Regional Sales Director

IHG Hotels; United States; À distance; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401K

Résumé du poste

IHG Hotels is seeking a Regional Sales Director to lead field-based sales initiatives, translate market intelligence into action, and improve hotel customer acquisition, retention, and sales performance. You will collaborate with Commercial Strategists, Business Development, Lead Response, Global Sales, and hotel teams to execute regional priorities locally.

The role requires frequent travel (50-75%), remote work within the United States, and a salary range of $90,000 to $130,000 plus bonus

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or master's degree in hotel management, business, or a relevant field is preferred (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Eight or more years of progressive professional experience.
• At least five years of hotel sales experience.
• Experience developing and executing tactical hotel sales programs and business plans.
• Regional, corporate, or multi-hotel commercial experience.
• Strong sales consulting, coaching, facilitation, and hotel-facing communication skills.
• Ability to interpret funnel, performance, and market information and translate it into action.
• Experience with Salesforce CRM, ZoomInfo, Outreach, Salesloft, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
• Familiarity with Agency360, Demand360, Microsoft Office, and AI-powered productivity tools.
• Readiness for frequent travel across the assigned hotel portfolio.

Responsabilités

• Assess hotel seller capability, sales practices, and adoption of IHG tools and programs.
• Create focused 90-day enablement plans to address capability and performance gaps.
• Deliver practical sales consulting through planning sessions, targeted calls, facilitation, and on-site sales activity.
• Coach hotel teams on prospecting, qualification, conversion, account development, and sales execution.
• Review hotel performance, funnel health, and commercial reporting to identify opportunities.
• Co-develop performance plans with Commercial Strategists and adjust those plans as results and market conditions evolve.
• Lead targeted SWOT engagements for hotel openings, distressed hotels, or other priority commercial needs.
• Participate in on-site sales calls and provide clear post-deployment actions and reporting.
• Gather competitive and market intelligence through field visits, reporting, events, and local market interactions.
• Refer high-potential companies and emerging opportunities to Business Development for follow-up.
• Coordinate with Business Development, Lead Response, and Global Sales to align opportunity and account strategies.
• Support local and global account penetration, commercial partnerships, and channel-development activity.
• Track progress against agreed plans and provide clear reporting to hotel and regional leadership.

Connaissances

Sales leadership

Sales consulting

Coaching

Facilitation

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's in hotel management or business

Outils

Salesforce CRM

ZoomInfo

Outreach

Salesloft

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Agency360

Demand360

Microsoft Office

AI-powered productivity tools

Description du poste

Regional Sales Director

The Regional Sales Director is a field-based commercial sales leader who strengthens hotel seller capability, translates market intelligence into action, and helps hotels improve customer acquisition, retention, and sales performance.

Reporting to the Regional Director, Commercial, you will work closely with Commercial Strategists, Business Development Managers, Lead Response, Global Sales, and hotel teams to convert regional commercial priorities into effective local execution.

Your day to day

• Assess hotel seller capability, sales practices, and adoption of IHG tools and programs.
• Create focused 90-day enablement plans to address capability and performance gaps.
• Deliver practical sales consulting through planning sessions, targeted calls, facilitation, and on-site sales activity.
• Coach hotel teams on prospecting, qualification, conversion, account development, and sales execution.
• Review hotel performance, funnel health, and commercial reporting to identify opportunities.
• Co-develop performance plans with Commercial Strategists and adjust those plans as results and market conditions evolve.
• Lead targeted SWOT engagements for hotel openings, distressed hotels, or other priority commercial needs.
• Participate in on-site sales calls and provide clear post-deployment actions and reporting.
• Gather competitive and market intelligence through field visits, reporting, events, and local market interactions.
• Refer high-potential companies and emerging opportunities to Business Development for follow-up.
• Coordinate with Business Development, Lead Response, and Global Sales to align opportunity and account strategies.
• Support local and global account penetration, commercial partnerships, and channel-development activity.
• Track progress against agreed plans and provide clear reporting to hotel and regional leadership.

What we need from you

• A bachelor's or master's degree in hotel management, business, or a relevant field is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Eight or more years of progressive professional experience.
• At least five years of hotel sales experience.
• Experience developing and executing tactical hotel sales programs and business plans.
• Regional, corporate, or multi-hotel commercial experience.
• Strong sales consulting, coaching, facilitation, and hotel-facing communication skills.
• Ability to interpret funnel, performance, and market information and translate it into action.
• Experience with Salesforce CRM, ZoomInfo, Outreach, Salesloft, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
• Familiarity with Agency360, Demand360, Microsoft Office, and AI-powered productivity tools.
• Readiness for frequent travel across the assigned hotel portfolio.

What success looks like

Success will be measured through stronger sales and market performance, including applicable group and corporate travel RGI, MPI, ARI, and Suites measures; progress against hotel enablement plans; greater adoption of sales tools; stronger local selling capability; and coordinated regional and global account activity.

Direct reports : none

Travel - 50-75%

Location - Remote: **Candidate must reside in the United States**

The salary range for this role is $90,000.00 to $130,000.00 . This role is also eligible for bonus pay (as applicable). We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, and other benefits to employees.