Proactive Sales Manager

• Proactively builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings
• Develops relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for sales opportunities
• Manages and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Provides accurate, complete and effective turnover to Event Management
• Researches and develops new leads for property business
• Participates in sales calls with members of sales team to acquire new business and/or close on business
• Upsells each business opportunity to maximize revenue potential
• Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence)
• Identifies new business to achieve personal and location revenue goals
• Understands the overall market - competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them
• Closes the best opportunities for the location based on market conditions and location needs
• Gains understanding of the location’s primary target customer and service expectations
• serves the customer by understanding their business, business issues and concerns, to offer better business solution
• Executes brand’s Customer Service Standards and property’s Brand Standards
• Sets a positive example for guest relations
• Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels

• 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major
• 3 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area
• OR 4-year bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major
• 1 year of experience in sales and marketing or related professional area

Training, development, recognition, holistic well-being, true camaraderie with a diverse group of co-workers