Dual Director of Sales & Marketing

Dual Director of Sales Homewood Suites St. Louis Galleria & TownePlace Suites Brentwood

What Youll Be Doing

You will build strong relationships with clients third parties and community organizations to generate business for the hotels. Youll provide strategic direction to the sales and catering team to reach the hotels revenue goals and get the most out of every revenue opportunity.

Each day youll guide the sales and catering team toward its monthly revenue goals. That includes developing action plans analyzing data reporting on results and overseeing marketing efforts.

You will report to the Dual General Manager.

This Director of Sales role prepares you for a growing career in larger hotels or more complex markets. Its a strong springboard to national sales or a third-party planner position and it could also be a stop on the road to General Manager.

Business Skills

• Strong knowledge of the hotels market and previous hotel sales experience
• Engage with the local community to develop business opportunities and build the hotels local reputation
• Create a work environment that is fun courteous friendly and professional
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong computer skills ideally with experience on hotel brand systems
• Exceptional attention to detail in client and associate follow-up
• Strong decision-making skills in revenue management
• Excellent pricing and positioning abilities
• Consistently meet or exceed revenue budgets
• Quickly evaluate alternatives and decide on a plan of action
• Teach a wide range of selling detailing and closing techniques
• Proven track record in selling and negotiating
• Balance the needs of clients the company and the owner effectively

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 35 years of hotel sales experience (required)
• Hilton and Marriott experience (highly preferred)
• Ability to lead revenue and sales disciplines
• Flexible schedule including evenings nights and weekends

Applicants who have completed relevant certifications will receive additional consideration.

Essentials

To be a successful candidate you will need:

• Eligibility to work in the United States
• Enough education and/or literacy to identify and read product labels and to communicate with guests about job-related needs
• The ability to see hear talk sit stand handle objects bend kneel stoop and lift items as the position requires with or without reasonable accommodations
• The ability to embrace HVMGs Culture of Excellence with a warm smile a friendly personality and a positive attitude

Our Associates Love

• Great opportunities for career advancement across HVMG
• Flexible full-time and part-time schedules
• Access to up to 40% of earned wages BEFORE payday with PayActive
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Full healthcare benefits including medical dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with a guaranteed 4% match and no vesting period
• Hotel and food and beverage discounts and perks

Careers at HVMG

Our Be Excellent culture is more than words on a website. We live and breathe it. As one associate said in an anonymous survey This is the best management company Ive ever worked for. They walk the talk from the corporate office to the field.

The hotel business is one of the few industries where a successful career can start anywhere on the org chart. You control your future and if our executives are any indication todays dishwasher can be tomorrows Senior Vice President.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer

We provide equal opportunity without regard to race color national origin religion sex age marital status or disability.