Event Sales Manager, Hotel Services - Hilton New Orleans Riverside, LA

Sales Manager, Venues

The Sales Manager, Venues is responsible for effectively guiding customers through event experiences, identifying solutions that meet their goals and objectives, resulting in a compelling event experience. Utilizes all available tools to ensure maximum event and revenue capture from assigned customer base. Cultivates and maintains relationships with key hotel personnel to enhance the overall business relationship with hotel. Supports company initiatives, business strategies and core values. This position reports to a Sr. Sales Manager, Sales Director, or Director, Event Technology.

Key Job Responsibilities

Revenue Generation

• Drive Results by soliciting and securing business through a proactive, consultative sales approach, utilizing Encore's sales process and methodology.
• Effectively prepare and present quotes and proposals in a timely manner to customers, including those submitted through venue booking system or other sources as assigned.
• Effectively collaborate with vendors and other departments/divisions of the company to capture and service events.
• Attend site visits, pre-conference planning meetings, and appropriate venue meetings as necessary to support the customer event experience.
• Understand event cost structure and incorporates this into solution designs according to established profitability guidelines.

Relationship Management

• Deliver World-Class Service by cultivating and maintaining relationships with customers, venue personnel and various Encore supporting functions and departments.
• Thoroughly research and understand customer history and previous experiences, in order to create more personalized customer experiences.
• Value People by attending customer meetings, understanding their goals and responding to their questions, concerns, and challenges.
• Do the Right Thing by ensuring all customer information is up to date and accurate in the Customer Relationship Management system (CRM) at all times.
• Actively refer and guide customers through the Encore network, leveraging contacts to secure additional opportunities with existing customers.

Sales Accountability

• Maintain a healthy pipeline at all times that ensures achievement of established revenue targets.
• Ensure all known opportunities are in CRM and completely accurate and updated at all times.
• See the Big Picture by supporting the sales forecasting efforts at home location, ensuring they are accurate and submitted timely.
• Learn and adopt all SOPs related to the role and any new initiatives/programs that are implemented.
• Maintain knowledge of new product/service offerings and emerging technology supporting meetings and events.

Job Qualifications

• BS/BA or 1+ years of Encore or equivalent experience required

• 1 year technology sales or hospitality experience preferred

• Prior sales experience in audiovisual is a plus

• Knowledge of hospitality industry and sales processes preferred

• Technical aptitude and computer proficiency required

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Competencies (by Core Values)

Deliver World Class Service

• Hospitality

Do The Right Thing

• Demonstrates Self-Awareness

Drive Results

• Ensures Accountability

See The Big Picture

• Decision Quality

Value People

• Collaborates

Team members must meet the physical demands listed below to successfully perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting: 4-5 hours per day

• Standing: 2-3 hours per day

• Walking: 2-3 hours per day

• Stooping: 0-1 hour per day

• Crawling: 0-1 hour per day

• Kneeling: 0-1 hour per day

• Bending: 0-1 hour per day

• Reaching (above your head): 0-1 hour per day

• Climbing: 0-1 hour per day

• Grasping: 0-1 hour per day

_Lifting Requirements_

• 0 - 15 lbs*: Occasionally

• 16 - 50 lbs*: Occasionally

• 51 - 100 lbs: Never

• Over 100 lbs: Never

_Carrying Requirements_

• 0 - 15 lbs*: Occasionally

• 16 - 50 lbs*: Occasionally

• 51 - 100 lbs: Never

• Over 100 lbs: Never

_Auditory/Visual Requirements_

• Close Vision: Continuously

• Distance Vision: Continuously

• Color Vision: Continuously

• Peripheral Vision: Continuously

• Depth Perception: Continuously

_Pushing/Pulling Requirements_

• 0 - 15 lbs*: Occasionally

• 16 - 50 lbs*: Occasionally

• 51 - 100 lbs*: Occasionally

• Over 100 lbs: Never

Note: The physical requirements marked with an asterisk () indicate activities performed without assistance.