Job Details
**Event Coordinator | Hotel Contractor**
**Hotel Contracting Department | Bingham Farms, MI | Full Time**
Job Description **Attention all Front Desk Managers, Front Office Managers, General Managers, Event Managers, and Catering Managers!! We need YOU for an invigorating new opportunity with TRAVELING TEAMS!!**
Over 20 years ago TRAVELING TEAMS was founded on the simple concept of service. We decided from the beginning that we would only serve youth sports and now TRAVELING TEAMS is the leading youth sports housing provider with every major brand in over 600 markets throughout North America. Over the years, we have forged lasting relationships with national level hotels; through these relationships we have proven successful in managing the volume and prestige of any event. As TRAVELING TEAMS evolves, we will continue to invest in state of the art technology and always keep remarkable service at the forefront of our vision and model.
Get ready to tell your friends and family how you work with some of the largest youth sporting events in the country, make an impact on other peoples lives, AND get to work for a thriving technological organization!
Hotel Contractors are tasked with providing our customers with ample, quality hotels at the lowest rates available while developing strong, long term relationships with each property. They are responsible for understanding the needs of the teams that will be placed and of the hotel properties, proactively communicating with hotels, enjoying relationship development conversations, problem solving, and out of the box thinking.
This is a unique role; no day is the same and no day is boring. You make an ENORMOUS difference to our clients, the teams, the hotels, and our company. YOU make a difference here!
**Hotel Contractors are responsible for:**
* Reviewing and quickly following- up on contracts, hotel bids, special requests, and addendums.
* Negotiating and securing the highest quality hotels at the best rate closest to the venue.
* Contracting a variety of hotels that can meet any teams needs.
* Collaborating with other departments and hotels to accommodate special requests.
* Performing regular room rate audits by shopping online to guarantee lowest rates. Ensure integrity and competitiveness in markets.
* Analyzing and utilizing daily and weekly reports to meet and exceed agreed upon timelines of completion of all hotel contracting standards for each designated event.
* Sustaining strong communication and leadership with all departments. Communicate with department managers and members of the Executive Management Team on high level issues to ensure appropriate response and resolution.
**Qualifications:**
* **2+ years of hotel experience required**
* Remarkable attention to detail
* Phenomenal verbal and written communication skills
* Excellent listening and comprehension skills
* WOW service mentality
* Strong negotiation skills
* Exceptional interpersonal skills
**Education:**
* Bachelors degree in related field preferred