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Sales Manager, Group (Midwest)
SUMMARY
The Sales Manager, Group role is to solicit business that enables the hotel to meet and/or exceed revenue goals in rooms and food and beverage. A successful candidate will demonstrate sales manager experience and business development in the Midwest territory. This position offers the potential for remote work for candidates located within the assigned territory, while maintaining regular travel to customer sites, industry events, and the home property, Pendry San Diego, as required.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Understanding Market Opportunities & Driving Revenue
Proven experience managing and growing accounts across the Midwest region, with strong understanding of the market dynamics, client landscape, and business opportunities within the Midwest territory.
Solicit new and existing accounts to meet/exceed revenue goals through telephone solicitation, outside sales calls, site visits and written communication.
Prepare correspondence to group accounts in timely manner.
Account management using DELPHI + sales/account management software.
Prospect for new business, creating new leads and awareness of the hotel.
Travel to strategic trade shows and customer events.
Targets accounts, markets, or segments with heavy emphasis on proactive solicitation and account saturation.
Partners with counterpart to effectively manage the business opportunity.
Responds to and manages larger and more complex incoming opportunities for the property.
Focuses efforts on accounts with significant potential sales revenue.
Develops effective sales plans and actions.
Works with partners to develop creative ideas and proposals for events.
Maximizes revenue by upselling packages.
Understands the overall market - competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them.
Closes the best opportunities based on market conditions and individual property needs.
Uses negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts.
Handles complex business with significant revenue potential as well as significant customer expectations.
Building Successful Relationships
Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls, entertainment, FAM trips, trade shows, etc.
Develops relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for sales opportunities.
Provides excellent customer sales service in order to grow share of the account.
Manages and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
Additional Responsibilities
Utilizes intranet for resources, templates, and information.
Participates in site visits.
Develops and facilitates execution of contracts as required.
Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence).
Executes the brand’s Customer Service Standards and property’s Brand Standards through the sales process.
Work with Director of Sales and other members of team to ensure adequate coverage of the Sales Department. Field unsolicited leads as allocated.
Coordinate all details of bookings from these accounts with the assistance of Sales Assistant.
Work to achieve annual budgetary goals with respect to occupancy and revenue in group segment. Achieve monthly and annual quotas.
Manage relationships with accounts and ensure that all information/history in daylight is current and accurate.
Secondary Job Functions:
Continually update Delphi database with contact information.
Assist Director of Sales with development of sales strategies and planning
Assist with preparation of annual rooms’ budget and marketing plan.
Act as a backup sales resource in any capacity including handling leisure and corporate business travel reservations when needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
Previous hotel sales and operations experience
Sales and operations background.
Ability to travel and work independently.
Capable of planning and executing sales trips (local, domestic, international) including detailed follow through.
Professional appearance & demeanor.
Strong client/guest service skills.
Working knowledge of reservations and sales & catering systems.
Ability to portray the hotel as the unique hotel that it is.
Ability to make verbal and written presentations to both large and small groups
Pre-opening sales and operations experience.
Knowledge of Delphi, Opera and Microsoft Office software.
Familiar with travel throughout key US cities.
Knowledge of (high-end) industry publications, general marketing and public relations skills.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to sit at a desk for up to 5 hours per day. Walking and standing are required the rest of the working day. Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, talking, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
The pay scale for Sales Manager, Group is $85k - $95k.
The pay scale is the base salary wage range, exclusive of incentive pay such as commissions, piece rates, gratuities, and the like, that Montage reasonably expects to pay for the position.
In the United States we are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
