Convention Services Manager – Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown

Job Overview

The Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown, located at a walking distance to downtown attractions and events, is looking for an energetic individual to our Sales and Marketing team as a Convention Services Manager.

Our exciting and fast paced Hotel offers a break from the repetition, with no two days that are ever the same. We are proud to offer package that includes competitive pay, generous vacation package, 7 paid holidays, and excellent benefit package for fulltime employees.

Salary starting at $42K annual. We are also offering a $500 signing bonus after the completion of our probationary period.

If you are the future Convention Services Manager, you will have charisma, leadership skills and experience to excel in a high energy, fast paced, growing hotel. You will attract and retain clientele for convention business, and ensure that 100% guest satisfaction is provided to successfully host events for our clients.

You will also….

• Identify potential key accounts and develops strategies to prioritize and penetrate those accounts
• Makes outside sales calls to prospective convention customers.
• Works with convention planners on their needs.
• Tailor the sales presentation and/or proposal to address priorities identified by the customer.
• Negotiate sale of convention functions.
• Conduct on-site client inspections to illustrate available services; know meeting and sleeping room set-ups and capabilities.
• Monitor customer satisfaction with convention and group business; follows-up with key contacts on a regular basis to assess satisfaction.
• Organize functions and events for hotel clients in coordination with all other departments.

You will meet these requirements….

• Minimum one year of hotel experience.
• Local market knowledge preferred
• High school diploma, bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite®.
• Excellent oral and written, communication and negotiation skills.
• Able to resolve conflicts of guests, supervisors and employees.