Senior Affiliate Event Sales Manager
Tiempo Completo
Description
The iconic Hilton Chicago is looking for a Senior Affiliate Event Sales Manager to join their team to solicit and book all affiliate events for future citywide business and In-House groups.
Principle Responsibilities & Position Purpose
Responsible for the solicitation and booking of all affiliate events for future citywide business and In-House groups. Maximizes and drives incremental revenue for the hotel.
Sales & Solicitation:
- Identifies current definite in-house group business
- Communicates with applicable managers servicing the program, including Event Managers, to obtain client information
- Communicates with clients and confirms history and approval process based on contracted terms
- Utilizes multiple and creative sources of information to forecast and solicit new business
- Identifies and attends networking opportunities to determine upcoming (2 years or more) citywide business
- Conducts research of previous affiliate events in Hilton systems to identify and solicit rebooking of business
- Partners with the Sales team in assisting with or coordinating hotel site visits
Client & Internal Communication
- Communicates with clients and ensures proposals and contracts are created and approved on a timely manner
- Communicates with applicable departments and ensures payments, BEOs, sales agreements, logs, and contracts are implemented on a timely manner
Implementation of Service
- Negotiates pricing and terms & conditions not included in main agreement for those companies and organizations affiliated with groups
- Attends internal and external meetings
- Participates in the development and measurement of personal and team goals and action plans
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Requirements
What benefits will I receive?
- Medical Insurance Coverage Options – for you and your family. Able to enroll after 90 days of employment
- Vision, dental, life and disability insurance
- Mental Health Resources
- Best-in-Class Paid Time Off (PTO) – you can accrue up to 25 days in your first year of employment.
- Go Hilton travel discount program: 100 nights of discounted travel per calendar year
- Participating in the 401(k) Plan and company match is the perfect way to save for the future. We match 100% of every dollar eligible TMs contribute up to 3% of pay, plus 50% of every dollar contributed on the next 2% of pay.
- Career growth and development
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Recognition and rewards programs
- Access to your pay when you need it through DailyPay
- Debt-free education: Access to a wide variety of educational credentials (ex. college degrees, high school completion, English-language learning, digital literacy, professional certificates and more)
- Inclusive family-building and fertility benefits
- Expanded bereavement leave.
- Adoption Assistance program
- Employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - purchase Hilton shares at 15% discount
Sales Incentive
Hilton offers a best-in market SIP (Short-Term Incentive Plan) to our Sales, Catering & Events teams to reward our employees for their contributions to our company’s financial success. The Plan includes a quarterly component worth 20% of bonus eligible earnings. The quarterly incentive may have multiple individually weighted objectives, meaning multiple opportunities to earn a payout
Hilton Chicago
Lake Michigan views near Soldier Field
Overlooking Grant Park, Lake Michigan, and Museum Campus, you’ll be situated on Michigan Avenue, where incredible experiences are around every corner. Walk to Solider Field for game days or concerts, enjoy many festivals at Grant Park, or explore the Pilsen neighborhood– known for one of the best museums in the city, booming bar and restaurant scene.
