Job Description
Job Description
Our busy hotel is looking for an enthusiastic leader with great sales skills and a customer-focused approach to be our next sales manager. You will add passion and creativity to our sales team, as well as build a strategy to reach and exceed revenue targets through outside sales calls, on-site visits and sales tours, and community networking.
You will also be able to increase sales by monitoring local market trends and competitor activity in order to find and close business leads. We are searching for someone with at least 3 years of sales and marketing expertise, as well as a love for meeting new people and providing exceptional customer service. Apply now if this sounds like an exciting opportunity!
Responsibilities:
- Attend various industry tradeshows and conferences as a professional representative of the hotel, while adhering to the budget and marketing plan requirements
- Solicit new and existing accounts to meet and exceed revenue targets through outside sales calls, on-site visits and sales tours, and networking in the local community
- Study and research local market trends and competitor activity to discover potential leads
- Establish and grow our market share by developing and maintaining relationships with major group and catering clients
- Plan and compile the department budget in accordance with the hotel's overall sales objectives and strategy, with the assistance of the director of sales and marketing
Qualifications:
- Outstanding organizational skills and time management
- 3+ years of experience in sales management or in a leadership role in the sales department, preferably in hospitality
- Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and a bachelor’s degree in business or a similar field a plus
- Exhibits superior communication, negotiation, and interpersonal abilities
- Must have previous sales experience working in the hospitality industry
About Company
Discover comfort in the Windward Business District, five minutes from Alpharetta and near local restaurants and businesses. You’ll be within 15 minutes of the Avalon shopping district, Wills Park, the Equestrian Center, and Ameris Bank Amphitheatre shows.