Hotel Sales Manager

AD1 Global, is a growing hotel management company. We are currently looking for a Sales Manager for our Tallahassee, FL property, The Wyndham Garden.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful Sales Manager will serve as the hotel representative to prospective clients and customers who will need guest rooms, meeting rooms, function space and hotel services. Will primarily identify, qualify, and solicit new business to achieve hotel revenue goals.

Some additional duties and responsibilities are:

• Develop new strategies and uncover new business to generate sales.
• Close the best opportunities for the hotel on market conditions and hotel needs
• Develop and maintain relationships with key clients in order to produce group and/ or convention business.
• Monitor hotel’s position within assigned market(s), recommend changes as necessary.
• Maintain an understanding of the overall market(s), including competitor’s strength/weakness, economic trends, supply, and demand, etc.
• Represent hotels at the trade shows and city-wide conventions as dictated by the hotel needs.
• Prepare internal and external correspondences, i.e., contracts, proposals, group resumes, event orders and rooming as needed.
• Establish client base of organizations, associations, social, and corporate businesses through direct outside and inside sales effort for the purpose of securing business for the hotel to ensure that predetermined sales expectations are met or exceeded.
• Assists the Director of Sales with the implementation and achievement of the Sales Marketing plan.
• Respond quickly to guest requests in a friendly manner. Follows up to ensure guest satisfaction.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a Sales Manager for hotels, full service, and limited service.
• Deep knowledge of the Florida market.
• Must be able to travel in town, in state and out of state. If using own vehicle or renting vehicles, must have valid driver’s license with clear background.
• Experience in SalesPro preferred.

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills.
• Sales/ negotiating abilities.
• Attention to detail.
• Microsoft Office.
• Planning and organizational abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Hospitality: 1 year (Preferred)
• hotel sales: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person