Sales Development Leader Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Sales Development Leader to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Perform other duties as assigned by management;
- Assist Sales Team with all Site preparation and support with sales kits / brochures etc;
- Assist managers with sales calls and participate in sites, FAMs, trade shows and other related market events as required;
- Ensure that all managers receive messages in a timely manner. Messages to include name and phone number of caller, date and time call received;
- Schedules and prioritizes work load to meet deadlines of all managers;
- Liaise with other hotel departments to help ensure Sales clients’ needs are met/exceeded;
- Coordinate general office functions;
- Assist Sales with special reservation needs and work with Group Reservations Coordinator;
- Coordinates all wedding inquiries, blocking and contracting of wedding rooms;
- Assist with any changes to contracts as needed;
- Runs IDEAS and selects a rate for Express and wedding leads and communicates this with the Express Sales Manager;
- Helps prospect and solicit business through Knowland, LinkedIn and cold calling and passes info to appropriate Sales Manager to follow up;
- Helps prep for office visits, meetings and presentations for clients and prospects;
- Assist with any addendums as needed;
- Able to conduct scheduled site tours in absence of DOSM or other Sales Managers.
Requirements:
- Has strong interpersonal skills and is customer service oriented with a sincere, helpful, caring and friendly personality;
- Has outstanding written and verbal communication skills, and exceptional phone manner;
- Previous experience in a hotel or a related field preferred;
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager;
- An intermediate level of competency in all Microsoft Office products required;
- Coordinates all wedding inquiries, blocking and contracting of wedding rooms;
- Assist managers with sales calls and participate in sites, FAMs, trade shows and other related market events as required;
- Assist Sales Team with all Site preparation and support with sales kits / brochures etc;
- Ensure that all managers receive messages in a timely manner. Messages to include name and phone number of caller, date and time call received;
- Schedule & prioritize work load to meet deadlines of all managers;
- Assist Sales with special reservation needs and work with Group Reservations Coordinator;
- Coordinate general office functions;
- Working knowledge of Opera and DELPHI or related reservations software systems a plus;
- A Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Hospitality or Business Administration, within the past 2 years;
- Previous Hotel Sales and/or related experience is preferred.