Market Director – Strategic Growth

Posted 3hrs ago

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Hotel sales director driving group, negotiated, and catering revenue across assigned properties. Converting inbound leads and developing new business for a multi-hotel portfolio.

Responsibilities:

  • Generate top-line revenue for assigned hotels across group, negotiated, and catering segments
  • Convert inbound leads from brand channels, Cvent, SPARK, email, and phone
  • Respond to all leads within 6 business hours, qualify inquiries, match them to the right hotel, and convert confirmed business
  • Prepare proposals and contracts and follow up on open inquiries
  • Capture additional revenue through meeting space, food and beverage, and extended-stay opportunities
  • Prospect and develop new group, corporate negotiated, and catering business
  • Grow existing accounts and work open hotel pipelines to close business
  • Manage key client relationships through virtual meetings, phone calls, and written communication
  • Participate in RFP season, including submissions, rate negotiation, and account setup
  • Support multiple hotels, sales vacancies, transitions, and new hotel openings
  • Maintain accurate leads, accounts, activities, bookings, group pickup, and loading in brand and PMS systems
  • Ensure contract-to-hotel handoffs and partner with operations to service accounts
  • Provide weekly recaps to the Director, Enterprise Strategic Growth, hotel GMs, and Area Regional or Area DOS
  • Attend revenue strategy calls and weekly one-on-ones

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Hospitality, Business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of hotel sales experience, ideally as a Director of Sales or Sales Manager
  • Proven record of both converting inbound leads and generating new business
  • Multi-property or area sales experience preferred
  • Multi-brand and multi-CRM experience preferred; we will train on additional brands and systems
  • Knowledge of Delphi, Salesforce, Cvent, MeetingBroker, Kalibri, ZoomInfo, and brand sales tools preferred
  • Ability to travel as needed for hotel assignments, new openings, and client meetings
  • Clear, professional written and verbal communication
  • Negotiation and closing skills
  • Exceptional organization across multiple hotels, brands, and systems
  • CRM accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and self-manage

Benefits:

  • Flexible work arrangement
  • Travel as needed for hotel assignments, new openings, and client meetings