Compensation: $70,000 per year

Job Type

Full-time

Description

We are currently seeking a Director of Sales to join our team and oversee our sales department. Your daily activities will involve outside sales calls, obtaining new accounts, conducting site tours, and networking with the local business community to drive sales for your hotels. You will also be accountable for forecasting, creating promotional materials, and constantly communicating with your General Manager

This position may require flexible scheduling availability.

Requirements

Job Requirements:

• Solicit, negotiate, and book both new and repeat business
• Actively sell room nights through outside sales calls, telemarketing, site tours, etc.
• Meet or exceed the budgeted REVPAR for the hotels 
• Prepare hotels' annual marketing and sales plans based on the hotel's position and strengths within each market segment
• Forecasts occupancy fluctuations based on changing market conditions and directs selling activities to maximize revenue
• Ensure that team members (specifically front desk staff) are familiar with key accounts and "specifics" relating to business booked in the hotels

Job Qualifications:

• Must possess communication skills in terms of the ability to negotiate, convince, sell and influence professionals and/or hotel guests
• Know the hotels' demand segments, sources of business for each and balance market segments according to supply and demand
• Knowledge of the principal competition for each market segment
• Highly motivated team player with strong initiative and desire for achievement 
• Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary
• Ability to work well in stressful situations

Training:
Absolute Hospitality is committed to employee development and displays that commitment with a formalized training and development program providing a clear path for any employee with a desire and aptitude to thrive in the hospitality business. As team members join Absolute Hospitality from other organizations they too can build on that prior experience and find further growth opportunities within our company by utilizing the tools and resources offered.

Rewarding Hard Work:

• Incentive based bonus program
• Free room nights at our hotels and employee discounts within Marriott
• Discounts for friends and family for Marriott
• Team Member of the Month, Quarter, and Year recognition and bonus
• Career Growth opportunities