The Assistant Manager, Sales – Events supports the hotel’s event and group-sales activities, from responding to enquiries and preparing proposals to conducting site inspections, negotiating packages, and coordinating bookings with operations. Candidates are generally expected to have a degree or diploma in hospitality, business, marketing, or a related field, along with several years of hotel sales, catering, or event experience. Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and customer relationship skills are essential. The role requires commercial awareness, attention to detail, confidence in meeting revenue targets, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines. Familiarity with hotel sales systems and Microsoft Office is useful. The successful candidate should be professional, proactive, well organised, and comfortable working flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays when events require it.
Sheraton Manila Bay is a full-service luxury hotel in Manila operating under the Marriott International portfolio. Located near Manila Bay and the cultural and business districts of Malate, the hotel serves corporate travellers, leisure guests, meetings, weddings, and social events. Its business includes guestrooms, restaurants, meeting and banquet facilities, leisure amenities, and event services. As part of Marriott International, the property follows global standards for guest service, sales performance, ethics, and professional development while also catering to the Philippine market. Employees typically work in a multicultural hospitality environment and may access Marriott-related training, career mobility, and associate benefits, subject to local employment policies. The hotel’s events-sales team plays an important role in attracting conferences, celebrations, weddings, and corporate functions and in coordinating them successfully with other departments.
The Philippines offers hospitality opportunities across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, particularly in Manila, Cebu, Boracay, Palawan, and resort areas. Jobs are available in hotels, restaurants, events, tourism, sales, and guest services, with Manila providing the broadest corporate and commercial market. Filipino culture is warm, relationship-focused, family-oriented, and strongly influenced by English-language education, international tourism, and diverse regional traditions. Life can be lively and affordable, although Manila has heavy traffic, humid weather, and higher housing costs than provincial destinations. Foreign nationals normally need an employer-sponsored work permit and appropriate visa, commonly supported through the Bureau of Immigration; requirements should be confirmed before travel. Relocating employees should arrange a compliant employment contract, health insurance, accommodation, tax registration, and document authentication. Learning basic Filipino expressions and respecting local customs can make workplace integration easier.
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