Now Hiring - CMC Hotels - Travel Area Sports Sales Manager in Cary, NC

Full description of the position

Are you a Sports Guru and enjoy Sales? This may be the perfect opportunity for you.

Area Sports Sales Manager

We are seeking an ambitious and creative individual to explore and uncover opportunities within the sports segment with the intention of aiding our portfolio of hotels to reach their occupancy and revenue goals. The primary objective of this role is to uncover all sporting events that would produce the need for lodging, meeting, and banquet space for our diverse group of hotels to include Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton and Best Western brands.

We offer our associates an array of benefits.

• Competitive wages based on experience
• Aggressive incentive plan
• Paid Vacation
• 7 Paid Holidays
• BCBS Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Personal leave, immediate accrual.
• 401k, company matched.
• Free Life Insurance
• Free Short-Term Disability
• Hotel room discounts

Job Responsibilities:

· Assist our Corporate Director of Sales, ensuring hotel properties are meeting or exceeding their monthly/yearly goals.

· Focus on sporting events within North Carolina, using Internet search engines and other research tools, to uncover lodging opportunities.

· Provide each of the hotel’s information regarding sporting events/organizations that will produce and maintain a pipeline of established lodging needs.

· Prospect new business using city wide sport events, athletic departments, sports.

Job Requirements:

· Must have 4 + years Hotel experience.

· Must have 2+ years Sports sales experience.

· Bachelor’s degree preferred.

· A background or major in Marketing, Hospitality, or Sports-related is highly desirable.

· Must possess computer proficiency.

· Must have strong commitment to company values and be able to work as a team within sales driven environment.

· Strong work ethic and a desire to succeed.

· Strong organizational skills.

· Excellent interpersonal skills, friendly, courteous, and helpful.

· Able to travel daily and overnight.

· Able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.

• Able to lift, push, pull up to 30 lbs.

CMC Hotels is a Raleigh, North Carolina based company specializing in the development, acquisition, repositioning and management of upscale limited service, extended stay and full-service hotels. Our properties lead the market, consistently exceeding operational and financial expectations as well as the guest's expectation of hospitality.

We believe in Growing People. Our people are the Heart of our organization. The growth and success of our portfolio will be possible by the contribution of our associates who will be recognized, grow and succeed with us.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cary, NC 27518: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person