Sales Manager at Four Points by Sheraton – Marriott International

Job Title: Sales Manager

Job Description

• The position is accountable for proactively soliciting and handling sales opportunities.
• Ensures business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for proper service delivery. Assists in leading all day-to-day activities related to sales with a focus on building long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of sales objectives.
• Achieves personal sales goals.

Responsibilities
Building Successful Relationships that Generate Sales Opportunities:

• Works collaboratively with off-property sales channels to ensure sales efforts are coordinated, complementary and not duplicative.
• Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls, entertainment, FAM trips, trade shows, etc.
• Develops relationships within the community to strengthen and expand the customer base for sales opportunities.
• Manages and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Provides accurate, complete and effective turnover to Event Management.

Managing Sales Activities:

• Participates in sales calls with members of the sales team to acquire new business and/or close on business.
• Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposals, writing contracts, customer correspondence).
• Using Knowledge of Market Trends and Target Customer Information to Maximise Revenue
• Identifies new business to achieve personal and location revenue goals.
• Understands the overall market – competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand, etc. and knows how to sell against them.
• Closes the best opportunities for the location based on market conditions and location needs.
• Gains understanding of the location’s primary target customer and service expectations; serves the customer by understanding their business, business issues and concerns, to offer better business solutions.

Providing Exceptional Customer Service:

• Supports the company’s service and relationship strategy, driving customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience.
• We serve our customers in order to grow our share of the account.
• Executes and supports the company’s customer service standards.
• Provides excellent customer service consistent with the daily service basics of the company.
• Sets a positive example for guest relations.
• Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.

Candidate Profile
Education and Experience:

• 2-year Degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 3 years of experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area. Or
• 4-year bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 1 year of experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is Not Specified. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Website:
Official Job Website: https://careers.marriott.com/