Now Hiring - Area Director of Sales in Biloxi, MS

Local hospitality group seeking an Area Director of Sales and Marketing to oversee our portfolio of hotels. Our hotels range from beach view premier properties to interstate economy brands. The DOSM will be creative, quick thinking, and kind. Below are some but may not be all job duties.

• Maintain and promote a team work environment with effective and clear communication amongst co-workers.
• Ensure best client service is being made available through communication amongst the team, cross training within the department and appropriate office coverage.
• Works with sales coordinators to ensure understanding of sales strategy and effective implementation of this strategy for the segment.
• Works with management team to create and implement a sales plan addressing revenue, customers and the market for the segment led by the DOS.
• Setexample through professional, friendly attitude towards clients and co-workers, timely response to clients and co-workers needs and observance of sales office standard.
• Ensure hotelmeets or exceeds budgeted goals.
• Follow and track company cross-sell procedures.
• Utilize company profile database to determine geographic areas for travel agentcalls while maintaining top and existing travel agent accounts.
• Assists with the development and implementation of promotions, both internal and external.
• Creating a focus on attracting new business.
• Updating and owning the sales strategy & sales plan with the General Manager.
• Provides positive and aggressive leadership to ensure maximum revenue potential (e.g., sets example with personal booking goals).
• Leads on-property sales functions to build long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of hotel sales objectives.
• Recommends monthly room nights target goals for sales team members.
• Participates in sales calls with members of sales team to acquire new business and/or close on business.
• Develop and send informative press releases to targeted lists highlighting all activities and promotions.
• Maintain and expand corporate incentive programvia direct mail, personal visits etc.
• Oversee and ensure the updation of rates, promotions on hotel website, OTA's (Online travel agents), GDS etc. without any rate parity.
• Responsible for the training of sales coordinators/managers.
• Follow and promote hotel standards with guests, co-workers.
• Evaluates and drives the hotel’s participation in the various sales channels, Market Sales, Event Booking Centres, electronic lead channels, etc.
• Monitors all day to day activities of direct reports.
• Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence).

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Required)

Work Location: In person