Hotel Sales Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Our busy hotel is looking for an enthusiastic person 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, 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. This position will focus on rooms and catering sales efforts. We are searching for someone with at least 2 years or more of hotel sales expertise, as well as a love for meeting new people and providing exceptional customer service. Apply now if this sounds like an exciting opportunity!

Responsibilities:

• Establish and grow our market share by developing and maintaining relationships with major group and catering clients
• Represent property at appropriate travel industry trade shows and conferences while adhering to the guidelines of the marketing plan and budget
• Identify new business leads by examining local market trends and competition activities
• Supports the director of sales and marketing in preparing the department budget as well as the hotel's overall sales goals and strategy
• Generate new business, close deals, and increase revenue by cold calling, on-site visits and sales tours, and community networking

Qualifications:

• Prior experience working in the hospitality sector is required
• Demonstrated exceptional social, verbal, and negotiating abilities
• Stays organized and manage time well
• Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and a bachelor’s degree in business or a similar field a plus
• 3+ years of experience in sales management or in a leadership role in the sales department, preferably in hospitality

About Company

Our lakeside hotel is located in Charlotte, NC, a half-mile from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and steps from The Shoppes at University Place. PNC Music Pavilion and the Charlotte Motor Speedway are 10 minutes away. Features include a seasonal outdoor pool, patio seating with fire pits, a café serving Starbucks coffee, an on-site restaurant/bar, 20,000 square feet of meeting/event space, a 24-hour fitness center, and walking trails. Since 1987, Hilton Charlotte University Place has continued to welcome guests from all over the world for meetings, conventions, social gatherings, weddings, and more!