As Group, Meetings, and Events (GME) Sales Manager, you will manage the Groups, Meetings and Events Sales. The Group Meetings, and Events (GME) Sales Manager will interact frequently with customers and Guests to learn about their needs and develop relationships from which to earn repeat and expanded business. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:
• Maximise all Group, Meetings, and Event revenue opportunities
• Review business plans, identify gaps and ensure proactive efforts to fill capacity and meet set targets
• Contribute to the selling strategy of the hotel, and manage the departments’ adherence to achieving that strategy
• Understand the competitive market place and implement approaches to ensure the hotel stays ahead in the local market
• Conduct weekly spot checks of five bookings carried out with a minimum of 90% achieved in any departmental and system audits for any Team Member
• Ensure the Group, Meetings, and Events (GCE) Sales Team Members are developed effectively and generate a culture of high quality standards for relationship building, customer service, selling techniques, and billing and processing contracts
• Manage and develop the Group, Meetings, and Events (GCE) Sales Team to ensure career progression and effective succession planning within the hotel and company
• Organise hotel promotional activities
What are we looking for?
A Group, Meetings and Events Sales Manager serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:
• Demonstrated previous managerial or supervisory experience in Meetings and Events Sales function in the hotel/leisure 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 organisational and planning skills
• Fluent in Turkish & English
This job listing was provided by Hospitality Job Vacancies. To apply, please use the link in the job description.
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