Westmont Group
Director of Sales & Marketing
Westmont Group, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285
Exciting opportunity for an energetic sales leader in the Denver market who can appreciate representing a Hyatt branded hotel that offers over 30,000 square feet of meeting space, including our exquisite ballroom, amphitheater and flexible conference rooms.
Hyatt Denver Tech Center is searching for an experienced & dynamic Director of Sales & Marketing, to lead our professional Sales & Catering team. Must be a passionate Sales Director with a proven track record that demonstrates passion & ability to drive the team to meet financial goals.
Here's to your journey in leading the sales efforts of the Hyatt Denver Tech Center, aimed to outshine the competition with a dedicated sales organization & support from an experienced General Manager and Corporate team.
Organizational Learner
Actively pursues learning and self-development to enhance personal, professional and business growth; shares learning; demonstrates depth of knowledge in technical or specialized area
Job Overview :
As a
Director of Sales & Marketing , you will fill a vital role by implementing the total sales and marketing efforts of the hotel, including securing new Business Travel accounts, maintaining existing accounts, supervising sales activities and training within the hotel sales team and executing sales and marketing strategies to maximize the profitability of the hotel while maintaining customer satisfaction.
The ideal candidate will :
Be incredibly friendly, customer centric, love to smile and have FUN in a team environment.Have 5 or more years of Hotel Sales Management and Staff Leadership experience.Develop and maintain relationships with key clients in order to produce group and/or convention business, to include room sales, food & beverage sales, catering/banquet services.Direct the scheduling of conventions and group activities at the hotel and coordinates with other hotel-level departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the sales office and prospective clients.Develop and maintain good relationships with officials and representatives of local community groups and companies,and attends out-of-town conventions to generate convention and group business.Execute hotel-level tactical sales and marketing plans to support overall system-wide sales plans/strategies and programs.Recruit, hire, train, and provide career development for all sales personnel; conducts performance evaluations and provides feedback to employees using company hiring standards and guidelines.Manage the departmental budget and monitors sales activities/performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plan; accurately reports variances/projections.Provides a professional image at all times through appearance and dress.Note: Other duties as assigned by supervisor or management
Requirements ,
Knowledge and Skills:
Excellent verbal and written English communication skillsAbility to travel on sales trips out of town for multiple nights as event schedule and business opportunities dictateComputer literate in MS Word, Excel and PowerPointEnvision experience preferredAggressive negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business with a high conversion ratioMust be able to "knock on doors" to get the businessKnows how to conduct research on the InternetWeekly prospecting and soliciting goalsUncovering new customers (local and social)Effective sales skills to up-sell products and servicesKnowledge of menu planning, food presentation, banquet and event service operationsAbility to manage guest room and meeting space inventoriesBroad understanding of facility management (sanitation, maintenance, operations)Strong customer development and relationship management skillsKnowledge of overall hotel operations as they affect department.Knowledge of event technology products and servicesKnowledge of contract management and legalitiesFinancial management skills, e.g., ability to understand P&L statements, manage operating budgets, forecasting and schedulingStrong communication skills (verbal, listening, writing)Strong problem-solving skillsStrong customer and associate relations skillsStrong presentation and platform skillsStrong organizational skillsStrong "closing skills"Strong 'persuasion" skillsAbility to use standard software applications and hotel systemEffective decision-making skillsEffective influence skills
Hyatt Denver Tech Center is searching for an experienced & dynamic Director of Sales & Marketing, to lead our professional Sales & Catering team. Must be a passionate Sales Director with a proven track record that demonstrates passion & ability to drive the team to meet financial goals.
Here's to your journey in leading the sales efforts of the Hyatt Denver Tech Center, aimed to outshine the competition with a dedicated sales organization & support from an experienced General Manager and Corporate team.
Organizational Learner
Actively pursues learning and self-development to enhance personal, professional and business growth; shares learning; demonstrates depth of knowledge in technical or specialized area
Job Overview :
As a
Director of Sales & Marketing , you will fill a vital role by implementing the total sales and marketing efforts of the hotel, including securing new Business Travel accounts, maintaining existing accounts, supervising sales activities and training within the hotel sales team and executing sales and marketing strategies to maximize the profitability of the hotel while maintaining customer satisfaction.
The ideal candidate will :
Be incredibly friendly, customer centric, love to smile and have FUN in a team environment.Have 5 or more years of Hotel Sales Management and Staff Leadership experience.Develop and maintain relationships with key clients in order to produce group and/or convention business, to include room sales, food & beverage sales, catering/banquet services.Direct the scheduling of conventions and group activities at the hotel and coordinates with other hotel-level departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the sales office and prospective clients.Develop and maintain good relationships with officials and representatives of local community groups and companies,and attends out-of-town conventions to generate convention and group business.Execute hotel-level tactical sales and marketing plans to support overall system-wide sales plans/strategies and programs.Recruit, hire, train, and provide career development for all sales personnel; conducts performance evaluations and provides feedback to employees using company hiring standards and guidelines.Manage the departmental budget and monitors sales activities/performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plan; accurately reports variances/projections.Provides a professional image at all times through appearance and dress.Note: Other duties as assigned by supervisor or management
Requirements ,
Knowledge and Skills:
Excellent verbal and written English communication skillsAbility to travel on sales trips out of town for multiple nights as event schedule and business opportunities dictateComputer literate in MS Word, Excel and PowerPointEnvision experience preferredAggressive negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business with a high conversion ratioMust be able to "knock on doors" to get the businessKnows how to conduct research on the InternetWeekly prospecting and soliciting goalsUncovering new customers (local and social)Effective sales skills to up-sell products and servicesKnowledge of menu planning, food presentation, banquet and event service operationsAbility to manage guest room and meeting space inventoriesBroad understanding of facility management (sanitation, maintenance, operations)Strong customer development and relationship management skillsKnowledge of overall hotel operations as they affect department.Knowledge of event technology products and servicesKnowledge of contract management and legalitiesFinancial management skills, e.g., ability to understand P&L statements, manage operating budgets, forecasting and schedulingStrong communication skills (verbal, listening, writing)Strong problem-solving skillsStrong customer and associate relations skillsStrong presentation and platform skillsStrong organizational skillsStrong "closing skills"Strong 'persuasion" skillsAbility to use standard software applications and hotel systemEffective decision-making skillsEffective influence skills