Sales Manager | Hyatt Place Lansing

The Hyatt Place Lansing is looking for a Sales Manager to join the team! This position is responsible for generating new business and maintaining existing clients/corporate accounts. Uses sales skills to drive revenue maximize profit and ensure quality.

• Sales: Accountable for achieving business revenue goals in Rooms Food and Beverage and auxiliary revenues thru established goals. Solicit and prospect new and existing accounts while developing and maintaining excellent client relationships. Responsible for selling/coordinating/detailing meeting space and food and beverage service at applicable hotels. Develop and deliver account strategy relating to overall hotel performance.

• Revenue Optimizing: Responsible for effectively managing Rooms and Catering revenue by utilizing market industry data and knowledge to secure appropriate business to maximize hotel profitability thru active Rooms and Catering Yield processes. Works on pricing and mix of business. Has understanding of market fluctuations and trends.

• Technical Acumen: Responsible for utilizing sales tools/systems to accurately identify forecast and communicate sales data. Ensures integrity of sales data by documenting information in CI/TY on a daily basis. Utilizes sales tools such as Hoteligence reader boards and other market intelligence to drive business.

• Guest Service: Responsible for client satisfaction by ensuring the clients needs and concerns are responded to in a courteous and timely manner. Ensures effective communication of client needs from sales to appropriate operational departments. Provides follow-up calls and correspondence to clients to encourage repeat business/customer referrals.

• Training: Utilizes available resources and adheres to CSM training policies. Ensures all company brand and department specific training requirements are met. Implements training philosophies and processes.

• Self/Workload Management: Responsible for effective self/workload management. Demonstrates clear written and verbal communication skills. Promotes collaboration and positive professional work environment. Attends all daily weekly and/or monthly department/hotel meetings to ensure proper communication/planning to all CSM Standard Operating Procedures. Must be flexible in work schedule as needed.

• Safety/Risk Management: Ensures a clean and safe work environment to maintain standards per CSM brand local state and federal regulations. Follows all CSM procedures for guest/associate incidents. Knowledgeable of hotel emergency procedures.

Education: High school diploma or GED required. College degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Experience/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 2 years of sales experience required in a full service hotel of comparable market or rate position. Must be detail oriented have ability to communicate well with all levels within and outside the organization and be able to problem-solve with employees and guests. Must be able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Must have a valid driver license.

Physical Requirements: Ability to lift push and pull up to 20 pounds on an occasional basis.

CSM Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees designed to support the health well-being and financial security of our employees. Our benefits include medical dental and vision insurance plans company-paid life insurance and short term disability coverage company-paid long term disability coverage for eligible employees 401(k) plan with company match tuition reimbursement voluntary benefits (critical illness hospital indemnity accident insurance pet insurance identity theft) time-off scholarship program generous hotel discounts and more! For benefits offered to regular part-time or on-call employees please email .