Group Sales Manager

The Crescent Hotels Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Matching 401k

Employee Assistance Program

Free Life Insurance

Free Short-Term and Long-Term Disabled

Paid Time Off

Hotel Discount Program

Quarterly sales bonus

Free Lunch

Job summary

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites by the Galleria in Houston seeks an experienced Hotel Sales Manager. If you're outgoing, enthusiastic, and have creative selling strategies, you're ambitious about meeting sales goals.

The role requires 2+ years in hotel sales management, familiarity with the Houston/Galleria area, and strong skills in guest relations, negotiation, and multitasking. Previous Delphi/Salesforce and Hilton experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years as hotel sales manager.
• Familiar with Houston/Galleria area preferred.
• Delphi and Salesforce experience is a plus.
• Strong multitasking and guest relations skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct and indirect solicitation for corporate groups and other markets.
• Conduct persuasive verbal sales presentations to prospective clients.
• Maintain client relationships and up-sell products and services.
• Close opportunities based on market conditions and property needs.
• Conduct property tours and promote facilities and services.
• Create banquet event orders, write contracts and service events.

Skills

Hotel sales experience

Hilton experience

Guest relations

Negotiation

Multitasking

Client prospecting

Tools

Delphi

Salesforce

Job description

Description

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites by the Galleria, located in the upscale Galleria area is looking for an experienced hotel Sales Manager. If you're outgoing, enthusiastic, have creative selling strategies and ambitious about meeting sales goals.

Required Skills and Abilities:

-At least three (2) years of previous hotel sales manager experience required

-Familiar with Houston/Galleria area highly preferred

-Delphi/Sales Force and previous Hilton experience a plus

-Strong ability to multitask and perform required sales administrative duties

-Extensive knowledge of Food and Beverage etiquette, guest relations and service standards.

-Strong interpersonal skills to assess client needs, negotiate pricing, effectively deal with internal and external guests and provide overall guest satisfaction

Job Description:

-Direct and indirect solicitation for a combination of several markets, including corporate group.

-Conduct persuasive verbal sales presentations to prospective clients for annual, weekday and weekend business.

-Maintain client relationships, up-sell products and services, closing the best opportunities for the property based on market conditions and property needs.

-Understand combination of market segments, competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and sell against them to meet monthly and quarterly goals.

-Conduct property tours and promote facilities and services.

-Create banquet event orders, write contracts and service events in relation to a range market segments.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Full Time & Part Time)
• Matching 401k
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free Life Insurance
• Free Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Hotel Discount Program
• Quarterly sales bonus
• Free Lunch

Qualifications

Behaviors

• Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject (Preferred)
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking (Preferred)
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well (Required)
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest (Preferred)
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity (Preferred)

Motivations

• Preferred

  Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

• Preferred

  Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

• Preferred

  Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business

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