Job Description
Sofitel is the only French luxury hotel brand with a presence on five continents with 120 addresses, in almost 40 countries. Sofitel offers contemporary hotels and resorts adapted to today’s more demanding and more versatile consumers who expect and appreciate beauty, quality, and excellence. Each Sofitel property offers a genuine experience of the French “art de vivre.”
This luxurious downtown hotel is a real architectural star in the place where skyscrapers were invented. Guests are invited to discover the finest of everything in the Windy City at our downtown Chicago hotel. Our unique hotel designed by French architect Jean-Paul Viguier is a 32-floor prism of glass featuring stunning views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline.
Job DescriptionThrough your passion and motivation, you sell & execute memorable experiences for your guests. You are professional and knowledgeable about your property ensuring a consistent product to standards, while maximizing profitability and protecting the integrity of the guest experience.
What you will be doing:
- Solicit, negotiate and generate contracted revenues from volume prospects that meet criteria established in the property business plan
- Accurately prepare and present requests for proposals in order for both client and hotel receive a good value
- Develop and distribute communications relating to planning and execution of group functions including, but not limited to group resumes, banquet event orders, and room set according to established guidelines
- Build and maintain strategic client relationships to reach financial and experiential goals
Your team and working environment:
- Be part of an exciting and influential team who encourage you to be your best self each day
- We recognize and celebrate team and individual successes
- A brand influenced by French indulgence offering a genuine experience of art de vivre for both ambassadors and guests
- An environment allowing you to use your knowledge and experience to contribute to the success of our operation
Your experience and skills include:
- Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
- Relevant events experience
- Highly responsible & reliable to handle multiple customer and operational demands with a high degree of professionalism, operating often with time sensitive deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, interpersonal relationship, and time management skills
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in the United States. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining work authorization documents.
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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