Job Description
Job Description.
How would you like to join a dynamic team with a worldwide recognized name? Are you ready to join the hospitality sales world? Are you looking to jumpstart your career in hotel event sales? Would you like more information or an application emailed to you? Please email me at
Shelly.Holt@Hilton.com or give us a call, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am-4:00 pm at (907)265-7185 and we look forward to meeting you!
The
Hilton Anchorage Hotel is currently seeking a hardworking and driven
Sales Manager-in-Training to join our team!
This is a
great opportunity to start your hotel sales career. Training will be provided! You will have a team behind you to support you every step of the way!
We are the largest full-service hotel with 606 rooms located in downtown Anchorage. The hotel has a full-service restaurant, bar, room service, concierge lounge, exercise room, indoor pool, and 20,000 square feet of functional event space.
Job Duties:
- Gain a deep understanding of the hotel’s existing and potential client base.
- Learn strategies to devise new ways to expand the client base through prospecting, marketing, and key relationships.
- Gain insights into developing long-term relationships with local as well as international clientele.
- Gain skills in producing marketing materials for the hotel and implementing/overseeing the hotel’s marketing program.
- Proactively reaches out to organizations, associations, and companies that may require hotel rooms and/or meeting space for conferences and events.
- Have in-person meetings with potential accounts to explain the hotel’s unique value proposition and to negotiate future business opportunities.
- Negotiates, designs, and implements special group rates for key accounts.
- Acts as a pro-active, quota-carrying salesperson who prospects accounts, closes deals and maintains relationships.
- Processes payments, apply discounts, and often creates key documents such as Group Sales Agreements, Group Resumes, Corporate Rate Letters, LNR Agreements, and Banquet Event Orders.
- Learn how to handle any complaints or reviews related to group/corporate sales or marketing initiatives.
- Obtain knowledge to ensure key accounts booking room blocks have a fantastic stay and receive VIP treatment.
- Creates positive, lasting relationships with contacts from Key Accounts.
We want someone who embodies Hilton's Core Values!
- H -Hospitality.
- I - Integrity.
- L - Leadership.
- T - Teamwork.
- O - Ownership.
- N - Now.
We offer medical/dental/vision and life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k), FSA, and travel benefits.
Applicants may respond to this job posting with a resume and cover letter or fill out a paper application in person at:
- The Anchorage Hilton Downtown- Human Resources Department.
- 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501.