Area Director of Sales - Hawaii Complex

Overview

Area Director of Sales - Hawaii Complex (HOT0BWQD) is responsible for maximizing the asset value by driving above-market topline revenues and creating a world-class culture to attract and retain top talent across specific commercial functions. Hilton seeks strategic leaders who understand how to bring people, process and performance together to create a winning formula. The role with Hilton Hawaiian Village and Hilton Waikoloa Village offers the opportunity to lead sales strategy for two iconic Hawaii resorts with unmatched scope and visibility.

Hilton’s Commercial Services organization drives our sales, revenue, marketing, catering and events management, call centers, and analytics functions. These are the core of Hilton’s “commercial engine” and essential to driving profitable growth.

What will I be doing?

The primary responsibilities are to lead the group, transient, and catering (where applicable) sales team at the hotel / complex and deploy business strategies that are creative, dynamic and impactful towards achieving the hotel’s annual budget and crossover targets.

As the Area Director of Sales, you will oversee commercial strategies for the sales team with the goal of improving performance by aligning strategy with business processes. Processes should impact revenue streams, including Rooms, Catering and Events. Key deliverables include setting deployment, team composition, and providing a cadence of activities that uses a predictive and prescriptive approach to drive performance.

You should possess strong leadership, communication, and networking skills to facilitate delivery of the Americas Commercial Operating Model pertaining to rooms (and banquets) sales.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the hotel’s Annual Multi-Year 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 to maximize 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

Leadership

Group Sales

Ownership, Customer, and Stakeholder Relations

Support of team’s site visits and pre-convention meetings

What are we looking for?

To fulfill this role successfully, you should demonstrate the following minimum qualifications :

It would be helpful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions :

Since being founded in 1919, Hilton has been a leader in the hospitality industry. Hilton remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success. This leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. We look for demonstration of these Values :

We also look for demonstration of the following key attributes :

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

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. 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 is to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, uniting us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. Our Team Members are at the heart of it all.

Compensation range for this role is $200-250K and is based on applicable experience and location

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