Senior Sales Manager Entertainment - The West Hollywood EDITION (West Hollywood, CA)

Senior Sales Manager Entertainment - The West Hollywood EDITION

Live Fully at Marriott International 1 Leader in Hospitality At Marriott International you have the opportunity to grow in your career work with teammates that feel like family and help make our world a better place. The West Hollywood EDITION located at 9040 West Sunset Boulevard Hollywood CA 90069 is hiring a Senior Sales Manager Entertainment. Responsibilities include EntertainmentResponsible for proactively soliciting business. The position is accountable for handling large group or other customer segments related to opportunities with significant revenue potential. Actively up-sells each business opportunity to maximize revenue for individual properties. Aligns customer profile with the appropriate product. Achieves personal and team related revenue goals. Turns business over properly and in a timely fashion for proper service delivery in accordance with brand standards. Creates opportunities to grow the account base through customer interactions. CANDIDATE PROFILE Education and Experience Required 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration Marketing Hotel and Restaurant Management or related major 5 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area. OR 4-year bachelor s degree in Business Administration Marketing Hotel and Restaurant Management or related major 3 years of experience in sales and marketing or related professional area. CORE WORK ACTIVITIES Understanding Market Opportunities and Driving Revenue Targets accounts markets or segments with heavy emphasis on proactive solicitation and account saturation. Partners with counterpart to effectively manage the business opportunity. Responds to and manages larger and more complex incoming opportunities for the property. Identifies qualifies and solicits new business to achieve personal and property revenue goals. Focuses efforts on accounts with significant potential sales revenue. Develops effective sales plans and actions. Works with partners to develop creative ideas and proposals for events. Maximizes revenue by upselling packages. Understands the overall market - competitors strengths and weaknesses economic trends supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them. Closes the best opportunities based on market conditions and individual property needs. Uses negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts. Handles complex business with significant revenue potential as well as significant customer expectations. Building Successful Relationships Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls entertainment FAM trips trade shows etc. Develops relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for sales opportunities. Provides excellent customer sales service in order to grow share of the account. Manages and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Additional Responsibilities Utilizes intranet for resources templates and information. Participates in site visits. Develops and facilitate execution of contracts as required. Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g. generating proposal writing contract customer correspondence). Executes brand s Customer Service Standards and property s Brand Standards through the sales process. Apply now at s jobs.marriott.com marriott jobs 22081462 lang en-us. Marriott International is consistently recognized as an employer of choice globally by FORTUNE magazine DiversityInc. and Great Places to Work Institute among others. Chat engage and follow us on social media. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn InstagramVisit marriott.com careers to learn more about our workplace culture and career opportunities. Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis such as disability and veteran status or any other basis covered under applicable law. Marriott International considers for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law.