Event Sales Assistant, Hotel Services - Anaheim Marriott

Position Overview

The Sales Assistant will focus on assisting the location manager and/or sales team to drive profitable revenue and increase customer satisfaction by providing administrative sales support. The Sales Assistant reports to the Director, Event Technology, or Sales Director.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Import leads from hotel booking system or Branch generated lead sources.
• Qualify and convert leads into opportunities.
• Conduct initial background research and update information in CRM.
• Generate initial cost estimates from customer specifications.
• Research and plan for site visits.
• Gather media content and collateral for proposals.
• Assign opportunities in CRM to Sales Managers under supervisor’s direction.
• Accompany selling manager on PreCon and Site Visit meetings as needed.
• Cooky follow up and thank you messages.
• Cooky with hotel sales team for site visit attendance and support.

Job Qualifications

• A high school diploma or G.E.D. is required.
• 1+ years of administrative sales, technical, or hospitality experience is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Proficiency with Microsoft office and web based applications is required.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Passion for service excellence is important.
• Detail oriented is a key competency.

Competencies

• Hospitality
• Responsiveness
• Ownership
• Professionalism
• Communicates Effectively
• Action Oriented

Work Environment

Hotel Work is performed in a hotel/convention center environment with moderate exposure to outdoor temperatures and to dirt, sand and/or dust. The working conditions will vary between moderately quiet to noisy volumes. Team members will use high-end audio visual equipment and electrical components, and will be exposed to heights via lifts and ladders. Team members may be asked to work in multiple hotel locations. Working times will include irregular hours and on-call status including days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Team members must adhere to appearance guidelines as defined by Encore based on an individual hotel or a representation of hotels in that city or area.

Hourly Pay Range

The hourly pay range for this role is $23.00 - $24.00. The compensation offered for this role is determined based on the qualifications outlined in the job posting for the specified location. Final compensation is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant work experience, or particular skills and expertise. In addition, some positions may be eligible for other compensation such as potential overtime, bonuses or incentives.

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