Executive Meeting Manager

FAIRMONT

Executive Meeting Manager

San Diego, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Reporting to the Director of Group Sales, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

    • Consistently offer professional, friendly and engaging service

    • Ensure prompt and courteous service is extended to both internal and external customers

    • Maintain positive relationships with all guests, vendors, Colleagues and global sales network

    • Actively sell guest rooms to small groups, ensuring monthly and quarter goals are met

    • Conduct introductory site visits and planning site visits in a professional manner

    • Solicit new business, engage new clients, and rebook existing clients

    • Confirm and review rooms and function details with clients prior to arrival

    • Manage on-site program operations based on provided schedule

    • Meet clients prior to departure to ensure all details of the contract were delivered and to solicit any future business

    • Maintain accounts, contact, activity and business details within the appropriate software applications

    • Conduct pre convention meetings as required

    • Work closely with the Conference Services, Culinary, Front Office, Audio Visual, Golf and Spa teams to communicate group details

    • Obtain and manage rooming list details and communicate to Reservations Department

    • Manage billing, deposits and payments as required

    • Maximize revenue potential with each program

    • Work within tight response deadlines

    • Follow departmental policies and procedures

    • Follow all safety policies

    • Familiarity with virtual sales tools for customer engagement

    • Other duties as assigned

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • Previous experience within hotel sales required

    • Knowledge of Hotel Food & Beverage

    • Computer literate in Microsoft Window applications and other relevant computer applications required

    • University/College degree in a related discipline preferred

    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal required

    • Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities

    • Highly responsible & reliable

    • Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times

    Additional Information

    Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
    We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

    Why work for Accor?
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    By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/

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