Director of Sales

Job Description Job Description About the Company StepStone Hospitality is a premier hotel and restaurant management company driven by an unwavering commitment to excellence in every aspect of our operations. At StepStone Hospitality, our core mission is to understand the unique goals of each owner and consistently surpass their expectations. Through tailored operating strategies that complement investment objectives, we continuously enhance the value of our clients' assets. StepStone Hospitality is seeking a dynamic, results-driven, and relationship-focused Director of Sales & Marketing to join the team at Crowne Plaza North Augusta . This is an exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced hospitality sales professional who thrives on driving revenue growth, developing strategic partnerships, leading sales initiatives, and creating innovative marketing strategies that increase market share. The Director of Sales & Marketing will oversee all sales and marketing efforts for the hotel, including group, corporate, government, association, SMERF, sports, social, and catering segments. This individual will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive sales strategies, maximizing revenue opportunities, strengthening client relationships, and positioning Crowne Plaza North Augusta as a premier hospitality destination within the market. This role requires a strategic sales leader with a strong hunter mentality, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with hotel leadership, ownership, operations teams, and clients to achieve financial and service excellence. #ZR Requirements: What You'll Do Develop and execute strategic sales and marketing plans designed to achieve and exceed hotel revenue goals, increase market share, and drive profitability. Lead the development of new business opportunities through proactive prospecting, cold calling, networking, client meetings, outside sales calls, virtual and in-person site inspections, referrals, and community engagement. Build and maintain strong relationships with key local demand generators, corporate accounts, government organizations, associations, sports groups, social accounts, and community partners. Identify revenue opportunities across all market segments and develop strategies to maximize occupancy, group business, banquet revenue, catering revenue, and overall hotel performance. Oversee the sales team by establishing goals, monitoring performance, coaching team members, and ensuring accountability to achieve individual and department objectives. Develop and maintain account strategies for key clients while continuously growing existing relationships and identifying opportunities for additional revenue. Manage group and catering sales efforts, including prospecting, proposals, negotiations, contracts, detailing, and execution of events. Conduct professional hotel tours, client presentations, virtual site inspections, and sales appointments to showcase hotel amenities, meeting space, and event capabilities. Collaborate with Revenue Management to evaluate pricing strategies, availability, forecasting, and group displacement decisions to maximize revenue. Develop creative sales promotions, packages, and marketing initiatives to increase demand and generate new business opportunities. Drive digital marketing initiatives, social media strategies, and promotional campaigns to enhance brand awareness and market visibility. Maintain accurate sales activity tracking, account information, forecasting, pipeline reporting, and client records within sales systems including Delphi and other CRM platforms. Utilize market intelligence, competitive analysis, STR reporting, booking trends, and revenue data to identify opportunities and adjust sales strategies. Work closely with Operations, Front Office, Food & Beverage, Banquets, and Revenue Management teams to ensure seamless execution of meetings, events, and group programs. Partner with clients to create Banquet Event Orders (BEOs), event timelines, and operational details to ensure successful execution and client satisfaction. Oversee the execution of special events and ensure client expectations are exceeded throughout the planning and event process. Communicate sales performance, market trends, opportunities, and action plans with hotel leadership and ownership as needed. Maintain strong knowledge of hotel operations, service offerings, competitive positioning, and market conditions. Ensure all sales activities align with company standards, brand expectations, ethical business practices, and financial objectiv #J-18808-Ljbffr