What are the responsibilities and job description for the Area Sales Manager position at Affordable Suites Warren?
Company Background
First-of-its-kind, Apartment-Style Hotel Brand. Affordable Suites of America entered the long-term lodging market with an announcement of its new Apartment-Style Hotel concept in January 2020. The new brand, which will have approximately 25 hotels open by the end of 2023, with an additional 40 in development, offers guests an experience not yet seen in its category. The room layout for each 500 square-foot suite was intentionally designed to feel residential, with a dedicated living room, a full kitchen, and a separate bedroom. Affordable Suites is purpose-built for broad appeal to traveling professionals, project-based workers seeing greater mobility, and transitional housing customers. The brand provides a superior experience within the mid-scale extended-stay competitive set while providing a unique opportunity to cross-sell in the corporate housing and short-term apartment markets. With strong corporate financial backing and an experienced executive team in place, the Matthews, North Carolina-based chain is committed to building a portfolio of 100 corporate-owned hotels, in addition to franchising.
stayAPT Suites is a NEW Apartment-Style Hotel brand that is redefining the long-term lodging category. The Company is embarking on an ambitious hotel brand launch and expansion effort with plans to grow an existing portfolio of 30 hotels (owned & franchised) into an over 300 location chain across the US over the next 5-7 years. To accomplish this historic initiative, stayAPT Suites seeks an internal Sales Manager to report to the VP Franchise Operations & Training.
The Sales Manager will support the under construction and open hotels. The primary responsibility is booking reservations for our most valuable guests. This will be accomplished from prospecting cold calls to closing through lead-generating booking channels. In addition, covering overflow calls from open hotels and booking reservations through our PMS solution Jonas Chorum.
Position Summary
Additional responsibilities would include following up on guests’ feedback through internal channels and working with the property General Managers to ensure guests’ satisfaction and brand reputation. The position will require exceptional phone communication skills, a savvy sales mindset, guest service skills and computer and typing are required. Soft skills of patience, flexibility, and an engaging personality are also important attributes. All calls that come through should result in a booked reservation and guests being 100% satisfied. This position will closely partner with the VP of Franchise Operations & Training, learning the role and understanding the business model. The Candidate will be willing to go above and beyond their duties and is excited about the opportunity for growth and expansion.
Role and Responsibilities
- Ensure all cold calls and leads result in booked reservations.
- Generate new business, attend
- Accurate computer and typing skills will be needed to quickly book guests and ensure confirmations are accurate and quickly distributed.
- Interact with guests / property General Manager to problem solve and guarantee guest satisfaction / brand reputation.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
Education Requirements
Compensation : 50,000 to $65,000
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About Company
stayAPT Suites entered the long-term lodging market with an announcement of its new hotel concept in January 2020. The new brand, which will have over 20 hotels open by the end of 2022, with an additional 15 in development, offers guests an experience not yet seen in its category. The room layout for each 500 square-foot suite was intentionally designed to feel residential, with a dedicated living room, a full kitchen, and a separate bedroom. With a strong corporate financial backing and an experienced executive team in place, the Matthews, North Carolina-based chain is committed to building a portfolio of 100 corporate-owned hotels, in addition to franchising. Learn more at www.stayAPT.com.
Salary : $50,000 - $65,000
