Sales Manager

Holiday Inn Express and Suites; Olde West Chester (OH); Vor Ort; USD 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Holiday Inn Express and Suites seeks a Sales Manager to increase profits by boosting room sales and generating business through proactive sales efforts. You will manage rates, product lines, and coordinate with hotel departments to deliver on client commitments.

The role requires soliciting accounts, attending sales blitzes, giving property tours, meeting monthly booking goals, traveling for seminars, and entertaining clients to solicit business while maintaining safety procedures.

Qualifikationen

• Demonstrate sales skills by verbally talking and listening to clients (from the page).
• Prepare plans for functions by writing clear requests for each affected department.
• Have a basic knowledge of local and national trends regarding business and competition strategies.
• Talk with different kinds of people to provide information and service.

Aufgaben

• Increase room sales and profitability through aggressive sales efforts.
• Sell all hotel product lines including rooms, meetings, and packages.
• Solicit business and qualify client needs and coordinate with departments.
• Show clients the facilities and give tours; meet budget and booking goals.
• Attend sales seminars and participate in sales blitzes; travel to seminars as needed.

Kenntnisse

Sales skills

Negotiation

Communication

Travel willingness

Jobbeschreibung

Position:

Sales Manager

Reports To:

General Manager

Purpose of the Position:

To increase profits by increasing room sales and generating business through aggressive sales efforts, discretion and judgment.

Through independent sales efforts, this position affects business operations and profitability. Has discretionary ability to manage rates, product lines, and commits operational hotel departments.

Sells all product lines of the hotel including rooms, meeting spaces, and packages. Maximize revenue through appropriate negotiations with customer.

Solicits business, qualifies their needs.

Participates in completion of all of the appropriate forms used for in-house communication (room blocks, BEOs, rooming lists, etc.) Follows up with the proper department to ensure what has been committed to the client is in fact delivered.

4. Maintains proper documentation of records and files for follow up and future reference.

5. Participates in sales blitzes.

6. Solicits accounts within the market segment by utilizing outside solicitation and telephone solicitation. Targets accounts with viability for business.

7. Participates in the following:

1. weekly Sales Department meetings
2. Saturday office coverage (if necessary)

8.Shows the clients the hotel facilities by giving tours of the property.

9. Meets budget and booking goals monthly.

10. Attends sales seminars and includes out of state seminars.

11. Entertains clients to solicit business by taking them to breakfast, lunch, dinner, entertainment, etc.

12. Provides for a safe work environment by following all safety and security procedures and rules.

13. Additional duties which you may be asked to perform.

To Do This Kind of Work You Must Be Able To:

1. Demonstrate sales skills by verbally talking and listening to clients.

2. Prepare plans for functions by writing clear requests for each effected department.

3. Have a basic knowledge of local and national trends regarding business and competition strategies.

4. Talk with different kinds of people to give information, answer questions and provide service required.

5. Travel to local and national areas to attend seminars/functions which may involve being away from home for several days at a time.

Physical Demands:

Lifting ten (10) pounds maximum, with frequent walking, standing, sitting, smiling, talking, hearing.