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The Sales Coordinator for GrandLife Hotels provides administrative support to the Area Director of Sales and overall sales team for The Roxy Hotel and The Soho Grand Hotels to achieve budgeted room revenue goals and the annual sales and marketing plan. To be a successful Sales Coordinator for GrandLife Hotels this individual must have a keen sense of style, a passion for downtown life & culture, and an innate understanding of the hotel brand.
Job Responsibility
Assist our Group, Conference Services, Corporate and Entertainment teams with all prospecting and admin efforts to meet and exceed budgets
Build and maintain strong customer relationships through appropriate client communication and the use of professional, courteous and ethical interpersonal interaction
Develop strong knowledge of hotel features / benefits (amenities, services, attributes, etc.), systems (Opera Cloud, Salesforce, etc.), develop advanced knowledge of rates / strategies / discounts / promotions, hone detailed understanding of competitive set to overcome objectives, negotiate with clients and increase overall conversion
Draft accurate, formal rate quotes for all inquiries (Group, Consortia, Select & Individual) in a timely and professional manner, regularly follow up on all pending Entertainment inquiries
Log all proposals, groups and activities for themself and their manager by EOB daily
Service all Entertainment groups & bookings including daily amenities, processing of rooming lists, detailing of riders, drafting group resumes/VIP bulletins, applying billing, processing pickup reports and handling final settlement of open balances
Responsible for effectively communicating with the hotel’s various departments to prepare for VIP arrivals and to ensure that the guest / group experience during their stays meet the advanced directive and exceed the client’s expectations
Assist in the RFP and local account renewal process for Entertainment Select accounts, prepare rate loading instructions for accepted accounts, update internal trackers, assist with GDS visibility checks and/or testing booking links
Maintain well documented, accurate, organized and up-to-date file management to serve both client and employer in the most expedient, organized and knowledgeable manner
Monitor production of all entertainment accounts and evaluate trends within the Entertainment industry for business intelligence and development
Build out, update and maintain various Entertainment prospecting tools including the tour calendar and top account databases by adding dates/announcements / new contacts uncovered in research / outreach
Research business opportunities and new qualified contacts for the Director of Entertainment Sales to further prospect
Assist with site inspections, on-site & off-site sales appointments/events and hosted client entertainment to exhibit key features and benefits of our properties
Provide seamless out-of-office support while the Director of Entertainment Sales is travelling