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Corporate Director Of Sales & Marketing

Full Time Remote, Remote, United States of America
79,354 - 100,480 (Yearly) Added 2 days, 5 hours ago
Summary

LOCATION

Remote (anywhere in the U.S.)

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science/Arts Degree and 5+ years of experience as a Director of Sales in the hospitality industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Generate revenue through group room and catering sales, support property-level sales teams, manage CRM applications, develop marketing plans, achieve sales goals, and represent the hotel in the community.

INDUSTRY

Hospitality Management

SHORT DESCRIPTION

The Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing at Vista Hospitality oversees sales initiatives for multiple properties, focusing on revenue growth and teamwork while embodying the company's core values of integrity, service, and empowerment.

Position Title: Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing

Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

Division: Hotel Sales, Catering, and Marketing

Experience: 5+ Years as a Director of Sales

Education: Bachelor of Science/Arts Degree

Location: Can be remote, anywhere in the U.S.

Overview:

Vista is the premier hospitality management company of the Americas. As owners and operators of hotels, Vista has carved a remarkable story of success. Vista encourages employee growth as a contributing factor to both the success of the individual as well as success of the team. Vista owns and managers several properties throughout Eastern United States and Canada.

Vista Property Management’s portfolio of hotels, is currently seeking an energetic, service-oriented and results-driven Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing for our properties. We're looking for a motivated individual who has a passion for the hospitality industry and embraces integrity, service, grit, respect, empowerment, ambition and teamwork - all the core values that cultivate our winning culture of success. Vista offers a competitive compensation package and a working environment that’s all about hospitality! Take the next step in your career and join our team. For more information, please visit one of our websites; www.vistahospitality.com or www.vistapropertymanagement.com.

The Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing position with Vista Hospitality is both a revenue-generating and a support position within geographic and/or brand parameters for two or more Vista properties.

The Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing will be responsible for producing group room, catering and certain transient segments (LNR, KNR/NNR) revenues. Success in this area will be determined by the results generated to an established revenue goal and property budgets set for monthly and annual measurements

The Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing will also perform support to the property-level Directors of Sales within the assigned area. This will involve lead generation and property-to-property referrals, client negotiations, marketplace intelligence and community involvement.

As a support position, The Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing will attend various meetings and video calls (Sales meetings, Revenue meetings, Vista Corporate calls, et al) as required for the designated area.

Below is an outline of the incremental position responsibilities to be managed with all properties within the assigned sales area.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities

  • Proactively solicit prospects for new and repeat business within all market segments.
  • Perform joint calls and site visits with property-level Directors of Sales when required.
  • Achieve/exceed personal sales revenue goals on a consistent basis.
  • Adhere to rate and inventory management plans when developing proposals and agreements.
  • Assist with the development of annual hotel marketing plan and revenue areas of the annual budget for hotels within the assigned region.
  • Complete responses to assigned brand and external RFPs accurately and on a timely basis.
  • Manage the company CRM (Customer Relations Management) application (STS Cloud) to document sales activity, account and client contact information and various reporting as required.
  • Yield group room rates through the CRM to maximize revenue and profitability.
  • Yield banquet/meeting space to maximize occupancy, rental revenue, and profitability.
  • Work with the area Revenue Manager and property-level Directors of Sales on the overall yielding of sleeping room revenues.
  • Assist with the management of the annual National Negotiated account request for proposal process.
  • Assist with the management of the annual Local Negotiated rate request for proposal process.
  • Provide accurate periodic reports to Executive Management as required on a timely basis.
  • Work with property-level Directors of Sales on the maintenance of major accounts to ensure service levels and year-to-year revenue growth.
  • Ensure personal achievement of all sales goals including solicitation, revenue generation and profitability.
  • Assist with the management of property-level marketing assets to ensure quality, proper inventory levels and reasonable updating periods.
  • Provide to Executive Level personnel, working with the General Managers and Directors of Sales accurate and timely forecasting of divisional revenues when requested.
  • Assist with ensuring the accuracy of all client and vendor agreements and update as required.
  • Represent the hotel as an “ambassador” within the community to include industry organizations.
  • Perform, with property-level staff recurrent SWOT analyses of the competitive set and utilize various measurement applications (STR, Hotelligence) to ensure a maximum RevPar index.
  • Assist ensuring the accuracy and quality of content within all 3rd party applications and websites.
  • Communicate and provide required information to brand representatives as requested.
  • Assist with the production of various marketing assets including photo and video shoots.
  • Travel as required to properties within the sales area to assist with sales efforts as directed.
  • Attend as requested various property-level meetings including staff, revenue, sales department.

Other Skills & Attributes

· Sound knowledge of inter-departmental communications and operational delivery.

· Ability to effectively communicate in friendly and positive manner with internal and external constituents.

· Ability to communicate customer needs and resolve complaints.

· Professionally represent the hotel in community and industry organizations and events.

· Participate as team player with other key executive members.

· Provide constructive feedback to hotel sales and marketing staff.

· Be a leader and role model to all employees.

· Sales ability and skill in both oral and written form.

· Personal computer knowledge desirable (STS Cloud, Delphi, Microsoft Word, Excel, PMS).

· Use/knowledge of Brand applications including PMS, CRM, AI Rate Management applications.

· Ability to identify and develop accounts.

· Additional language skills desirable.

This position description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.

Full Time, PTO, Medical & Dental, 401K, Equal Employment Opportunity. Relocation is not required. Travel is a must.

Vista Hospitality is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability or veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • On call
  • Weekends as needed

Experience:

  • Sales & Marketing: 5 years (Required)

Language:

  • English (Required)

Willingness to travel:

  • 25% (Required)

Work Location: Remote


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