Business Transient Sales Manager

Larkspur Landing Roseville; Roseville (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Larkspur Landing Roseville is seeking a Business Transient Sales Manager to develop revenue from corporate transient accounts and local negotiated and government accounts. The role focuses on selling rooms and suites, maintaining relationships, and delivering proposals and contracts.

The ideal candidate has 2–3 years of sales experience, preferably in hospitality or corporate travel, with familiarity in GDS and hospitality software.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years sales experience, preferably in hospitality or corporate travel.
• College degree in hospitality or business administration is preferred.
• In-market experience preferred.
• Knowledge of GDS systems is a plus.
• Proficiency in hospitality software including Lanyon, Hotelligence, RFP Process and RTB bids.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with key clients to generate repeat transient business and solicit new accounts.
• Sell rooms and suites and meet targeted revenue goals.
• Conduct sales visits and maintain relationships with corporate travel managers and agents.
• Prepare proposals and contracts in a timely fashion.
• Maintain relationships with key accounts to increase revenue.
• Develop and conduct persuasive sales presentations to prospective clients.
• Travel locally for outside calls to promote the hotel.

Skills

Sales experience

GDS knowledge

Relationship management

Presentation skills

Education

College degree in hospitality or business administration

Tools

Lanyon

Hotelligence

RFP Process

RTB bids

Job description

Opportunity: Business Transient Sales Manager

Responsible for the development of revenue for corporate transient sales via proactive sales efforts in retaining and developing corporate travel relationships within the market. Responsible for all sales efforts and ongoing relationship building as it relates to transient room segments for travel managers, local negotiated accounts, and government accounts.

Potential Career Path

Senior Sales Manager – Director of Sales

Essential Job Functions

• Develop and maintain relationships with key clients in order to produce repeat transient business, while continuing to identify, qualify, and solicit new accounts from the local transient accounts in the immediate market.
• Concentrate effort in selling rooms andsuites; responsible for targeted revenue goals.
• Conduct sales visits and maintain good working relationship with corporate travel managers, procurement officers, business travel agents and high end leisure agents.
• Prepare proposals and contracts in timely fashion.
• Maintain hotel relationships with key accounts to increase customer satisfaction and account revenue.
• Develop and conduct persuasive verbal sales presentations to prospective clients.
• Articulate and leverage the benefits of the hotel to close sales opportunities.
• Travel locally to conduct outside calls, promote the hotel and review competition.
• Collaborate with revenue manager to ensure rates are secured.
• Generate new ideas for new promotions, partnerships and strategicalliances to build visibility and revenue opportunities.
• Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to HHM’s EarthView program.
• Practice safe work habits.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

Experience

• 2-3 years sales experience, preferably in the hospitality industry; preferably corporate sales.
• College degree in hospitality or business administration is preferred.
• In-market experience preferred.
• Knowledge of GDS systems, current relationships with Key TMC offices a plus.
• Proficiency in hospitality software including; Lanyon, Hotelligence, RFP Process', and RTB bids and re-bids.

Work Environment and Context

• Work schedule varies and may include occasionally working on holidays and weekends.
• Required to sit for extended periods, lift up to 10 pounds, bend, reach, use hands and fingers to operate keyboard.
• Moderate travel between hotel and client’s locations required.

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