Manager Sales

Danielle C. Vas

**-** **** **, **** Island City, New York, NY 11101, 516-***-****

EXPERIENCE

HOMEWARES, CLOSTER, NJ 01/10-PRESENT

Administrative and Buying Assistant

Administrative duties to owner of a retail store include inventory and

budget reports, customer mailings, coupon

printing, staff scheduling, follow up on customer personal orders

Buying involves weekly visits to wholesalers in NYC for price check,

available stock and placing orders

Attendance to tradeshows (NY, Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta, Philadelphia) to

order merchandise

THE NY HELMSLEY HOTEL, NEW YORK, NY 02/08-

6/09

Corporate Group Sales Manager

Handled all corporate and incentive groups (10 rooms and above and meeting

space) for a property consisting of

775 rooms and 9,000 square feet of banquet space.

Clientele includes pharmaceutical, medical, financial, associations and

SMERF

Heavy prospecting calls to new potential clients and maintenance calls to

existing clients

Weekly outside sales call to new and existing clients

Handled all International tour and travel group requests in absence of

Int'l Sales Manager

Attendance to annual trade shows (Affordable Meetings ) and client events

THE ROOSEVELT HOTEL, NEW YORK, NY 09/04-01/07

International Sales Manager

Booked all international groups(corporate,incentive and leisure) of

minimum 10 rooms and meeting

space for a property consisting of 1,014 rooms and 30,000 square

feet of banquet space

Strong relationship with many tour operators specializing in int'l group

travel

Solicitation and prospecting in efforts to bring in new business and

strengthen existing accounts

Site inspections and office visits for existing and new potential accounts

Attended industry trade shows: Powwow NY/Orlando, Mice Workshop Paris and

IMEX Frankfurt

Quarterly Sales Plans introducing new and strategic ideas to increase the

Int'l market

Enrolled in Interstate Hotel and Resorts Sales Managerial Workshops-

certificates achieved

Participation at industry social events; business card exchanges, functions

hosted through NYC@CO., HSMAI

RSA and other client direct functions

W NEW YORK TIMES AND W TIMES SQUARE HOTEL, NEW YORK, NY 06/99-

07/04

International Sales Coordinator

Employed at WNY 6/99-5/01 and then transferred on 5/01 to the opening sales

team at the W Times

Square representing all Starwood Hotels of New York (Tour &

Travel Market)

Coordination off all international groups concerning banquet space, F&B

requirements, rooming lists, proformas

Admin. Support to Int'l Sales manager: generation of group contracts,

follow up on signed contracts,

mailings, group/FIT reports, heavy phones, client contact, shop

calls

Managerial responsibility in manager's absence; site inspections, rate

quotes, bookings.

Temporarily maintained Conference Service Manager responsibilities, during

manager's absence

TRAPICHE CARIOCA SHOPPING CENTER, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL 11/98-

03/99

Assistant to General Manager

Opportunity to increase Portuguese skills and familiarization with

family owned business in Brazil

1. Sales and short-term contracting of store space and administrative

assistance to owner

TENTATION SPECIAL EVENTS CATERING, NEW YORK, N.Y 03/98-

10/98

Sales Assistant

2. Administrative support to the sales and operations department, heavy

phones

3. Responsible for proposal, follow up, final contracting, special

projects and event planning

4. Managing of city ledger, accounts receivable and project related

budgeting

5. Coordination of all event requirements such as food, beverage, floral,

audio visual etc

PARAMOUNT, IAN SCHRAGER HOTELS, INC., NEW YORK, NY 10/95-

12/97

Banquet Coordinator

6. Coordination of banquet functions and administrative support to Food

and Beverage Director

7. Heavy phones and client contact involving contract negotiation and

tours of facilities

ZURICH KLOTEN HILTON, ZURICH SWITZERLAND 03/93-

07/95

Tour and Group Coordinator

8. Promoted to this position after having worked in reservations and the

front desk

9. Booking and coordination of corporate/ tour groups and special

conference needs and itineraries

10. Established group proposals, final contracts, invoices and negotiated

corporate accounts

EDUCATION

Centre International de Glion, Montreux, Switzerland; Diploma in Hotel

Management 1990-1992

Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York: B.A

1985-1989

American School of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; High School Diploma

1982-1985

LANGUAGES

English & Swiss German Mother Tongue

High German & French Fluent

Spanish & Portuguese Basic

COMPUTER SKILLS

Delphi, Opera, Fidelio, Word, Excel, Epitome

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