Director of Entertainment Sales - Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills

Director of Entertainment Sales Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills LocationBeverly Hills, California, United States CategoryHotel

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DESCRIPTION

A Director of Entertainment Sales with Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills is responsible for maximizing the value of the asset by driving abovemarket topline revenues and creating a worldclass culture, to attract and retain the very best talent, across specific commercial functions. Hilton is seeking strategic leaders who understand how to bring people, process and performance together, to create a winning formula. Hilton's Commercial Services organization is comprised of team members driving our sales, revenue, marketing, catering and events management, call centers, and analytics functions. These functions are the core of Hilton's "commercial engine" and are essential to Hilton's ability to drive profitable growth. What will I be doing? The primary responsibilities of this position are to lead the group, transient, and catering (where applicable) sales team at your hotel/complex and deploy business strategies that are creative, dynamic and impactful towards achieving your hotel's annual budget and crossover targets. As the Director of Entertainment Sales, you will be responsible for overseeing commercial strategies. Business processes should be designed to impact revenue streams, including Rooms, Catering and Events. Key deliverables for this role are to provide a cadence of activities that are a "predictive and prescriptive" approach to drive performance. In this role, you should possess strong leadership, communication, and networking skills. You will facilitate the delivery of the Americas Commercial Operating Model pertaining to rooms (and banquets) sales.

Strategy:

Contribute to the hotel's Annual MultiYear Strategic Intentions and Commercial Strategy, in partnership with the hotel commercial leadership team and regional sales, revenue and marketing support Directly accountable for setting the strategy and delivery of hotel's sales targets including Direct Selling Revenue Streams including group rooms, banquets, catering, business transient and leisure transient Work with Hotel's Commercial Leadership to ensure that Business Review Guidelines (current to + 5 years) and Group Pricing & Rate Quotation Strategies are in place in order to maximize all pricing components of sales and catering opportunities and achieve positive group market share Strategically align sales activities and outcomes with established optimal mix, contribute to the accuracy of revenue forecasts, while executing strategies for different demand periods and the retail and group pricing targets established Understand and contribute to the maximization of profits in line with GOP and EBITDA targets Operate within departmental expense budget and forecasts In collaboration with hotel's commercial leaders, contribute to the development of knowledge of all competitor and market activity

Ownership, Customer, and Stakeholder Relations:

Contribute to performance and commercial activity reporting for hotels (i.e., performance status communication and response plans) Liaise with Hilton Worldwide Sales towards demand and conversion generation Build strong relationships with CVB and 3rd party travel partners High level of engagement with customers from all sales segments including: Support of team's site visits and preconvention meetings Support of sales managers sales travel into market What are we looking for? To fulfill this role successfully, you should demonstrate the following minimum qualifications:

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Minimum Years of Experience:

Three (3) or more years in hospitality sales & marketing leadership preferred

Minimum Years of Experience:

Three (3) years crossfunctional experience in hotel management, or related industry experience preferred It would be helpful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions: Additional/advanced degree coursework in business administration, marketing and communications Adaptable experience with business strategy, business planning, and business plan development Ability to speak multiple languages Multiple Brand experience Proficiency in Delphi FDC preferred Additional/advanced degree coursework in business administration, marketing and communicationsAdaptable experience with business strategy, business planning, and business plan development. Ability to speak multiple languages Multiple Brand experience Proficiency in Delphi FDC preferred Since being founded in 1919, Hilton has been a leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Hilton remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success. This continued leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. Specifically, we look for demonstration of these

Values:

Hospitality We're passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences. Integrity We do the right thing, all the time. Leadership We're leaders in our industry and in our communities. Teamwork We're team players in everything we do. Ownership We're the owners of our actions and decisions. Now We operate with a sense of urgency and discipline In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes: Quality Productivity Dependability Customer Focus Adaptability What will it be like to work for Hilton? Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious fullservice hotels and resorts to extendedstay suites and midpriced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision "to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all! The compensation range for this role is $125 135K and is based on applicable experience and location. #LITA1 EOE, including disability/vets