Area Hotel Director of Sales

Our Company is an industry leader looking for an experienced Director of Sales to join our team. Apply today for our location in Raleigh, NC. Our history of hospitality continues to inspire us to always provide a warm and inviting experience for our guests. Our hotel is designed with comfort, function, and welcoming amenities in mind for our guests to work and rest better. Don’t miss this opportunity at our location in Raleigh, NC!

Job Requirements:

• Solicit, negotiate, and book both new and repeat business
• Actively sell room nights through outside sales calls, telemarketing, site tours, etc.
• Meet or exceed the budgeted REVPAR for the hotel
• Prepare the hotel's annual marketing and sales plan based on the hotel's position and strengths within each market segment
• Forecasts occupancy fluctuations based on changing market conditions and directs selling activities to maximize revenue

Job Qualifications:

• Experience using Hotel Sales Force Automation (Delphi, STS, etc.) is a plus
• Must possess communication skills in terms of the ability to negotiate, convince, sell and influence professionals and/or hotel guests
• Know the hotel's demand segments, and sources of business for each and balances market segments according to supply and demand
• Knowledge of the principal competition for each market segment
• Highly motivated team player with strong initiative and desire for achievement
• Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary
• Ability to work well in stressful situations