GM&E Sales Manager â Event Planner (temporary)
GM&E Sales Manager â Event Planner (temporary)
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Job Description
Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona is the stage for trend-setting large and small business events with the magical lifestyle & leisure twist at one of the best beach clubs in the World Purobeach Barcelona. An exciting property with 433 bedrooms 22 meeting rooms and Glasshouse for unique events.
As a Groups Meetings & Events (GM&E) Sales Manager Event Planner you will have the opportunity to plan large sized groups conferences and events together with prospect or returning clients. Although no operational expertise on day of event is required in this position the pre-organization and holistic understanding of event details required by client is key.
In close cooperation with the GM&E Converting team as well as the pro-active Sales team the manager contributes to overall strategy equally driving hotel results and customer satisfaction.
Specifically a GM&E Sales Manager Event Planner will perform the following tasks to the highest standards:
Planning high profile events for up to 1000 attendees
Managing room allotment for in house events and convention blocks
Knowledge of the facilities products and services of the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona.
Supporting the Commercial Director (Assistant) Director GM&E Sales and the whole Commercial Department in maximizing Hotel revenues through upsells and cross selling with our external partners
Leading by example for junior team members and trainees taking a pro-active role in training and supporting them
Adherence to Hilton and hotel policies and procedures for example in regards to timely collection of all relevant information or deposit and billing guidelines
Conduction of hotel site inspections pre-conference meetings and exit interviews with clients ensuring customer satisfactions in all relevant touch points of the customer journey
Support in data collection and reporting as required
Participation and support of sales & marketing activities like call days or sales blitz
EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans
What are we looking for
The ideal candidate contributes the following values skills and knowledge:
Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service under time pressure - Positive attitude and balance between commercial and customer focus
- Comfortable during negotiations and tough conversations with clients or colleagues
- Good time management and communication skills
- At least two years of experience in Groups Meetings & Events in a hotel or similar
- Knowledge of and Hilton PMS is an advantage
Fluent in English (Spanish and other languages are an advantage)
Feel free to apply if you are not matching all of the above requirements. We are looking for strong individuals that are eager to grow and bring their personality to our team. Skills can always be trained!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions of his or her role and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
-Your Candidate Experience in every selection process is very important to us. As such you might receive an email from The Hilton Recruiting Team () with the subject line Your experience with Recruiting with a request to learn more about your interviewing experience. The email is not spam and you can click the link. The survey should take no more than 1 minute to complete and we would appreciate your feedback as this will help our Human Resource and Recruiting Teams to focus on what is important to you-
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
