Business & NBD Sales Manager - Hilton Bellevue

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Full Time Bellevue, WA, US

Salary Range: $33.00 To $38.00 Hourly

Hilton Bellevue is currently searching for a Business Travel and New Business Development
Sales Manager to represent the hotel in the development of our business travel market segment. As a business travel sales manager, you will develop new customer relationships and maintain existing relationships with assigned accounts while consistently striving to maximize room revenue.

Responsibilities Include:

• Travel primarily outside the hotel to initiate new sales, solicit leads, hold conferences, and make sales proposals and presentations
• Host and entertain clients and maintain client accounts
• Develop sales strategies to meet or exceed established revenue and room night goals
• Represent hotel by soliciting, responding to, and negotiating business travel rates on contracts
• Negotiate contracts with customers and commission agreements with third party agencies
• Engage in outside sales activities to discuss business opportunities and entertain customers in local and national assigned markets
• Promote negotiated rates to all accounts.
• Work closely with revenue management team with the preparations of proposals and contracts to all prospective customers
• Attend weekly sales departmental meetings and other scheduled meetings to support business operations
• Respond to sales inquiries from potential clients
• Initiate new sales prospects, qualify leads, and solicit potential clients
• Conduct property site visits and answer questions
• Determine rates, prepare proposals, negotiate contracts, service accounts and analyze lost business
• Partner with operations departments to ensure full participation in servicing accounts

Qualifications Include:

• 1+ years hotel sales experience required.
• 1+ year of hotel business travel experience preferred.
• Strong organization, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to trouble shoot and problem solve independently.
• A solid understanding of overall hotel operations.
• Must have the ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
• Ability to use several different computer programs, including Microsoft Office and Delphi.

Benefits Include:

• Life and LTD insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off to include - vacation, sick, and holiday time

Wig Properties LLC
- Bell 2 is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/V/F/D