Space Optimization Coordinator - Hilton Anatole

Job description

The Beautiful Hilton Anatole, located in downtown Dallas, is a AAA 4-Diamond property boasting over 1,600 rooms and 600,000 square feet of banquet space. Due to a recent internal transfer, we are looking for a Space Optimization Coordinator to join our team! This is a great entry level role to grow your career within sales, events, catering, or revenue management. 

What will you be doing?

Maintains and updates the function book, assists users to ensure accuracy of all bookings. Informs the hotel of upcoming groups and banquets. Assists the hotel in making the maximum use of all function space. Coordinates in-house functions.

·  Prepare on-going analysis of function space usage and RevPASF productivity to enable Sales and Catering Managers to easily book space and allow hotel to capture more revenue by revising pricing guidelines and maximizing space utilization.
·  Prepare presentations and reports for the Revenue Management Committee detailing the Team’s progress toward goals, including detailed analysis on RevPASF, food and beverage minimums, and room-to-space ratios.
·  Validating group function space utilization and rooms –to-space ratio before contract. 
·  Perform daily, weekly, monthly and periodic audits and monitoring of events booked within sales system to ensure the hotel team is maximizing space utilization.
·  Perform post event audit to ensure space usage and provide post-event evaluation to hotel management team to assist future bookings.
·  Review contract agendas to ensure no additional space was added without inventory approval.
·  Verify any unused space after group/event finish and make sure the bookings reflect the true/clean space information in Delphi.
·  Generate and analyze space utilization reports to assist with revenue maximization of all public space and support overall revenue generation.
·  Develop FDC reports as needed by the hotel.
·  Assist in creating diagrams in Delphi administration
·  Communicate Revenue management and sales systems best practices to all users within the hotel.
·  Regular attendance and participation in revenue management, and departmental sales, catering and event service meetings and contribute all analysis necessary to assist in making decisions related to Public Space sales within both the short-term and long-term booking window.

What are we looking for?

Since being founded in 1919, Hilton has been a leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Hilton remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success. This continued leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. Specifically, we look for demonstration of these Values:

·  Hospitality - We're passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences.
·  Integrity - We do the right thing, all the time.
·  Leadership - We're leaders in our industry and in our communities.
·  Teamwork - We're team players in everything we do.
·  Ownership - We're the owners of our actions and decisions.
·  Now - We operate with a sense of urgency and discipline

In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes:

·  Quality
·  Productivity
·  Dependability
·  Customer Focus
·  Adaptability

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands .  Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day.  And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!