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Home2 Suites Salt Lake City/South Jordan

Director of Sales

Home2 Suites Salt Lake City/South Jordan, South Jordan, Utah, United States, 84095


We are currently seeking a

Director of Sales

to join our team and oversee our sales department. Your daily activities will involve outside sales calls, obtaining new accounts, conducting site tours, and networking with the local business community to drive sales for your hotel. You will also be accountable for forecasting, creating promotional materials, and constantly communicating with your General Manager.

This position may require flexible scheduling availability.

Job Requirements:

Solicit, negotiate, and book both new and repeat business.

Actively sell room nights through outside sales calls, telemarketing, site tours, etc.

Direct, train, coordinate and supervise the Sales and Catering Managers and the Sales Coordinator in all sales-related activities.

Meet or exceed the budgeted REVPAR for the hotel.

Prepare the hotel's annual marketing and sales plan based on the hotel's position and strengths within each market segment.

Forecast occupancy fluctuations based on changing market conditions and direct selling activities to maximize revenue.

Ensure that team members (specifically front desk staff) are familiar with key accounts and "specifics" relating to business booked in the hotel.

Job Qualifications:

Experience using Hotel Sales Force Automation (Delphi, STS, etc.) is a plus.

Must possess communication skills in terms of the ability to negotiate, convince, sell, and influence professionals and/or hotel guests.

Know the hotel's demand segments, and sources of business for each and balances market segments according to supply and demand.

Knowledge of the principal competition for each market segment.

Highly motivated team player with strong initiative and desire for achievement.

Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary.

Ability to work well in stressful situations.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit or walk for an extended period of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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