Department Summary
The Luskin Conference Center (LCC) is a 300,000-square-foot, 7-story property on the UCLA campus. The LCC is comprised of 254 guest rooms, approximately 25,000 square feet of meeting space, a 160-seat restaurant, a fitness center, and a business center. The LCC is an academic meeting and conference destination supporting UCLA's education and research mission. The Luskin Conference Center is a no-tipping environment.
Position Summary
The UCLA Luskin Conference Center is seeking a results-driven Group Sales Manager to secure revenue streams, build strategic partnerships, and lead group business development. Located on UCLA’s vibrant campus, our AAA Four-Diamond center features 254 guest rooms, 25,000 square feet of meeting space, and a full-service restaurant. This role serves as the primary point of contact for external vendors and affinity partners, establishing contracts, event timelines, and performance goals while negotiating directly with high-level corporate and community leaders to maximize center revenue.
Salary & Compensation
*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications
- 3+ years Experience as a Hotel Group Sales Manager (Required)
- Ability to close sales and negotiate high-dollar-value financial contracts (Required)
- Working knowledge of catering and conferencing business, including menu planning, current trends in food and entertaining, basic room set-ups and capacities, and audio-visual equipment (Required)
- Analytical skills sufficient to contribute to marketing and sales plans (Required)
- Accounting and math skills sufficient to prepare cost estimates, proposals, and billing explanations (Required)
- Experience maintaining a high standard of productivity within a broad scope of responsibility despite frequent interruptions. Ability to complete a large volume of diverse tasks efficiently, meeting established deadlines (Required)
- Highly developed interpersonal communication skills including political acumen and social perceptiveness (Required)
- Ability to give clear directives and use independent, rational judgment when making decisions and managing events (Required)
- Proficient skill using standard business software (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite) and hospitality sales software (e.g. Delphi) (Required)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with diverse populations with competing priorities (Required)
- Skill in writing grammatically correct business English, such as conference proposals, memos, and other routine correspondence (Required)
- Sufficient knowledge of University accounting forms and procedures to accomplish standard departmental accounting transactions (Preferred)
- Working knowledge of the policies and procedures of Housing & Hospitality operational units, such as the Food & Beverage department (Preferred)
Special Conditions for Employment
- Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
- Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
- Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.
- Driving Record: The position is subject to the California DMV "Pull Notice System" and continued employment is contingent upon proof of a satisfactory driving record.
- Must carry a University cell phone (Required)
- Occasional attendance at offsite conferences and meetings (Required)
- Evening, weekend, and holiday work as business dictates (Required)
- Drive University vehicles, such as electric carts, for meetings, site inspections, etc. (Required)
- 5% Domestic travel
Schedule
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Union/Policy Covered
99-Policy Covered
Complete Position Description
Organization
Working at University of California, Los Angeles
UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.
UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.
The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.
The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.
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