Director of Winery Event Sales — Relocation Support

Chiwinery; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Wine discounts

Job summary

First Batch in Washington, D.C. is seeking a dynamic Director of Sales to lead social and corporate event sales for our District Winery location, with relocation assistance available for eligible candidates.

You will drive sales strategy, manage a unit-based team, and partner with cross-functional leaders to deliver exceptional guest experiences. The role requires seven years in hospitality sales, strong leadership, and the ability to develop pricing, market programs, and relationships with DMCs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Seven years of sales experience in hospitality.
• Proven ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 5-10% locally.

Responsibilities

• Lead unit level sales team including hiring, training, motivating, providing in the moment guidance, development, coaching and feedback or disciplinary actions of the team.
• Collaborate with other Directors of Sales to ensure cohesiveness throughout the sales teams, cohesive planning and execution of all events.
• Develop annual pricing and sales strategy in conjunction with the Co-Founder of the company.
• Work collaboratively with the Co-Founder to prepare and present annual and quarterly sales targets and strategy plans for Corporate and Association Bookings.
• Create new, and maintain existing, event products via collaboration with Culinary, Operations and Marketing Departments.
• Regularly track and analyze all sales and revenue-related data, including lead volume and quality, event financial metrics and sales manager performance KPI’s.
• Attend local networkingevents and conferences to build more local awareness and network.

Skills

Sales leadership

Team management

Hospitality industry experience

Communication skills

Relationship building

Travel readiness

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Teamwork

Canva

Tripleseat

G-Suite

Project management software

Job description

First Batch in Washington, D.C. is seeking a dynamic Director of Sales to lead social and corporate event sales for our District Winery location, with relocation assistance available for eligible candidates.

You will drive sales strategy, manage a unit-based team, and partner with cross-functional leaders to deliver exceptional guest experiences. The role requires seven years in hospitality sales, strong leadership, and the ability to develop pricing, market programs, and relationships with DMCs