Group Sales Manager/Hilton Minneapolis Airport

Remington Hospitality; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group health insurance (Medical,Dental

Vision and life insurance

Job summary

Hilton Minneapolis Airport is seeking a proactive Sales Manager to drive aggressive external and internal solicitation, support the Director of Sales with the annual marketing plan, and manage proposals to convert leads. You will gather essential group details and coordinate with catering for VIP arrangements.

The role is full-time, based at the Minneapolis airport property, with a compensation range starting at $65,000 and going up to $75,000, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in aggressive solicitation and outside/inside sales.
• Ability to prepare and execute marketing plans.
• Skill in sending and following up proposals to convert leads.
• Ability to document necessary group details (billing, credit, rooming lists, VIP arrangements).

Responsibilities

• Conduct a successful solicitation process with outside calls, inside appointments, calls, letters and mail.
• Assist Director of Sales in preparing the annual marketing plan and market segment action plans.
• Send proposals for leads that fit the profile and actively convert to definite status.
• Capture and route group details (billing, credit app, rooming list, VIP arrangements) and coordinate with catering.

Skills

Sales solicitation

Proposal development

Client communication

Account management

Job description

• Conduct a successful, aggressive solicitation process involving outside sales calls, inside appointments, telephone calls, individual letter and direct mail. As a proactive sales manager, 80% (eighty) of time should be spent in active sales solicitation.
• Assist the Director of Sales in the preparation of the annual marketing plan, including the action plans covering assigned market segments.
• Send proposals on all leads which fit the profile of the property and actively follow through to convert from proposal to definite status.
• Obtain, document and route all necessary information on definite groups, including billing information, credit application, rooming list and VIP arrangements. Details on meeting arrangements, menus, audio-visual arrangements, etc., should be documented and passed on to catering manager for follow up.
  

What You Will Be Doing

• Conduct a successful, aggressive solicitation process involving outside sales calls, inside appointments, telephone calls, individual letter and direct mail. As a proactive sales manager, 80% (eighty) of time should be spent in active sales solicitation.
• Assist the Director of Sales in the preparation of the annual marketing plan, including the action plans covering assigned market segments.
• Send proposals on all leads which fit the profile of the property and actively follow through to convert from proposal to definite status.
• Obtain, document and route all necessary information on definite groups, including billing information, credit application, rooming list and VIP arrangements. Details on meeting arrangements, menus, audio-visual arrangements, etc., should be documented and passed on to catering manager for follow up.
  

Salary range for this position starts at (based on experience): $65,000- $75,000.

Full Time Associates at the Hilton Minneapolis Airport are eligible for group health insurance including, Medical, Dental, Vision and life insurance. Additional benefits include Parental Maternity Leave, 401k and Paid Time Off Accrual. The Hilton Minneapolis Airport reserves the right to pay more or less than listed compensation scale based on factors not related to sex or race.