Sales Manager – Hilton Jobs

What you’ll do:

• Develop customer accounts and travel nationally to develop relationships as required to drive business
• Produce accurate and timely reports that meet the needs of the Sales Director and senior management to include the reporting of appointments, calls made and business leads
• Working alongside the on-site groups, conference and events team to ensure the customer journey from enquiry handling through to completion is seamless
• Attend Sales events, as required
• Answer customer queries in a prompt and professional manner
• Managing relationships with unmanaged conference agents
• Develop solid relationships with the Hilton Worldwide Sales teams
• Work within current business strategies and recognising potential opportunities
• Host client FAM trips at the hotel
• Maintain and up to date knowledge of national businesses and develop relationship to drive share in all segments, ie MICE, group, corporate and transient. This position will have a large focus on MICE.
• Generating 8 face to face sales appointments per week
• Negotiate room rates/packages with corporate clients and prepare contracts accordingly

What you’ll have:

• Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
• Positive attitude and good communication skills
• A full UK driving licence is required for this role
• Comprehensive knowledge of working with UK MICE Agents, association and experience in conducting hotel presentations
• Excellent grooming standards
• Passion for sales and achieving targets
• Ability to work under pressure and under own initiative
• Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service
• Experience in a UK based hotel sales manager role with a proven track record to close a sale
• Experience in a field-based sales role would be advantageous
• Passion for sales and for achieving targets and objectives