Our busy hotel is looking for an enthusiastic leader with great sales skills and a customer-focused approach to be our next sales manager. You will add passion and creativity to our sales team, as well as build a strategy to reach and exceed revenue targets through outside sales calls, on-site visits and sales tours, and community networking. You will also be able to increase sales by monitoring local market trends and competitor activity in order to find and close business leads. We are searching for someone with at least 2 years of hotel sales experience, as well as a love for meeting new people and providing exceptional customer service. Apply now if this sounds like an exciting opportunity!
Responsibilities:- Generate new business, close deals, and increase revenue by cold calling, on-site visits and sales tours, and community networking
- Collaborate on creating and planning the department budget with the director of sales and marketing to align overall sales objectives and strategies for the hotel
- Attend various industry tradeshows and conferences as a professional representative of the hotel, while adhering to the budget and marketing plan requirements
- Identify new business leads by examining local market trends and competition activities
- Establish and grow our market share by developing and maintaining relationships with major group and catering clients
- Outstanding organizational skills and time management
- Must have previous sales experience working in the hospitality industry
- Exhibits superior communication, negotiation, and interpersonal abilities
- 3+ years of experience in sales management or in a leadership role in the sales department, preferably in hospitality
- Must possess a high school diploma or GED and a bachelor’s degree in business or a similar major is desired
We're off I-4, in walking distance of restaurants, and three miles from the Lake Mary Museum. The Central Florida Zoo is a 15-minute drive, and Orlando Sanford International Airport can be reached in nine miles – our free airport shuttle has your ride covered.
