Global Sales Associate - London, United Kingdom - Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)

Description

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) provides a positively rewarding, fast-paced environment in a competitive industry where a highly motivated driven individual will thrive.

We serve as the global sales and marketing extension to a carefully curated portfolio of more than 250 of the world's most distinguished independent luxury hotels and resorts, cruise lines and destination management companies.

Our team of nearly 80 professionals in 26 offices across North America and Europe is dedicated to delivering personalized service to our clients within the meeting, incentive, convention, and exhibition marketplace.

Working in tandem with our exclusive membership, ALHI provides unparalleled solutions for meeting and event professionals by identifying and presenting myriad options based on desired attributes that create successful programs, for our clients and their audiences.

With hospitality and service at our core, ALHI serves as stewards for the hospitality and meetings industry, sharing best practices, connecting people, and fostering innovation to empower our community.

The Global Sales Associate role is primarily responsible for the administrative support of the Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) Global Sales team.

This position reports to the Regional Vice President of Sales, Europe; with a dotted line to the VP of Administration & Chief of Staff and assigned Director(s) of Global Sales.

• Compile expense reports
• Make travel and other event arrangements
• Create PowerPoint presentations
• Create availability grids

• Track and manage collection of pickup information and record in Salesforce
• Update contacts
• Build accounts as instructed
• Enter leads, responses, lost updates as instructed
• Assign incentive % to accounts
• Use and create basic reports from Salesforce and transfer to Excel as needed
• Update status activity as instructed
• Update and modify forecasts and forecast notes as instructed
• Database cleanup and research as needed
• Create and maintain opportunity profiles for Sales Executive account base

• Send leads with customer specific information as instructed
• Regular followup on proposal deadlines to ensure timely delivery to clients
• Assist Sales Executive with prospect and tentative list management and related member/client communication.
• Communicate lost updates to members as instructed

• Assist with event related tasks under the direction of the Event's team

• Abide by the policies and procedures of Associated Luxury Hotels International.
• Maintain ethical and professional standards of Associated Luxury Hotels International employee development and sales and marketing service.
• Performance of other duties, as needed and as assigned by the Regional Vice President of Sales, Europe, VP of Administration & Chief of Staff, or Director(s) of Global Sales and the.

ALHI is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.