Now Hiring - Director of Sales in Orange Park, FL

When you join the team at Courtyard Jacksonville Orange Park, you become part of a culture where our employees and guests are our top priority. Our employee's approach their work with passion, enthusiasm, and attention to customer satisfaction. They also champion, embrace and live the company values: Fun, Accountability, Concern for Others, Continuous Improvement, and Trust. Our values are at the center of everything we do. We use them as guides to make decisions and chart our course daily.

Ideally located near Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Courtyard Jacksonville Orange Park is a great spot to explore downtown Jacksonville from. Providing easy access to a range of attractions and institutions such as Everbank Field, Orange Park Medical Center and Jacksonville International Airport, our hotel is the perfect spot to make your home base.

The Director of Sales (DOS) is responsible for ramping up this new hotel and faculty club, prospecting for new opportunities, establishing rates, negotiations, and maintenance of all accounts. Also, creating relationships with all departments at the medical campus as well as digging into every market segment, ensuring that revenues meet or exceed budgets, developing a growing mix of business that enhances the hotel's value and ultimate bottom line. As part of the revenue team, the DOS is responsible for all booking and group revenue decisions made in the best interest of the property. This position supports, supervises, and develops the Sales Managers/Catering Managers and Coordinators to enable them to work independently and as a team successfully in their area of expertise. This is a selling position.

Benefits and pay range

· This is a salaried position plus year-end bonus potential

· This position qualifies for a full benefits package including medical, dental, short-term disability, 401K plus matching potential, life insurance, and hotel travel benefits.

Management company link

· [please apply online] Required

· Leadership – ability to effectively motivate, mentor, coach & counsel others to perform well (including appropriate documentation)

· Customer Service – deliver hospitable service that is attentive, friendly, efficient and courteous; demonstrate patience, tact and diplomacy

· People Skills – ability to collaborate, create rapport, and work effectively with others; earn and maintain trust and respect

· Communication Skills – ability to effectively listen & communicate professionally, both verbally and in writing

· Problem-Solving & Analytical Skills – ability to identify the issue, collect and analyze information to understand the problem and effectively resolve. Identify, recommend, and implement best practices

· Judgment & Discretion – appropriately handle confidential and sensitive information

· Organizational & Time Management Skills – ability to appropriately schedule time to meet job demands, multi-task, prioritize, follow through, and work efficiently with limited supervision

· Aptitude & Adaptability – ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing priorities and business needs

· Composure – ability to maintain composure and work under pressure, managing stress to meet business demands. (Calmly handle all customer and employee interactions & issues)

· Attention to Detail – ability to follow instructions and achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing tasks

· Computer skills/ Technical Aptitude – proficiency in computer technology, i.e. e-mail, MS Word, Excel, & other hotel related systems. Utilize technology to enhance organizational efficiency

· Training – ability to share knowledge and act as a resource in teaching others to perform tasks efficiently and safely

Experience / Education

5 year’s hotel & sales experience needed. Must have strong background in hotel sales. Must be very knowledgeable with social media, digital media and content management. College education and/or equivalent work experience; Delphi.fdc a plus. Must have strong writing and communication skills. Hotel opening experience preferred.

Application Instructions

Please apply directly through indeed or the job can also be viewed at [please apply online] Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Yearly bonus

Work Location: One location