Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $36,700.00 - $78,600.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
competitive salary
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
401k with employer match
Paid PTO
Uniforms Provided
team member hotel discount program
Job Description
Ascent Hospitality is a distinguished hospitality company with an extensive portfolio of hotels and a robust pipeline of new properties and acquisitions. While the company has experienced significant growth and expansion in its number of locations, Ascent Hospitality values people above all else. Their foundation is built on a strong cultural commitment to providing memorable experiences not only for their guests but also for their team members. This emphasis on a people-first approach cultivates a supportive and collaborative environment where individuals work together to achieve unified goals. The company seeks passionate, service-oriented individuals who are excellent communicators and adept at... Show More
Job Requirements
- Must have at least a high school diploma or equivalent
- Must have prior experience as a Sales Manager or in a supervisor role
- Must demonstrate strong leadership and motivational skills
- Must have one to two years of experience in hospitality or business management
- Must possess good time management, organizational and multitasking abilities
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be able to provide professional and courteous guest service
- Must maintain a positive and professional attitude when interacting with clients
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills
- Must be highly responsible reliable and ethical
- Must have proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Must have a valid Driver's License and reliable transportation to meet with clients
Job Qualifications
- High school education is required College education is preferred
- Must have prior experience in Sales Manager or Supervisor role
- Must be able to effectively lead and motivate a team
- One to two years of experience in the hotel industry business management or similar discipline
- Previous hotel sales experience preferred but not required
- Must have demonstrated business communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Must have a valid Driver's License and reliable transportation
Job Duties
- Conduct a successful aggressive solicitation process involving outside sales calls inside appointments telephone calls individual letter and direct mail per company guideline
- Cultivate lead sources of sales through direct sales calls weekly visits to designated calendar targets within your territory and follow-up calls some of which will be cold calls
- Ensure focus is on proactive selling and reactive selling with individual and group goals
- Send proposals on all leads which fit the profile of the property and actively follow through to convert from proposal to definite status
- Ensure the development of a strategic account plan for the demand generators in the market
- Provide customer intelligence in evaluating the market and economic trends that may lead to changes in sales strategy to meet or exceed customer expectations
- Develop strong partnerships with local organizations to further increase brand product awareness
- Develop strong community and public relations by ensuring property participation in local regional and national tradeshows and client events
- Review the STAR report competitive shopping reports and use other resources to maintain an awareness of the hotel's market position
- Research competitor's sales team strategies to identify ways to grow occupancy and RevPAR and increase market share
- Attend sales strategy meetings to provide input on weekly and overall sales strategy
- Suggest innovative marketing ideas and proactively develop deployment strategies to continue to grow market share
- Serve as the sales contact for the General Manager Regional Sales leaders and current and future guests
- Serve as hotel authority on sales processes and sales contracts Participate in sales calls with members of the Sales and Marketing team to acquire new business and or close on business
- Identify public relations opportunities and coordinate activities to augment the overall marketing communication strategy
- Support the General Manager by coordinating crisis communications
- Execute and support Customer Service Standards and hotel's Brand Standards
- Execute and support the operational aspects of business booked e.g. generating proposal writing contract customer correspondence
- Execute exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and ensuring their satisfaction before and during their program event
- Perform other duties as assigned to meet business needs
OysterLink lists restaurant, hotel, and hospitality jobs.
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
You may be also interested in: