Groups, Meetings & Events Sales Manager

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!

A Groups Meetings and Events Sales Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the groups department and operations to deliver an excellent Guest and Member experience while ensuring department targets are met.

To successfully fill this role you should maintain the attitude behaviors skills and values that follow:

• Demonstrated previous managerial experience in Conference and Events Sales function in the hotel sector.
• Strong leadership skills to effectively manage and motivate the team to achieve high levels of performance and exceed targets
• Strong analytical skills to understand key business indicators and competitive trends and develop approaches to these challenges
• Excellent selling capability and an ability and desire to coach selling techniques to their team
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Accountable and resilient
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
• Fluent in English written and spoken.

It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• Knowledge of the hotel property management systems
• Previous experience in the same or similar role
• Understanding of Revenue Management & Forecasting process.