Mgr Sr Sales

What We’re Looking For:

5 years of professional experience in hotel sales & operations in hospitality environments such as hotels, resorts and medium hotels corporate strategy along with proven ability to lead and manage others.

• Proven ability to successfully lead team and self in a complex, fast-paced environment, planning and managing at both the strategic and operational level. Organized, detail-oriented and strategically focused.
• A strong track record of identifying key questions, connecting the dots, performing analyses independently, and communicating complex findings (written & verbal) to executive level audiences in a clear and concise way.
  
  

FINANCIAL RETURNS

• Sell hotel room nights through direct client contact; maintain a high level of visibility for the hotel in major market areas through direct sales solicitation; telephone contacts and written communication.
• Implement hotel-level tactical sales plans as assigned to achieve greater profitability through increasing average rates, increasing overall occupancy, increasing business volume during off-peak periods, and enhancing the image of the hotel in the local community.
  
  

PEOPLE

• Develop and maintain good relationships with officials and representatives of local community groups and companies, and attend out-of-town conventions and trade shows, to promote new business and increase sales for the hotel.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Key departmental contacts include all hotel departments. Review the daily business levels, anticipate critical situations, and plan effective solutions in conjunction with department heads to best expedite these situations.
• Interact with outside contacts:
• Guests – to ensure their total satisfaction
• Airlines, wholesalers, corporate accounts, travel agencies, ad agencies within local, domestic and international markets – to ensure repeat business, follow up on events, and generate new business
• Other contacts as needed (Professional organizations, community groups, local media)
  
  

Guest Experience

• May coordinate business group activities at the hotel and work closely with other departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the sales office and prospective clients.
  
  

RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS

• Produce monthly reports and sales forecasts for assigned area of responsibility.
• Actively participate in forecasting and goal setting. Participate in the annual budget process, and development of sales and marketing plans.
• Achieve personal and team sales goals as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• May serve as “manager on duty” as required.
  
  

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred in marketing or related field, and 4 years total experience working with a large or a variety of market segments, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a hospitality or hotel sales and marketing setting. Must speak fluent English. Other languages preferred.

This job requires ability to perform the following:

• Frequently standing up or moving within and outside of the facility
• Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 25 pounds
• Handling objects
  
  

Other:

• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with others; demonstrated ability to interact with guests, employees and third parties that reflects highly on the hotel, the brand and the Company.
• Reading and writing abilities are utilized often when completing paperwork and management reports, interpreting results, giving and receiving instructions, and training
• Mathematical skills, including basic math, budgeting, profit/loss concepts, percentages, and variances are utilized frequently.
• Problem solving, reasoning, motivating, organizational and training abilities are used often.
• Ability to travel to attend workshops, tradeshows, conventions, etc.
• May require a valid Driver’s License.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.
  
  

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Important information:

• The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.
• No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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