Director of Leisure Sales - Waldorf Astoria, Pedregal

Hilton; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global hospitality company as the Director of Leisure Sales, where you'll drive revenue and build strong client relationships. This exciting role focuses on the leisure market segment, allowing you to implement innovative sales strategies and collaborate with various departments to enhance guest experiences. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and a diverse workplace, this position offers a unique opportunity to thrive in your career while making a significant impact on the company's growth. If you're passionate about sales and hospitality, this is the perfect role for you!

Benefits

Go Hilton travel program

Employee stock purchase program

Paid parental leave

Mental health resources

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hotel sales experience, with 5 years in luxury hotels.
• Established relationships within the leisure market and a passion for sales.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sales strategies to exceed targets.
• Collaborate with resort departments to enhance client experiences.

Skills

Hotel Sales Experience

Luxury Hotel Sales

Market Trend Analysis

Customer Relationship Management

Sales Strategy Development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

The location for this position is virtual/remote - US

This is your chance to be part of an in-house Commercial Services team that propels Hilton's sales, revenue management, call center, and analytics functions! As Director of Leisure Sales you will support these areas which are at the core of Hilton's "commercial engine" and are important to Hilton's ability to achieve profitable growth. On the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal team reporting to the Director of Sales, you will focus your efforts on driving revenue from the Leisure market segment, and building relationships with clients while increasing market share for the resort.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

1. Go Hilton travel program: 110 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
2. Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
3. Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
4. Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
5. Paid Time Off (PTO)

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

1. Develop and implement sales strategies that result in exceeding targets
2. Collaborate with other resort departments to deliver an exceptional client and guest experience
3. Travel outside of the office to meet with customers and prospective clients to develop business, and conduct sales presentations

How you will collaborate with others:

Internally, your colleagues include the local sales and marketing team including marketing, revenue management, and fellow sales managers. Externally, partnering with Hilton Worldwide Sales, travel agencies and travel advisors are all important to the success of this position.

What you will take ownership of:

1. Customer and Account Management
2. Develop and execute a monthly, quarterly and annual business plan for a designated market and accounts.
3. Represent hotel in all interactions dealing with their customers relative to sales
4. Actively engage with Hilton Worldwide Sales, and Intermediaries to retain existing customers and secure new business for the Resort.
5. Coordinate and conduct site inspections and familiarity trips through masterful story telling with prospective and existing customers based on their individual needs.

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

1. Ten (10) years of hotel sales experience
2. Five (5) years with luxury hotel sales at a five-star property experience
3. Established relationships within leisure market
4. Travel up to 40% of the time
5. Analyze market trends and data to identify business opportunities
6. Passion for the leisure market and proven track record of success

It would be useful if you have:

Bachelor’s Degree

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces.

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws.

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law.

Hilton offers its eligible team members a comprehensive benefits package including medical and prescription drug coverage, dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, short-and long-term disability insurance, access to our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) where you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount, a 401(k) savings plan, 20 days of paid time off accruing over your first year of employment and increasing up to 25 days after completing one year of full employment, up to 12 weeks of paid leave for birth parents and 4 weeks for non-birth parents, 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays throughout the year, up to 5 bereavement days, flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, an employee assistance program, access to a care coordination program (“Wellthy”), a legal services program, an educational assistance program, adoption assistance, a backup childcare program, pre-tax commuter benefit and our travel discount. The annual salary range for this role is $100,000 - $145,000 and is determined based on applicable and specialized experience and location.

Job: Sales and Marketing

Title: Director of Leisure Sales - Waldorf Astoria, Pedregal

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Requisition ID: COR01541

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