Assistant Director of Event Sales

**Additional Information**
**Job Number**24214016
**Job Category**Event Management
**Location**Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel and Conference Center, Hugo-Eckener-Ring 15, Flughafen/ Terminal 1, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany, 60549
**Schedule**Full Time
**Located Remotely?**N
**Position Type** Management

**Be empowered.**
- **Begin**: Onboarding program & “Enjoy 2 Brands” program, staff room for your start
- **Belong**: A familiar & diverse team from different nations, flat hierarchies and different areas of expertise, in which people support each other and learn from each other.
- **Become**: Large selection of internal & external training courses, individual development plans, very good promotion prospects, transfer opportunities to our sister hotels
- **Be connected**: Various employee events and team building activities for the “we-feeling”
- **Be honored**: Christmas and vacation bonus, discounted parking, travel allowance, appreciation bonuses, employee referral program, capital-forming benefits, discounted employee accommodation and F&B discount in over 8,500 Marriott hotels worldwide
- **Be well**: various wellbeing and (mental) health offers, Serve360 campaigns, healthy & delicious food in our staff restaurant and numerous opportunities for social engagement

**Be you.**
- The dual-brand hotel _**_“Sheraton & Marriott Frankfurt Airport Hotel”_**_ combines two premium brands into one employer Have you already found your passion in Convention Sales with all its facets? Come and join us as _**_Assistant Director of Event Sales (f/m/d)._**_ Two brands - endless possibilities_

Your most important tasks include:

- Qualification, quotation and distribution of incoming inquiries
- Helping to shape the sales strategy to achieve the business objectives
- Providing technical support and guidance to the Convention Sales team
- Conducting staff appraisals and drawing up development plans in coordination with the Director of Group & Event Sales
- Preparing offers, conducting negotiations and concluding contracts for conferences and group bookings of up to 1,000 people in collaboration with the sales team
- Competent advice and support for our customers in the planning and implementation of their events as well as their detailed arrangements
- Checking offers and contracts, including all additional contract components such as addendums
- Participation in meetings in the Consumer Operations department
- Working closely with related operational departments to ensure the smooth running of events and group bookings within the hotel

**Be able.**
- You are enthusiastic about sales and want to take your next step.
- You have at least 3 years of experiene in customer service role, sales, event management within a hotel environment
- You are a proactive team member with passion.
- You are a talented communicator with a personable and professional demeanor and strong negotiation skills.
- High level of self-motivation and excellent communication skills in German and English.

**Be connected.**

**About us**:

- Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and maintaining an inclusive culture where people are at the center. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other basis covered by applicable law._

When you join the Sheraton family, you become a member of its global community. We’ve been a place to gather and connect since 1937. At Sheraton, associates create a sense of belonging in more than 400 communities around the world. We invite, we welcome, and we connect guests through engaging experiences and thoughtful service. If you’re a team player who is excited to deliver a meaningful guest experience, we encourage you to explore your next career opportunity with Sheraton. Join us on our mission to be ‘The World’s Gathering Place’. In joining Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. **Be** where you can do your best work, **begin** your purpose, **belong** to an amazing global team, and **become** the best version of you.