Employer Active
Establish client base of individuals, organizations, associations, social, and/or corporate businesses through direct outside and inside selling to secure business for the hotel to ensure that room night sales and revenue goals are met or exceeded. Actively prospect and qualify new business.
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Negotiate guest room rates, meeting room rental, function space, and/or hotel services within approved booking guidelines. Accurately produce and/or review all sales contracts, rate agreements, and/or banquet/catering event orders.
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May assist in developing and implementing sales plans. May also participate in the annual budgeting and planning process.
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Monitors competitor’s activities and assists in marketing intelligence.
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Sells to new, existing and prospective customers considering goals set forth in the sales strategy, negotiating optimum rate for the benefit of the business.
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Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.
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Work closely with other hotel departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the sales office and prospective clients. Disseminate sales-related information to other departments as appropriate.
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Refers sales leads to appropriate personnel within the intercontinental Hotels Group, Travel when required to promote the hotel and develop potential business interfaces with operations on a timely basis, achieve personal and team goals as assigned.
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Comply with Hotel Rules and Regulations and provisions contained in the Employment Handbook, comply with Company Grooming Standards and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene, be well groomed and welt-dressed at all time, comply with Time and Attendance Policies, actively participate in training and development programs and maximize opportunities for development.
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Interact with outside contacts:
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Guests, Airlines, wholesalers, corporate accounts, travel agencies, ad agencies, etc. - to ensure repeat business, follow up on events, and generate new business.
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Attend and represent hotel at trade shows and conventions and/or participate in sates trips to key feeder markets.
Full Time