Sales Manager, Catering & Executive Meetings | Montage Palmetto Bluff
Full Time
Bluffton, SC
Posted
Job description
Live Your Passion. Add Your Magic.
At Montage International, we are doing something different, something exciting and it takes passionate people to bring our vision to life. We have built a culture that leads with the important notion we live by every day; do what you love. If this resonates with you, we look forward to receiving your application.
We welcome applicants with disabilities and provide reasonable accommodations as needed to our applicants. Please discuss with our hiring managers during our selection processes.
SUMMARY
The Sales Manager, Catering & Executive Meetings role is to solicit business that enables the hotel to meet and/or exceed revenue goals in Rooms and Food & Beverage. Territory for this roll will include; although may not be limited to: Wedding Sales - 50 people and under within six months (rolling), Catering Sales - 50 people and under, Group - 15 rooms and under (all territories), Family Reunions (all sizes and territories), and Military (all sizes and territories).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The job duties of this position include; although are not limited to:
- Understanding Market Opportunities & Driving Revenue
- Solicit new and existing accounts to meet/exceed revenue goals through telephone solicitation, outside sales calls, site visits and written communication.
- Prepare correspondence to group accounts in timely manner.
- Account management using DELPHI + sales/account management software.
- Prospect for new business, creating new leads and awareness of the hotel
- Targets accounts, markets, or segments with heavy emphasis on proactive solicitation and account saturation.
- Partners with counterpart to effectively manage the business opportunity.
- Develops effective sales plans and actions.
- Works with partners to develop creative ideas and proposals for events.
- Maximizes revenue by upselling packages.
- Understands the overall market - competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them.
- Closes the best opportunities based on market conditions and individual property needs.
- Uses negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts.
- Building Successful Relationships
- Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls, entertainment, FAM trips, trade shows, etc.
- Develops relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for sales opportunities.
- Provides excellent customer sales service in order to grow share of the account.
- Manages and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Additional Responsibilities
- Utilizes intranet for resources, templates, and information.
- Participates in site visits.
- Develops and facilitates execution of contracts as required.
- Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence).
- Executes the brand’s Customer Service Standards and property’s Brand Standards through the sales process.
- Work with other members of team to ensure adequate coverage of the Sales Department. Field unsolicited leads as allocated.
- Coordinate all details of bookings from these accounts with the assistance of Sales Assistant.
- Work to achieve annual budgetary goals with respect to occupancy and revenue in group segment. Achieve monthly and annual quotas.
- Manage relationships with accounts and ensure that all information/history in daylight is current and accurate.
- Secondary Job Functions:
- Continually update Delphi database with contact information.
- Assist with development of sales strategies and planning
- Assist with preparation of annual rooms’ budget and marketing plan.
- Act as a backup sales resource in any capacity including handling leisure and corporate business travel reservations when needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous hotel sales and operations experience
- Previous wedding sales and operations experience
- Sales and operations background.
- Professional appearance & demeanor.
- Strong client/guest service skills.
- Working knowledge of reservations and sales & catering systems.
- Ability to portray the hotel as the unique hotel that it is.
- Ability to make verbal and written presentations to both large and small groups
- Pre-opening sales and operations experience.
- Knowledge of Delphi, Opera and Microsoft Office software.
- Familiar with travel throughout key US cities.
- Knowledge of (high-end) industry publications, general marketing and public relations skills.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to sit at a desk for up to 5 hours per day. Walking and standing are required the rest of the working day. Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, talking, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
In the United States we are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
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