Sales Executive (NE)
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Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
Handles customer inquiries and lead requests for locally driven groups with rooms (e.g. 10300 peak room nights) within predefined group sales parameters outside the sales office. Works with customers to align preferences and actively upsells each business opportunity to maximize revenues and drive customer loyalty. Verifies that business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for quality service delivery. Drives customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience. Processes business correspondence and creates contracts and other related booking documentation as required. Manages the transaction of group customer inquiries and lead requests and achieves revenue and booking goals for the team.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
Required:
High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in the sales and marketing guest services front desk or related professional area.
OR
2year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration Marketing Hotel and Restaurant Management.
Preferred:
Group sales experience
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Managing Sales Activities
Handles customer inquiries and lead requests for locally driven groups with rooms (e.g. 10300 peak room nights) within predefined group sales parameters outside the sales office.
Refers opportunities to sales associate if business is outside these parameters.
Works collaboratively with other sales channels (e.g. Area Sales Group Sales onproperty resources) to establish coordinated sales efforts that are complementary and not duplicative.
Works collaboratively with hotel attractions and outlet teams on property to book outlet business at parameters for group opportunities.
Leverages knowledge of resort amenities to close opportunities (e.g. destination attractions golf spa recreation options).
Understands the importance of the destination sell as well as the overall market competitors strengths and weaknesses economic trends supply and demand etc. and how to sell against them.
Verifies that business booked is within hotel parameters.
Assists with selling implementation and followthrough of group sales promotions.
Closes the best opportunities for hotel based on market conditions and property needs.
Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g. generating proposal writing contract customer correspondence communicating with property attractions/outlet teams).
Actively upsells each business opportunity to maximize revenue for individual properties.
Conducts site inspections as required.
Understands and actively utilizes company marketing initiative/incentives to close on business.
Implements process improvements and best practices.
Leverages other Sales resources and administrative/support staff to achieve personal and team related revenue goals.
Creates clear expectations for customers throughout the sales process.
Attends pre and postconvention meetings to understand group needs obtain feedback on quality of product (e.g. rooms meeting facilities and equipment food and beverage) service levels and overall satisfaction.
Provides accurate complete and effective turnover to Event Management/Local Social Management.
Verifies that the property implements a seamless turnover from sales to operations and back to sales while consistently delivering high level of service.
Monitors the effective resolution of guest issues that arise as a result of the sales process by creating mechanisms to channel issues to property leadership and/or other appropriate stakeholders.
Processes business correspondence and creates contracts and other related booking documentation as required.
Performs other duties as assigned to meet business needs.
Building Successful Relationships
Drives customer loyalty through excellent customer service throughout the sales process.
Serves the customer by understanding their needs and recommending features and services that best meet their needs.
Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings.
Builds and maintains strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
Gains understanding of the propertys primary target customer and service expectations; serves the customer by understanding their business business issues and concerns to offer better business solution both prior to and during the program/event.
At Marriott International we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture talent and experiences of our associates. We are committed to nondiscrimination on any protected basis including disability veteran status or other basis protected by applicable law.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
