunities not handled by the Event Booking Center
Actively up-sell each business opportunity to maximize revenue opportunity
Achieve personal and team related revenue goals
Ensure business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for proper service delivery
Drive customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience
Provide service to our customers in order to grow share of the account on behalf of the company
Identify new group/catering business to achieve personal and property revenue goals
Understand the overall market - competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and know how to sell against them
Close the best opportunities for the property based on market conditions and property needs
Monitor same day selling procedures to maximize room revenue and control property occupancy
Gain understanding of the property’s primary target customer and service expectations
Serve the customer by understanding their business, business issues and concerns, to offer better business solution both prior to, and during the program/event
Respond to incoming group/catering opportunities for the property that are outside parameters of the Event Booking Center
Use negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts
Use sales resources and administrative/support staff effectively
Execute and support the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence)
Support the company’s service and relationship strategy, driving customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience
Service our customers in order to grow share of the account
Execute and support the company’s Customer Service Standards and property’s Brand Standards
Provide excellent customer service consistent with the daily service basics of the brand
Execute exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and ensuring their satisfaction before and during their program/event
Partner with Event Management and/or Operations in providing a customer experience that exceeds the customer’s expectations
Set a positive example for guest relations
Interact with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels
Attend pre- and post-convention meetings to understand group needs, obtain feedback on quality of product (e.g., rooms, meeting facilities and equipment, food and beverage), service levels and overall satisfaction
Serve the customer by understanding their needs and recommending the appropriate features and services that best meet their needs and exceed their expectations, while building a relationship and loyalty to the company
Work collaboratively with off-property sales channels (e.g., Event Booking Center, Market Sales, Strategic Accounts) to ensure sales efforts are coordinated, complementary and not duplicative
Build and strengthen relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls, entertainment, FAM trips, trade shows, etc.
Develop relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for group/catering sales opportunities
Manage and develop relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
Provide accurate, complete and effective turnover to Event Management
Utilize intranet for resources and information
Conduct site inspections
Create contracts as required
Participate in and practice daily service basics of the brand
Requirements:
High school diploma or GED
2 years experience in the sales and marketing, guest services, front desk, or related professional area
OR 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major