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Group, Conference, and Events (GCE) Sales Manager

Hilton Addis Ababa

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Business

Marketing and Sales

Addis Ababa

5 years

1 Position

2025-10-24

to

2025-11-19

Required Skills

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Fields of study

Management

Marketing & Salesmanship

Full Time

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Job Description

As Group, Conference, and Events (GCE) Sales Manager, you will manage the Groups, Conference and Events Sales office and the on-property Reservations Team to actively convert customer enquiries into confirmed sales. The Group, Conference, and Events (GCE) Sales Manager will interact frequently with customers and Guests to learn about their needs and develop relationships from which to earn repeat and expanded business. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Maximize all Group, Conference, and Event revenue opportunities

  • Review business plans, identify gaps and ensure proactive efforts to fill capacity and meet set targets

  • Contribute to the selling strategy of the hotel, and manage the departments' adherence to achieving that strategy

  • Understand the competitive market place and implement approaches to ensure the hotel stays ahead in the local market

  • Conduct weekly spot checks of five bookings carried out with a minimum of 90% achieved in any departmental and system audits for any Team Member

  • Ensure the Group, Conference, and Events (GCE) Sales Team Members are developed effectively and generate a culture of high quality standards for relationship building, customer service, selling techniques, and billing and processing contracts

  • Manage and develop the Group, Conference, and Events (GCE) Sales Team to ensure career progression and effective succession planning within the hotel and company

  • Organise hotel promotional activities

Job Requirements

  • BA in Sales & Marketing, Management and related fields.

  • Five years hands on experience preferably in international hotels

  • Demonstrated previous managerial or supervisory experience in a Reservations and/or Conference and Events Sales function in the hotel/leisure sector

  • Strong leadership skills to effectively manage and motivate the team to achieve high levels of performance and exceed targets

  • Strong analytical skills to understand key business indicators and competitive trends and develop approaches to these challenges

  • Excellent selling capability and an ability and desire to coach selling techniques to their team

  • Excellent organisational and planning skills

  • Accountable and resilient

  • Ability to work under pressure

  • Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations

How to apply

Interested candidates who meet the qualifications can apply through one of the following methods:

 In-Person: Submit your CV to the Director of Human Resources, Hilton Addis Ababa
 Email: Send your application to  ADDHI_HRD@hilton.com.

Important: Clearly mention the position title “GCE &Sales Manager” in the subject line of your email.

Deadline to Apply: November 05, 2025
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Fields Of Study

Management

Marketing & Salesmanship

Skills Required

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