Sales Manager

We're looking for an active, customer-focused team player with exceptional sales skills to be the next sales manager at our busy hotel. You'll be in charge of developing a sales and marketing plan that includes soliciting new and existing accounts to meet and exceed revenue targets via outside sales calls, on-site visits, and sales tours, and community networking.

This energetic leader will be able to enhance revenue by researching local market trends and competition behavior to discover and close business leads. Please apply today if you have 3 years or more of experience in sales and marketing, enjoy taking on new challenges, and enjoy meeting new people!

• Supports the director of sales and marketing in preparing the department budget as well as the hotel's overall sales goals and strategy
• Create and maintain connections with key group and catering accounts in order to keep and expand our market share
• Identify new business leads by examining local market trends and competition activities
• Attend various industry tradeshows and conferences as a professional representative of the hotel, while adhering to the budget and marketing plan requirements
• Generate new business, close deals, and increase revenue by cold calling, on-site visits and sales tours, and community networking

• 3 years of experience in sales management or in a leadership role in the sales department, preferably in hospitality
• Stays organized and manage time well
• This position requires previous work experience in a hospitality role
• Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and a bachelor’s degree in business or a similar field a plus
• Demonstrated exceptional social, verbal, and negotiating abilities

Our hotel is off I-55 and Highway 51, in Jackson's business district. A variety of shops and restaurants are within a half-mile, and we’re nine miles from downtown Jackson. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum are less than 15 minutes away.