Senior Business Travel Sales Manager - Hilton Midwest Cluster

Senior Business Travel Sales Manager

We're thrilled to share an exciting opportunity within one of our largest Hilton clusters! Due to a recent promotion, we are seeking a Senior Business Travel Sales Manager to join our dynamic team.

In this role, you will represent a portfolio of 15 Hilton corporate-managed hotels across the Midwest, playing a key part in driving high-impact, revenue-generating business.

This position is based on property at the iconic Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel, placing you at the center of a fast-paced, high-profile sales environment in downtown Chicago.

If you're looking to elevate your career with a globally recognized brand while working alongside a collaborative and results-driven team, this is an incredible opportunity to make your mark.

The annual salary for this role is $85,000 + and is based on applicable specialized experience and location.

What Will I Be Doing?

As a Senior Business Travel Sales Manager, you will be responsible for increasing qualified business travel sales volume by developing key relationships with new business travel accounts, and growing production with assigned existing accounts across the group of hotels represented.

• Develop new BTS accounts via research and connections excluding key national accounts.
• Negotiate and execute contracts for Volume Accounts
• Qualify prospects for the Complexed group of hotels
• Prepare and present proposals and/or contracts to prospective customers
• Develop and execute on-site and field presentations to prospective clients
• Engage in outside sales activities to discuss business opportunities and entertain customers
• Participate in industry related organizations and the local community to develop business
• Attend departmental meetings and other scheduled meetings to support business

In addition to performing the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the supervisor based upon the requirements of the company.

• Communicate clearly and accurately (verbally or non-verbally) in a pleasant manner.
• Show competence by completing job responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
• Demonstrate an ability to follow a prescribed sequence of service with each encounter.
• Take initiative, be willing to assume responsibility for exceeding guests' expectations.

Proudly Representing: Hilton Chicago, The Drake, Waldorf Astoria Chicago, Embassy Suites Downtown Magnificent Mile, DoubleTree Downtown Magnificent Mile, Hilton Chicago O'Hare, Palmer House, Hilton Minneapolis, Hilton Columbus Downtown, Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown, Conrad Indianapolis, Hilton Omaha, Hilton Cleveland, Skirving Oklahoma City, and Signia by Hilton Indianapolis

What We're Looking For

• Minimum of 1+ years of hotel sales experience
• Flexibility and willingness to travel within assigned markets and attend tradeshows
• Business Travel sales experience preferred
• Experience with Delphi is a plus

The Benefits

We support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to innovative programs and benefits.

• Medical Insurance Coverage Options – for you and your family. Able to enroll after 90 days of employment
• Sales Incentive Plan
• Vision, dental, life and disability insurance
• Mental Health Resources
• Best-in-Class Paid Time Off (PTO) – you can accrue up to 144 hours of PTO in your first year of employment.
• Go Hilton travel discount program: 100 nights of discounted travel per calendar year
• Participating in the 401(k) Plan and company match is the perfect way to save for the future. We match 100% of every dollar eligible TMs contribute up to 3% of pay, plus 50% of every dollar contributed on the next 2% of pay.
• Career growth and development
• Recognition and rewards programs
• Access to your pay when you need it through DailyPay
• Debt-free education: Access to a wide variety of educational credentials (ex. college degrees, high school completion, English-language learning, digital literacy, professional certificates and more)
• Inclusive family-building and fertility benefits
• Expanded bereavement leave.
• Adoption Assistance program
• Employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - purchase Hilton shares at 15% discount
• Discounted team member meals in the cafeteria while on shift
• Discounted parking

Sales Incentive

Hilton offers a best-in market SIP (Short-Term Incentive Plan) to our Sales, Catering & Events teams to reward our employees for their contributions to our company's financial success. The Plan includes a quarterly component worth 20% of bonus eligible earnings. The quarterly incentive may have multiple individually weighted objectives, meaning multiple opportunities to earn a payout