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2027 Business Placement - Global Sales Support (Glasgow)
Waldorf Astoria Kuwait
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom["Full time"]
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Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
As a participant in our 12-month Corporate Placements Programme in the Global
Sales Support Department, you’re not just gaining hands-on experience at our
Glasgow Corporate Office – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality
by contributing to the memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
Here’s what you can look forward to as a programme participant:
• Prepare for a career in hospitality: Embark on a 12-month transformative
journey, encompassing a structured framework of learning and development
opportunities, business support activities, and ownership of your own
project-based initiatives.
• Gain hands-on operational experience: From day one, you’ll be fully
integrated into Team Hilton. Connect with professionals across the business
and gain insight into Global Sales Support. Take the opportunity to gain
insight into at least one other business area, paving the way for valuable
future relationships.
• Work on real-world projects: Apply your skills on the job through
business-driven projects to reinforce your learning and gain hands-on
experience.
• Develop your skills through world-class training and support: Access Hilton
University’s e-learning modules and business library while building knowledge
through business-driven projects.
• Grow with personalised guidance: Benefit from regular feedback and coaching
to ensure your progress is supported at every stage of the programme.
• Hilton Perks: Including our Go Hilton Team Member Travel Program, which
provides you with access to heavily reduced hotel room rates for you, your
family & friends.
• Salary & Benefits: £27,500 gross per annum & private healthcare.
• Location: At our Glasgow Corporate Office, with some flexibility depending on
team and business need. You will benefit from our social area, including a
table tennis and pool table. We have good transport links, just a five-minute
walk from Central & Queen Street Train Stations, and Buchanan Street Subway.
Our Placement Opportunities
The Hilton Worldwide Sales Support Team works alongside Hilton Worldwide Sales
(HWS) to ensure that the business needs of sales, hotels and customers are being
met. HWS Support strives to be the best-in-class sales support organisation in
hospitality by enabling the sales process, driving efficiency & automation and
governance to maximise customer performance and results globally.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, curious, and innovative intern with a dream
to think beyond the day-to-day and envision what could be.
You will be an integral part of the Request for Proposal (RFP) team within HWS
Support, coordinating the administrative, auditing, reporting, lead management,
and RFP management efforts and processes of Hilton Sales’ teams. You will be
working alongside the Automation team who are a key component of HWS Support.
They work to identify and create automation solutions for process efficiencies
and workarounds to system limitations, with an aim to increase speed to market
and reduce manual workload.
Some of the more specific responsibilities you may undertake are detailed as
follows:
• Help deliver enhanced/ new processes and technical solutions to meet the
needs of the business as part of the yearly HWS Global Strategy review.
• Partner with HWS for the launch of globally managed transient RFPs, including
renegotiations, client decisions and audits.
• Review account requirements/strategies and identify any potential issues and
risks and present alternatives for alleviating or resolving them.
• Work as the dedicated follow-up for accounts and account owners, as well as
support for both customers and hotels.
• Support the creation of training programmes and the management of materials
for HWS and Hotel Partners.
• Represent HWS and RFP Support where required to grow Internal and External
Customer relationships.
• Strong problem prevention, solving and resolution skills from both analytical
and conceptual opportunities.
• Project coordination and analyses.
• You will immerse and familiarise yourself with processes across all segments
and brands with HWS Support, in addition to RFP Transient also Project,
Leisure, Perm, Government and Consortia.
• Effectively manage projects by developing project plans, ensuring timely
project execution, working cross-functionally, and driving partner
alignment.
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking individuals who embody the Hilton Values in addition to the
following criteria:
• A current bachelor’s or master’s student completing a degree that includes a
required 12-month year in industry placement.
• A Hospitality, Business/Marketing management, or Technology degree is
preferred.
• Availability to begin full-time employment on 5th July 2027, for a full-time
12-month placement.
• You must have the independent right to work in the UK for the full duration
of the 12-month placement. Please note that this role is not eligible for
visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, so we are unable to consider
applications from candidates who would require sponsorship. If you hold a
visa or status that allows you to work in the UK full-time without
sponsorship (e.g. Settled Status, Pre-Settled Status, where a 12-month work
placement is a permitted, required & assessed part of your UK University
degree, or other independent work permissions), you are welcome to apply.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).
• A positive can-do attitude.
• A candidate with good working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JSON, and a
pro-active and organised approach.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
Click here to learn more about Hilton's Corporate Placements
[https://jobs.hilton.com/emea-internships-hotel-corporate]
Selection Process
Applications are now open—don’t miss your chance to apply! Submissions close on
Sunday 1st November 2026
Our selection process is designed to bring out your best and help us get to know
you. It includes:
• Online assessments
• In-person or virtual interview
While the process is rigorous, it’s also the first step in your personal growth
journey with Hilton. If selected, you’ll begin developing the skills,
connections, and confidence to thrive in your career.
To ensure every application receives fair consideration, invitations to
final-stage interviews will be issued after applications have closed. Please
complete each stage promptly and keep an eye on your inbox for updates.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing reasonable
adjustments for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require any
support or adjustments during the recruitment process or to carry out the
essential requirements of the role, please contact us.