Account Director, Hilton Worldwide Sales

An Account Director, Hilton Worldwide Sales (HWS) will manage and grow the highest value and largest potential share of wallet accounts for Hilton Worldwide. You will look after these accounts on a local, national, international and global basis, where relevant, and be accountable for the performance of selected accounts at all these levels.

You will create and communicate account strategies to drive increased market share and demonstrate value to both internal and external customers:

Be accountable for the performance of key and strategic accounts
Proactively manage the team and relationships with customers, as well as internal stakeholders such as VPs, GMs, Commercial Directors and Hotel Managers
Create and communicate account strategies to drive increased and unfair share
Be responsible for the implementation and execution of various projects that will drive unfair share
Be owner agnostic
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique:

Planning Activities

Develop key account management that increases Hilton s market power and matches the way customers choose to buy
Develop the right account plans and strategies focusing on shifting unfair share
Develop plans to implement long-term business goals that are the basis for short-term goals and annual operational planning
Determine segments within accounts that provide the greater opportunities
Develop powerful personal relationships with decision makers and influencers within the top producing accounts
Actively seek new sources of business from existing and new accounts
Develop objectives that align with the business
Organizing Activities

Execute strategic account development plans and support the communication of key messages both internally and externally
Implement plans to ensure the overall strategic direction of the account base and support the company s revenue strategies
Plan and direct task assignment to ensure optimal effectiveness and resource utilization
Monitor and review the impact of marketing initiatives on account strategies
Organize quarterly business reviews with key accounts to discuss performance and necessary corrective actions
Network with sub-account handlers and global leads where relevant
Provide accurate management reports to review account performance and communicate future plans
Directing Activities

Develop appropriate objectives and direct activities towards their achievement
Direct development and administration of the team (where applicable)
Provide direction to team members (where applicable) and establish work priorities to achieve management objectives for accounts managed by incumbents
Execute organisational directives and encourage goal achievement through motivation, communication, and leadership
Implement account-specific marketing initiatives to drive business growth
Direct marketing activities to underpin account strategies and increase customer / market share
Controlling Activities

Contribute to the development and administration of team activities
Direct and implement proper controls and systems to ensure team achieves objectives
Assess actual performance to ensure success and take corrective actions as needed
Establish and enforce policies and procedures to improve overall operations
Work within approved budgets and adjust activities and expenses to ensure optimal financial results
Maintain Hilton Best Practice to ensure accurate and up-to-date customer account information
Ensure information relating to customer requirements, interests, and marketing activities is kept up to date using relevant Hilton procedures
Review customer base to determine new opportunities for account penetration
Supportive Functions

In addition to performing the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time spent on each function to be solely determined by the supervisor based on the company s requirements:

Communicate regularly with hotels to ensure productive and effective meetings are established, cross-reference customer information, and ensure relevant hotels are aware of the Customer value when dealing with a tender from a specific customer
Support sales weeks and blitzes
Support joint calls for visiting colleagues
Organize familiarization trips and support hotels with client attendance
Host calls for key hotels to support with conversion
Perform additional tasks as required
WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

Significant work experience in customer-facing, revenue-generating roles, including management experience