Cluster Sales Manager The Netherlands
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Seven unique properties with three different brands located in the key cities of The Netherlands are represented by the Dutch Cluster Sales Team.
What will I be doing?
As Sales Manager, you will hunt for new business opportunities, manage current accounts and analyze local market trends to execute strategies that keep the hotel a leader in the marketplace.
We are recruiting for a Sales Manager responsible for targeted industries, accounts and prospects within The Netherlands.
Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:
- Analysis local market trends and competitor activity to identify business leads
- Develop customer accounts to drive business into the specific hotels and cluster, to increase market share in all revenue streams
- Contract new prospect accounts both in the Corporate, Government and MICE segment in order to achieve hotel revenue targets.
- Monitor performance on a monthly basis in order to review variances, pace and developments.
- Use analytical skills to analyze account performance and opportunities to share/explain in the commercial meeting.
- Perform site inspections and bookers presentations for accounts and prospects.
- Organize familiarization trips and travel to tradeshows to represent the cluster or individual hotels.
- Weekly and Monthly updates on account development, lead generation and prospecting via sales reporting tools.
- Set up result-focused action plan for corporate entertainment and account management activities.
- Initiate creative sales races and blitzes in relevant markets and areas.
What are we looking for?
A Sales Manager 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, behaviors, skills, experience and values that follow:
- A minimum of 2 years pro-active sales experience in the hospitality or leisure industry.
- A proven track record of sales successes.
- Ability to work under pressure and under own initiative
- Passion for sales and for achieving targets and objectives
- Fluent in English both oral and written communication, preferred Dutch.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Driver’s license.
- Degree-level qualification in a relevant field
What can you expect from us?
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. 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.
Besides being listed as a Great Place to Work in the Large & Multinational workplaces we offer you the following:
- Intensive training period and a personal development program;
- Internal transfer and promotion possibilities;
- Employee discount on Hilton Worldwide hotel rooms via our international Hilton travel program;
- Employee discount of 50% on Food & Beverage at Hilton Worldwide hotels;
- Participation in sport events like Dam to Dam, beach volleyball and soccer competitions;
- Annual team outings, staff party and quarterly team member forums;
- Incentive program based on performance.