Meeting Connections Manager

Summary:
Discover the beauty of San Diego, on the waterfront, in the heart of downtown at Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. This iconic hotel features 1,628 guestrooms and 320,000 square feet of event space with stunning Pacific Ocean and city views. We are looking for the very best to join our AAA 4-Diamond Hotel, featured in the Top 10 of all Meeting Hotels in the United States per Cvent

At Hyatt, we believe our guests select Hyatt because of our caring and attentive associates who are focused on providing efficient service and meaningful experiences.


The Meeting Connections Manager is an entry-level sales department job in the hotel with a performance quota. This individual will serve as the primary point of contact for clients, selling groups of 10-150 rooms on peak night, ensuring their needs and expectations are met from initial inquiry through the conclusion of the contract process.The Meeting Connections Manager will collaborate closely with various hotel departments to deliver exceptional service and ensure the success of each meeting or event.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Build strong relationships with clients to understand their specific needs and preferences, providing personalized service to enhance their experience.
• These individuals handle special accounts or a specific role and carry a revenue quota.
• Develops new leads and researches new business potential within an assigned market.
• Makes direct calls to potential clients and manages internet based lead websites.
• This position is responsible for booking short term meetings for the hotel and is fast paced.

The range for this position is $32.21 to $38.89 per hour ($67,100 to $80,900). This is the pay Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego reasonably expects to pay. Decisions regarding individual salaries will be based on a number of factors, such as experience and education.

Hyatt colleagues work in an environment that demands exceptional performance yet reaps great rewards. Hyatt has the best to offer including: paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, medical health care after 30 days of Full Time employment, paid FamilyBonding Time, Adoption Assistance, discounted and complimentary rooms at Hyatt locations across the globe, free colleague meals during shifts, complimentary parking and many more!

At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging- of making people feel at home no matter where they are in the world. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences and jobs into careers. Join a team that is making travel more human. Connected. Sustainable. Here, everyone's role matters. Opportunities are yours to shape. Your individuality is celebrated. At the heart of Hyatt is our shared belief that hospitality is more than just a job - it's a career for people who care.

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years previous hotel experience.
• 1 year hotel sales experience
• Refined verbal and written communication skills.
• Prefer completion of a Hyatt Corporate Management Training program or equivalent training.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.