Holiday Inn Express
Director of Sales and Marketing
Holiday Inn Express, Hope Mills, North Carolina, United States, 28348
Travel is a journey. At Holiday Inn Express, we help make it a joy.
Starting with a warm, inviting welcome for all guests, whether traveling on business or for fun, enjoying a quick night, or relaxing for the week. We thrive on making our guests' stays brighter, helping them create memories that will last a lifetime. Irresistible smiles are our specialty. So if you can help us spread the joy of travel to all, we’d love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn Express family.
As Sales Director, you’ll develop and implement sales and marketing strategies for the hotel, create and implement tactical plans, and ensure revenue goals are achieved. You'll also regularly sell hotel rooms, meeting rooms, and food and beverage to client contacts.
WE WILL PAY A BASE SALARY + PERFORMANCE BASE METRICS
The duties are listed below, but are not limited to the list:
Responsible for Corporate and Travel Agent Room Sales for the hotels in Fayetteville, Hope Mills, and Wilson, NC.
Identify new markets and business opportunities and increase sales.
Represent Hotels in various events and exhibitions.
Conduct daily sales calls and arrange site inspection trips to hotels by corporate clients.
Able to provide quick and timely responses, immediate communication to the properties, and develop professional long-term business relationships.
Provide the highest quality of service to the customer at all times.
Participate in sales calls with members of the sales team to acquire new business and/or close on business.
Develop strong relationships with on-property front office team to ensure working in unity and always striving to achieve the same goals.
Accompany sales team on sales calls to potential clients to assist in the development of the account and to assess the effectiveness and sales skills of the salesperson.
Assess additional training needs based on data gathered and interaction with the sales team from property visits.
Attend all department and hotel meetings as necessary.
Target key accounts potential for the company.
Build and strengthen relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls, entertainment, FAM trips, trade shows, etc.
Develop relationships within the community to strengthen and expand customer base for sales opportunities.
Acquire and develop new business accounts and prepare sales proposals for clients.
Closely follow up on all business leads within a 24-hour response timeline to clients.
Join us and you’ll become part of the family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28,000.00 - $35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Employee discount
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Weekends as needed
Ability to Relocate:
Hope Mills, NC 28348: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road
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Starting with a warm, inviting welcome for all guests, whether traveling on business or for fun, enjoying a quick night, or relaxing for the week. We thrive on making our guests' stays brighter, helping them create memories that will last a lifetime. Irresistible smiles are our specialty. So if you can help us spread the joy of travel to all, we’d love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn Express family.
As Sales Director, you’ll develop and implement sales and marketing strategies for the hotel, create and implement tactical plans, and ensure revenue goals are achieved. You'll also regularly sell hotel rooms, meeting rooms, and food and beverage to client contacts.
WE WILL PAY A BASE SALARY + PERFORMANCE BASE METRICS
The duties are listed below, but are not limited to the list:
Responsible for Corporate and Travel Agent Room Sales for the hotels in Fayetteville, Hope Mills, and Wilson, NC.
Identify new markets and business opportunities and increase sales.
Represent Hotels in various events and exhibitions.
Conduct daily sales calls and arrange site inspection trips to hotels by corporate clients.
Able to provide quick and timely responses, immediate communication to the properties, and develop professional long-term business relationships.
Provide the highest quality of service to the customer at all times.
Participate in sales calls with members of the sales team to acquire new business and/or close on business.
Develop strong relationships with on-property front office team to ensure working in unity and always striving to achieve the same goals.
Accompany sales team on sales calls to potential clients to assist in the development of the account and to assess the effectiveness and sales skills of the salesperson.
Assess additional training needs based on data gathered and interaction with the sales team from property visits.
Attend all department and hotel meetings as necessary.
Target key accounts potential for the company.
Build and strengthen relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls, entertainment, FAM trips, trade shows, etc.
Develop relationships within the community to strengthen and expand customer base for sales opportunities.
Acquire and develop new business accounts and prepare sales proposals for clients.
Closely follow up on all business leads within a 24-hour response timeline to clients.
Join us and you’ll become part of the family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28,000.00 - $35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Employee discount
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Weekends as needed
Ability to Relocate:
Hope Mills, NC 28348: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road
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