FLEX Sales Task Force Specialist

Marriott•Bethesda, MD

13h•$24 - $38•Remote

About The Position

The Sales Task Force Specialist provides remote and temporary sales support to MSB, Premium, and Luxury hotels across the United States, including both managed-by-Marriott and franchise properties. This role helps maintain sales continuity during staffing gaps caused by turnover, leaves of absence, new hotel openings, renovations, repositioning, or other priority business needs identified by regional leadership. In partnership with property and sales organization leaders, the Specialist supports sales activities, advances sales opportunities, and helps strengthen customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout the customer experience.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED; 4 years’ experience in sales and marketing, or related professional area OR 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years’ experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.
2+ years’ experience with Marriott sales systems (e.g. SFAWeb|CI/TY, One Yield, GPO, MiNT, MarRFP, RAP Tool, etc.)
2+ years’ experience in Marriott sales management in property sales or multi-hotel sales

Nice To Haves

4-year degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management
Multi-brand experience

Responsibilities

Provides temporary sales coverage and performs all duties of the Sales Manager, Senior Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Senior Sales Executive and Destination Sales Executive to support vacancies, leaves, pre-openings, renovations, repositioning, and other priority business needs.
Achieves revenue goals by responding to opportunities, pursuing new business, closing optimal deals, and supporting group sales promotions.
Uses negotiation, creative selling, and market insights to position the property and sell against the competition.
Plans and executes site inspections with sales stakeholders to prepare teams, highlight property strengths, and strengthen the customer experience.
Coordinates with sales channels and property teams to communicate business needs, ensure accurate online property details, and provide sales support.
Partners with Sales, Business Development, and account teams to pull local, small business, out-of-market, and assigned-account opportunities through to properties.
Executes assigned-account strategies to grow revenue, meet hotel goals, retain accounts, and identify new sales opportunities.
Leverages corporate, market, and property resources to support account penetration, sales initiatives, margin management, and local selling solutions.
Maintains accurate customer, account, and opportunity data in SFAWeb.
Works collaboratively with property sales and off-property sales channels (e.g., Group Sales within the Sales Office) to verify the hotel’s needs are being achieved and the sales efforts are complementary, not duplicative.
Partners with Event Management and/or Operations in providing an experience that exceeds the customer’s expectations.
Builds customer loyalty by understanding needs, expectations, and target segments, and recommending appropriate services and solutions before and during programs or events.
Develops a close working relationship with operations to execute strategies at the property level.