About the Role
Create the desired conference and meet clients’ needs through active communication, planning, and team leadership.
Responsibilities
- Understand the importance of raising the meeting planner evaluation scores and implement effective methods to ensure exceeding meeting planner satisfaction.
- Optimize room rental charges.
- Consistently participate in the re-booking of repeat business by having a track record of long-term client relationships.
- Actively participate in industry related organizations (NACE, MPI).
- Provide overall direction, coordination, and ongoing evaluation of operations.
- Detailed execution of all banquet event orders generated by the Convention Services Department.
- Monitor group room blocks and pick up, generate detailed resumes for the operating departments.
- Work with outside vendors to ensure client satisfaction for all events/groups.
- Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
- Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Prior experience in the field of hospitality with specific experience in catering sales is essential.
- Minimum of one year within the Hospitality Industry required.
- Must have experience at a similar size and quality hotel.
- Must possess computer skills, including, but not limited to, use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Delphi.
- Knowledge of sales skills, revenue management, training, and motivation of peers.
- Knowledge of hotel features, benefits, and competing hotels within the market.
- Ability to execute appropriate action plans.
- Knowledge of hotel operations, including marketing plans, security and safety programs, personnel and labor relations, preparation of business plans, repairs, maintenance, budget forecasting, quality assurance programs, hospitality law, and long-range planning.
- Ability to work effectively under time constraints and deadlines.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences, such as effectively communicating with supervisors, coworkers, public etc.
Skills
- Active communication
- Planning
- Team leadership
- Forecasting
- Budgeting
- Meeting planner satisfaction
- Room rental optimization
- Client relationship management
- Industry organization participation
- Sales techniques
- Closing skills
- Negotiating skills
- Hotel site inspections
- Client presentations
- Creative skills
- Menu development
- Pricing
- Banquet operations
- Event execution
- Problem-solving
- Audio/Visual equipment operation
- Computer proficiency (Delphi, Word, Excel)
- Revenue management
- Training
- Motivation
- Hotel features and benefits knowledge
- Competitive hotel knowledge
- Action plan execution
- Hotel operations knowledge
- Marketing plan knowledge
- Security and safety program knowledge
- Personnel and labor relations knowledge
- Business plan preparation
- Repairs and maintenance knowledge
- Budget forecasting knowledge
- Quality assurance program knowledge
- Hospitality law knowledge
- Long-range planning
- Time management
- Deadline management
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
Experience Level
- Minimum of one year within the Hospitality Industry required.
Salary/Compensations
- $80,000.00 - $85,000.00 Annually
Benefits
- Competitive Medical and Dental programs through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Vision insurance programs through EyeMed
- Vacation, Sick and Holiday programs
- Pet insurance through the ASPCA
- Supplemental, Spousal and Child Life insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability plans
- 401(k) Savings Plan with matching funds
- 'YouDecide' discounts
- Hotel Room Discount programs
About the Company
- HEI Hotels and Resorts is committed to providing a comprehensive benefit program that offers you choices for your physical, mental and financial wellness, creating value in your most important investment - you!
- We value U.S. military experience and invite all qualified military candidates to apply.
Equal Opportunity
- HEI Hotels and Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
