Sales Manager - Hampton Inn Orlando International Airport, Orlando, FL

Position: Sales Manager

We are looking for a sales manager that must be a self-starter, have knowledge of the hotel industry, strong interpersonal skills to achieve sales goals, maximize revenue, and acquire new accounts.

As a Sales Manager, your responsibilities will include:

Our ideal candidate will be able to maximize hotel revenue and profits, meet and exceed sales goals, establish and maintain relationships within corporate / group market segments and enhance the hotel's market share.

The job objective is to acquire new transient, corporate, and group, for the hotel through proactive direct outside sales, marketing, telemarketing, direct mail, appointment calls, and tours of the hotel and saturation of existing accounts/segments for new contacts. Develop long-term business partnerships, consistently striving to maximize revenue and promote relationships through Position requires follow-up and maintenance of accounts, maintaining file & account accuracy, fielding inquiries, reporting, and sales blitz.

Requirements: Ideal candidate will possess strong communication, organization, and computer skills as well as a basic understanding of hotel operations. Attention to detail and a true desire to provide exceptional service are critical.

Essential to position:

* Self-motivation, management and time management.

* Extremely organized with attention to detail. Able to maintain a weekly schedule with new business appointments.

* Clear understanding and implementation of the hotel's business strategies.

* Set sales goals to meet and exceed revenue budget requirements.

* Establish new business partnerships through a combination of appointments, Tele-market, site tours, constant prospecting, networking, and obtaining accounts from the market.

* Strong prospecting skills and excellent closing skills.

* Strong verbal and written communication skills.

At Palette Hotels, we are dedicated to creating and sustaining meaningful hospitality careers for our associates. We support our associates with highly competitive salaries, outstanding health, benefits, extensive training and development programs, promotion within the organization, and a positive team-based culture where people make the difference.

Palette Hotels, is an equal opportunity employer with policies prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of any protected classification under applicable local, state and/or federal laws, which can include race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, veteran status or physical or mental disability unrelated to job requirements.

Palette Hotels policies also provide for a drug-free workplace, where the use, possession, or influence of illegal drugs or alcohol while on company time is generally prohibited. An employee's use (or abuse) of legally prescribed medication may also implicate company policy, where it impairs judgment or work performance or otherwise creates workplace safety risks.

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