Sales Manager

Our busy hotel is looking for an enthusiastic leader with great sales skills and a customer-focused approach to be our next sales manager. You will add passion and creativity to our sales team, as well as build a strategy to reach and exceed revenue targets through outside sales calls, on-site visits and sales tours, and community networking. You will also be able to increase sales by monitoring local market trends and competitor activity in order to find and close business leads. We are searching for someone with at least 3 years of sales and marketing expertise, as well as a love for meeting new people and providing exceptional customer service. Apply now if this sounds like an exciting opportunity!Responsibilities:

• Plan and compile the department budget in accordance with the hotel's overall sales objectives and strategy, with the assistance of the director of sales and marketing
• Analyze local market trends and competitor activity to identify business leads
• Attend various industry tradeshows and conferences as a professional representative of the hotel, while adhering to the budget and marketing plan requirements
• Increase new business and accelerate revenue generation by cold calling, on-site visits, and sales tours, as well as engaging your local community network
• Establish and grow our market share by developing and maintaining relationships with major group and catering clients

Qualifications:

• Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and a bachelor’s degree in business or a similar field a plus
• Must have previous sales experience working in the hospitality industry
• Demonstrated exceptional social, verbal, and negotiating abilities
• At least 3 years of experience in sales management or in a leadership role in the sales department, preferably in the hospitality industry
• Outstanding organizational skills and time management

• 1 plus year of hotel sales experience

About Company

Our hotel is off I-55 and Highway 51, in Jackson's business district. A variety of shops and restaurants are within a half-mile, and we’re nine miles from downtown Jackson. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum are less than 15 minutes away.