Your day to day
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- Solicit new and existing accounts to meet and exceed revenue goals through telephone
prospecting, outside sales calls, site inspections, and written communication.
- Maximize revenue by selling all hotel facets to current, potential, and past clients, both
verbally and in writing.
- Ensure account details are handled thoroughly, with all solicitation and closing activities
documented. Coordinate with various departments to service accounts.
- Develop and deliver persuasive verbal sales presentations to prospective clients.
- Prepare information for, meet with, and entertain clients as appropriate based on potential
business from their accounts.
- Communicate effectively with all hotel departments to ensure high high-quality service for clients.
- Maintain regular attendance and availability to work as needed.
- Prepare correspondence, internal booking reports, and file maintenance.
- Participate in daily business review meetings, pre pre-convention meetings, training, and other
sales sales-related activities.
- Attend trade shows, community events, and industry meetings to stay updated on market
trends and build relationships.
- Maintain knowledge of market trends, competition, and key customers for the hotel.
What we need from you
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 2+ years of past in the field of hospitality sales experience preferred. in catering sales.
- Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be able to speak, read,
write, and understand English. Must possess computer skills, including, but not limited to.
- Knowledge of hotel features, benefits, and competing hotels within the market
- Ability to execute appropriate action plans.
- Knowledge of hotel operations, including marketing plans, preparation of business plans,
budget forecasting, quality assurance programs, and long long-range planning.
- Leadership skills to motivate and develop staff and to ensure the accomplishment of goals.
- Able to set priorities, plan, organize, and delegate.
- Ability to work effectively under time constraints and deadlines.
How do I deliver this
We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True
Hospitality each and every day. It's what connects every colleague in all IHG hotels
True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine
connections with guests
True Confidence : having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the
confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay
True Listening : focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is
often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs
True Responsiveness : is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a
timely and caring manner
There's so much more to the job than we can capture here. It's simply about creating great
experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people
What we need from you
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 2+ years of past in the field of hospitality sales experience preferred. in catering sales.
- Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be able to speak, read,
write, and understand English. Must possess computer skills, including, but not limited to.
- Knowledge of hotel features, benefits, and competing hotels within the market
- Ability to execute appropriate action plans.
- Knowledge of hotel operations, including marketing plans, preparation of business plans,
budget forecasting, quality assurance programs, and long long-range planning.
- Leadership skills to motivate and develop staff and to ensure the accomplishment of goals.
- Able to set priorities, plan, organize, and delegate.
- Ability to work effectively under time constraints and deadlines.
What we offer
We'll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits
including a uniform, great
room discount and superb training.
Join us and you'll become part of the family
and like all families, all our individual team
members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together we trust
and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need
to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as
always looking for ways to improve -visit www.http://careers.ihg.com to find out more about us.
IHG is an equal opportunity employer: Minorities / Females / Disabled / Veterans.
Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job We'll never know unless you hit the Apply button. Start your journey with us today.
