Now Hiring - Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts - Hotel Sales Manager in Ames, IA

Full description of the position

Hospitality Management Corporation is a Dallas based privately held provider of management solutions and hospitality industry services, each customized to fit our clients unique needs. HMCs core value and mission is to provide our clients with the finest management expertise the industry has to offer with integrity, honesty and open communication.

When choosing to work for a company, HMC should be your first choice due to a well-deserved record of Honesty, Professionalism, Experience, Innovation, Flexibility, Customer Service and most importantly Results.

HMC believes that a company is only as strong as its team members. Team members are encouraged by their superiors to push themselves and are provided with the resources to ensure that success is achieved.

We are currently searching for a Sales Manager for the Radisson Ames Conference Center in Ames, IA

Why Work With Us?

Its a fun company to work for!

We recognize efforts and reward results

Great benefits package, including 401K

Promotional opportunities with a growing company

Excellent incentive plan

Requirements:

• Represent the hotel in a positive manner at all times

• Meet on site contacts and conduct tours of the property
• Establish and maintain rapport with clients, prior to, during and post event, encouraging repeat and referral business
• Generate proposals and contracts
• Effective use of tracking activities, tracing future contact outreach efforts and logging lost business for future solicitation. Be accountable for accurate
• Maintain positive relationships and work effectively with GM to maximize revenue opportunities and account saturation.
• Actively seek new business opportunities for the hotel while being held accountable for weekly/monthly call production to meet goals, aligned by the GM.
• Complete duties as outlined by the GM
• Meet group rooms, food and beverage, meeting room rental and/or business transient travel revenue goals.
• Follow prescribed Action Calendar in Marketing Plan to ensure your assigned activities are completed in a timely manner
• Assist in development of the annual Marketing Plan
• Assist in maintaining a team effort with fellow sales staff members as well as with other departments within the hotel
• Respond promptly to all inquiries, lead referrals, and existing clients; resulting in documentation of all communication within 4 hours
• Generate new business through varied sales activities and relationship building
• Develop knowledge of the competition to better aid in the solicitation of accounts and network with industry peers to increase referral business
• Follow-up with all clients before, during and after all meetings by up-keeping a current trace system through written, verbal and personal communication with clients
• Review guest list in house/arrivals report to be aware of potential company business to target within assigned market segments
• Joins and attends membership meetings to market facility, identify new businesses and better target market.
• Participate in daily sales stand up meeting and weekly sales and revenue strategy meetings
• Complete required weekly/monthly reports accurately and timely.

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Bachelor or Associate Degree in Management desirable.
• Must have at least two years or prior experience in hotel sales and/or hotel catering department.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively with staff and clients.
• Must have an outgoing, enthusiastic personality.
• Must have professional business attitude and appearance.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

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

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Hotel Sales management: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person