Director of Sales/Sales Manager

Come join our team!  Are you an energetic service and sales oriented person who enjoys working with the public and networking activites? Do you take pride in seeing your business development activities come to fruition by converting to sales? Is being valued and recognized for your hard work matter to you? How about apid professional development opportunities? Then this is where you need to be! At 24-7 Hotel Management, our focus is on you and your development, as you learn and grow, we all benefit! We are proud to invest in you and your success! What are you waiting for? Apply today!

We are seeking a Director of Sales for our La Quinta Nashville Airport/Opryland that is currently under renovations,. The Director of Sales will be responsible for the overall sales successes of the hotel including securing new accounts, maintaining current accounts, and positioning the hotel to maximize on profitability all while delivering memorable moments to guest and clients.
 
 How you will spend your day:
 

·      Maintain complete knowledge of any and comply with all 24-7 Hotel Management’s franchise and hotel/department policies, and procedures.

·      Must have a detailed understanding of the property, sells the benefits and amenities of the hotel. 
 

·      Review daily status of business, schedules, priority assignments, booking and all information pertinent to the department operation
 

·      Motivate, coach and train team members, set goals and hold team members accountable, and provide feedback, rewards, and recognition.
 

·      Prepare personal action plans for effective search of sales leads and prospects.
 

·      Accurately report month-end, year to date room night and revenue accounts for revenue increasing opportunities, possible action plans, and goal setting.
 

·      Create and conduct proposal presentations and RFP responses.

 

·      Create and present BEOs for banquet sales, oversee banquet events in collaboration with kitchen team.
 

·      Actively solicit and book business following hotel standards
 

·      Suggestively sell hotel features and benefits to meet clients' needs and maximize revenues
 

·      Plan and conduct monthly, weekly, and/or daily departmental meetings as well as attending weekly Revenue Management meetings.
 

·      Adhere to all accounting policies regarding billing procedures for clients
 

·      Establish client base of organizations, associations, and corporate businesses through direct outside and inside sales effort
 

·      Negotiate guest room rates, meeting room rental, function space, and hotel services within approved booking guidelines.
 

·      Attend and represent the property at  local events and networking opportunities.
 

·      Maintain high visibility in the surrounding community and in the hospitality community
 

·      Maintain efficient sales office procedures for productive use of staff time and ensure the maintenance of accurate and updated account files and follow-up procedures.
 

·      Works closely with RDOS,  Revenue Management and hotel leadership team to ensure effective rates, driving RevPAR growth for maximum profitability.

 
 What you will bring to the us:
 

·  Minimum (3) years working in Sales & Marketing in the Hospitality Sales required.  Wyndham experience preferred.
 
 Experience in external business develop.

 

·  Knowledge of property management systems, (Opera Cloud)
 

·  Very knowledgeable in all Microsoft Suite applications especially Excel
 
 Job Type: Full-time/Non-remote

Benefits:
 

·  Employee discount along brand

 

·  Paid time off
 

Paid industry certification courses.
 

To summarize, this is why you need to join our team:
Our Culture:
24-7 Hotel Management is a local company in the hospitality industry that maximizes our profit potential through training, support, and by creating a dynamic culture for our quality personnel. We have empowered our team members to execute their duties in a manner that ensures our Guests Come First, we sustain exceptional guest satisfaction by aggressively pursuing attention to detail and adding the “WOW” factor to every guest contact and adding TEAMWORK central to every endeavor.

Just so you know:
24-7 Hotel Management provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.