Senior Sales Manager OEM

Arbor Lodging; Itasca (IL); Presencial; USD 75.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

401k with company match

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Wellness benefits

Annual salary review with increase pot

Descripción de la vacante

Arbor Lodging's Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, IL is seeking a Senior Sales Manager to lead strategic account development and maximize sales performance across meetings, events, and group business. You will collaborate with property and regional leaders to deploy turnaround strategies and drive revenue growth.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of progressive hotel sales experience, deep knowledge of multi-brand sales, yield management, and a proven ability to win key accounts.

Formación

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive direct hotel sales experience required.
• Must know advanced sales processes and be able to lead for results.
• Multi-brand sales experience and knowledge required.
• Knowledge of advanced sales strategies, yield management, and relationship building/maintenance.
• High degree of commercial awareness.

Responsabilidades

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of hospitality performance measures by analyzing trends.
• Collaborate with property and corporate leadership to implement turnaround strategies.
• Provide reporting to measure effectiveness of sales initiatives.
• Build long-term, value-based customer relationships to earn repeat business.
• Sell complete meeting packages including convention space, food & beverage, A/V, and group room inventory.
• Assist with proposals, contracts, and customer correspondence.
• Other duties as assigned as business needs evolve.

Conocimientos

Hotel sales

Sales process leadership

Yield management

Relationship building

Multi-brand sales experience

Woo (winning others)

Commercial awareness

Team-first attitude

People-oriented demeanor

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Descripción del empleo

Description

Change your career and join the hospitality team at Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Arbor Lodging. We're always looking for talented, driven people to enhance our team and help us deliver on our promise: exceeding our guests expectations. We offer a world of promising opportunities across a diverse range of career areas, all of which will engage and empower you to realize your passion, achieve greatness, and experience the rewards of making a positive impact in our guests and employees lives.

A job at Eaglewood Resort is unlike any other. You'll be challenged. You'll be inspired. And you'll be proud. Because whatever your job is here, you'll be part of our success and our family.

Arbor Lodging is a leading hotel investment and management company with a growing portfolio of hotels throughout the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. We have been entrusted by numerous partners and are approved managers for Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and IHG. Our service ethos is proactive and holistic, fostering an environment where guests feel truly welcomed and supported at every interaction. Our culture is people-focused, data-driven, and results-oriented.

Summary

As a Senior Sales Manager, you will be responsible for actively identifying opportunities to support & maximize the effectiveness of activities designed to improve sales performance. The senior manager will perform and execute account development, as well as assist sales and marketing in the planning of various marketing opportunities to provide impactful and measurable strategies that achieve Arbor's Key Performance Indicators.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a vast understanding of key hospitality industry performance measures by analyzing and identifying performance trends.


• Collaborate with property & corporate leadership team to proactively find opportunities and deploy customized turn around strategies/resources that deliver results.


• Assist with providing reporting and important information for use by property & corporate leadership team on an established cadence to measure effectiveness/impact of strategic support offered to identified markets and hotels.


• Maintain and promote teamwork with effective and clear communication with existing property leaders and sales associate(s).


• Participate in relevant workgroups to share ideas from sales team to influence future portfolio enhancements and offer guidance with operationalizing Arbor initiatives and supporting innovation across the organization.


• Follow and track company cross-sell procedures.


• Evaluate and drive participation in sales channels, market sales, event booking centers, electronic lead channels, etc.


• Utilize various available tools to prospect new group account opportunities.


• Work with the resort team members to build long-term, value-based customer relationships to earn repeat business.


• Exhibit ability to sell complete meeting packages to include convention space, food & beverage, audio-visual, team building activities, and group room inventory.


• Support the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating a proposal, writing contract, and customer correspondence).


• The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list; additional tasks may be assigned at any given time. The scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred


• Minimum of 5 years of progressive direct hotel sales experience required


• Must know advanced sales processes as well as leading for results


• Multi-brand sales experience and knowledge required


• Knowledge of advanced sales strategies, yield management, and relationship building/maintenance


• High degree of commercial awareness


• Outstanding business sense and the ability to motivate and win others over (WOO)


• A warm, people-oriented demeanor


• A team-first attitude

Benefits

• Competitive salary


• Annual review with increase potential


• 401k program with company match


• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance available to eligible employees


• Wellness benefits available to eligible employees

Arbor's Guiding Principles

• Do the Right Thing - Operate and act with integrity in all you do even when it is not convenient.


• Lead with Heart- Be kind, passionate and hospitable.


• Be Accountable - Take ownership and deliver results.


• Aim Higher - Go above and beyond to exceed expectations and pursue thoughtful change.


• Celebrate Differences - Embrace diversity; respect individual opinions and ideas.

Pay is based upon several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your annual salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Arbor Lodging Management provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Arbor Lodging Management complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.