Sales & Event Planning Coordinator

Position Overview

The Sales & Event Planning Coordinator role primarily focuses on providing administrative support to the sales team, ensuring the smooth operation of the sales process, and enhancing the overall guest experience.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform general office duties to support Sales & Marketing (e.g., filing, sending emails, typing, faxing, copying).

• Prepare sales-related documents throughout the sales process (e.g., proposals, contracts, or banquet event orders).

• Promote awareness of brand image internally and externally.

• Gather materials and assemble information packages (e.g., brochures, promotional materials).

• Use sales techniques that maximize revenue while maintaining existing guest loyalty to Marriott.

• Enter, retrieve, reconcile, and verify information (e.g., commissions, leads, third parties) in software involved in the sales process.

• Answer guest questions about property facilities/services (e.g., hours of operation, rates and room types, packages, promotions, entertainment, restaurants, special events).

• Serve as the point of contact for clients and communicate with them by phone and email to respond to questions and requests.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Education and Experience

• At least 2 years of related experience required.  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 

• Ability to work independently (and in a team).

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Work Conditions & Physical Demands

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors in a commercial setting with regular exposure to cold, heat, noise, people, and equipment.

• Able to work independently or as a team member and support managers with special projects.

• Strong collaboration skills – works well across functional areas—excellent relationship-building skills; able to collaborate with various levels of the organization.

• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop,&nb