Executive Meeting Manager

Fairmont Dallas is looking for a dynamic Sales individual who will provide an outstanding experience to our small groups during their program. You will be reporting to the Director of Group Sales.

 

What’s in it for you:

• Paid time off
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K
• Complimentary Shift Meal
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academy designed to sharpen your skills
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, such as Planet 21
• Career development opportunities with national and international promotion opportunities

 

What you will be doing:

• Actively sell guest rooms to small groups, ensuring goals are met
• Work within tight response deadlines
• Solicit new business, engage new clients, and rebook existing clients
• Manage on-site program operations based on provided schedule
• Conduct site visits and planning site visits in a professional manner
• Maintain accounts, contact, activity and business details within the appropriate software applications
• Ensure prompt and courteous service is extended to both internal and external customers
• Obtain and manage rooming list details
• Conduct pre-convention meetings as required
• Maintain positive relationships with all guests, vendors, and employees
• Maximize revenue potential with each program
• Meet clients prior to departure to ensure all details of the contract were delivered and to solicit any future business
• Manage billing, deposits and payments as required 
• Other duties as assigned

 

Your experience and skills include:

• University/College degree in a related discipline preferred
• Previous experience within hotel sales required
• Knowledge of Hotel Food & Beverage operations
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Opera CRM Sales & Catering knowledge an asset
• 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

 

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in the United States. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining work authorization documents.

 

Your team and working environment:

Fairmont Dallas, located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, offers 545 elegant guestrooms and suites, with over 73,000 square feet of banqueting and meeting space. For over 50 years, Fairmont Dallas has been the setting for countless civic, social cultural, convention and corporate events, but more importantly the setting for thousands of memories.

 

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?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.
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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