Meetings Director

Excellent CAREER opportunity for an experienced hotel sale professional to join the exciting and successful Sales Team! This position is responsible for soliciting business for the hotel, account management, finalizing contracts for group bookings, activity seeking new clients for hotel, relationships with existing clients to generate repeat business. Serves the hotel representative to prospective clients and customers who need to rent rooms, meeting space, food beverage service, etc. Responds to sales inquiries, initiates new sales, prospects and qualifies leads and solicits potential clients, entertains clients, conducts site visits and answers questions, determines rates, prepares proposals, negotiates, and analyzes lost business for the hotel. Develops sales plans and strategies to meet or exceed established revenue and room night goals. Works with various departments to ensure requested services are provided to customers.

*Ideal candidates must be able to represent the Hotel at industry and trade Functions

*Established relationships in the market is a plus!

Meet with and entertain customers and prospective customers to solicit and respond to leads, by Delphi, e-mail or direct conversations with customers requiring moderate-large size group accommodations(40-500 guest rooms) catering, based upon leads and account files assigned by the Director of Sales. Courteously answer incoming phone calls from persons inquiring about rental of guest rooms and/or meeting space and/or purchase od on-site (hotel) catering. Qualify customer, either inquiry related or driven by solicitation, for strategic buying needs and uncover personal buying needs. Prepare proposals and/or contracts to advise prospective customers primarily of the hotel meeting space and rate availability. Calculate and quote prices within guidelines for the same. Attend weekly sales meetings and other scheduled meetings to support business operations, e.g., tentative review, lost business, group-pick, etc. Conduct site inspections with potential customer, visiting guest rooms, meeting space and banquet facilities, as well as other hotel facilities. The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with reasonable accommodations, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

--2 to 5 year hotel sales experience preferred.
-Excellent negotiations skills.
-Good Business communications skills.
-Ability to communicate effectively with public and team members.
-Team player and winning attitude required.