Assistant Director of Sales
With thousands of hotels in over 100 countries and territories, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. From an open door to a welcoming smile and an exceptional experience, we offer the millions of travellers who stay with us every year a welcome they will never forget. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton and many others.
If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Team Member. Because it's with Hilton where we never forget the reason we're here: to delight our guests, Team Members, and owners alike.
The Assistant Director of Sales assists the Commercial Director in leading and supervising the Sales Team. He / she oversees and directs all aspects of the negotiation and coordination process as well as the successful handling of Corporate / FIT / M. I. C.E. / Social / Tour & Travel events as assigned. This role leads the Sales team to ensure smooth operation of the department to maximize business opportunities and deliver the highest service standards.
**What will I be doing?**
As the Assistant Director of Sales, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:
- Complete the relevant Hilton University courses promptly and pass the tests.
- Be familiar with hotel product knowledge and related activities.
- Responsible for the promotion and sales of all products of the hotel, including but not limited to rooms, catering, banquets, etc.
- Complete sales targets and related tasks set by the hotel.
- Develop sales plans and obtain approval from the Commercial Director, maintaining and developing customers in the region or industry according to the plan.
- Understand customer needs through telephone sales, face-to-face visits and other forms, achieving sales.
- Produce quotations efficiently, send contracts to customers and follow-up promptly.
- Show clients around the hotel.
- Operate the hotel reservation system to book rooms, banquet venues, etc.
- Send the team's work order promptly and ensure that the relevant departments receive relevant information.
- Establish a good relationship with customers, maintaining the update of customer information and promptly report customer needs and feedback to the hotel.
- Recommend other hotel chains within the group to clients.
- Proactively collect market and industry information to share with other members of the Sales team to capture business opportunities and ultimately convert to business confirmations.
- Understand and be familiar with all product information of competitors, including key customers and their output, hotel rooms, catering, conference related promotion information, and promptly feedback the information to the Commercial Director.
- Welcome key customers, team leaders and VIPs to the hotel when they arrive.
- Ensure effective communication between the Sales team and the hotel Operations team through regular meetings and assist the Banquet Sales or Operations department to follow-up on events occurring during the banquet or meeting.
- Handle guest feedback or complaints.
- Maximize sales at all times and effectively forecast team and banquet revenue.
- Provide necessary supervision and guidance to the Commercial Director or sales representative as needed in developing team quotes or contracts.
- Actively participate in the development of marketing plans and collaborate to achieve budgets.
- Assist the commercial director to allocate daily work effectively according to the Sales team structure.
- Coach the Sales team to always ensure that quality services and products are delivered to customers.
- Lead the Sales team to achieve departmental goals.
- Chair and attend meetings as needed.
- Assist the Director of Sales in recruiting, selecting and training employees to maintain team vitality and stability.
- Conscientiously perform assigned tasks and special tasks.
- The department reserves the right to change or supplement the job description if necessary.
**What are we looking for?**
A Assistant Director of Sales serving Hilton Brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:
- Hospitality: Volunteer to provide unparalleled hospitality.
- Integrity: Do what you should do all the time.
- Leadership: Strive to be a leader in both your industry and your community.
- Teamwork: Actively promote teamwork spirit in all work.
- Ownership: take responsibility for your actions and make decisions.
- Now: Operate with urgency and discipline.
- College degree.
- 3 years or above hotel sales and related experience.
- Good English and Chinese reading and writing skills to meet business needs.
- Good communicatio