Hospitality Sales Manager - Corporate Housing & Events

Sonesta; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

HSA with Company Match

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Vacation & Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Hospital Indemnity & Critical Illness

Educational Assistance

Hotel Discounts

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Sonesta is seeking a Sales Manager to drive revenue through extended-stay and corporate housing offerings, catering, and meetings. The role emphasizes building strong client relationships, networking, and pursuing new business opportunities across multiple revenue streams.

You’ll work with local corporate clients, relocation providers, healthcare organizations, and community partners to expand the account base and maximize hotel performance.

Qualifications

• Previous hotel sales, hospitality sales or extended-stay sales experience preferred.
• Experience developing new business and managing client relationships across corporate and local markets.
• Excellent communication, networking, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to prospect, negotiate and close business opportunities in a competitive hospitality market.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and time management skills for multiple accounts.

Responsibilities

• Drive hotel revenue growth through proactive sales efforts across extended-stay, corporate housing, catering, dining, and meetings.
• Develop and maintain relationships with corporate clients, relocation companies, healthcare organizations, and local businesses.
• Identify, prospect, and secure new opportunities via networking, calls, site visits, and lead generation.
• Grow the hotel’s apartment and extended-stay business and maintain existing client relationships.
• Partner with Revenue Management, Operations, Marketing and Front Office to align strategies.
• Generate new catering and event business through local meetings and events.
• Conduct site tours, client meetings, presentations, and networking events.
• Maintain accurate sales activity, account details, revenue forecasting, and pipeline in CRM.

Skills

Hospitality sales experience

Relationship building

Networking

Negotiation

CRM experience

Tools

CRM platforms

Hotel sales platforms

Job description

Sonesta is seeking a Sales Manager to drive revenue through extended-stay and corporate housing offerings, catering, and meetings. The role emphasizes building strong client relationships, networking, and pursuing new business opportunities across multiple revenue streams.

You’ll work with local corporate clients, relocation providers, healthcare organizations, and community partners to expand the account base and maximize hotel performance.