Sales Manager

Bentley Legacy Group LLC•New Orleans, LA

just now•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sales Manager is responsible for attainment of assigned goals tied to the overall performance of the hotel. This role involves coordinating group transient and catering sales solicitations and bookings to maximize overall revenue. Key responsibilities include developing, recommending, implementing, and managing the department's annual budget, as well as coordinating and directing the preparation of monthly Rooms revenue forecasts. The Sales Manager will proactively conduct outside sales calls, sales tours, and entertain clients, while also understanding and negotiating contract terms. Maintaining market awareness to predict revenue opportunities and setting proactive strategies is crucial. The role requires monitoring production of top accounts, evaluating market trends, and adhering to Bentley Legacy Group’s established company and sales standards, including utilization of CRM for business management. The manager must comply with individual and team goals, maintain strong visibility in the local community and industry organizations, and attend/conduct various meetings and training sessions. Professional working relationships with marketing partners and internal departments are essential. Travel is required, and the Sales Manager may act on behalf of the General Manager in their absence.

Requirements

Must have a valid driver’s license in the applicable state.
Must possess highly developed verbal & written communication skills to frequently negotiate, convince, sell, and influence other managerial personnel hotel guest(s) and/or corporate clients.
Must have thorough experience with professional selling skills: opening, probing, supporting, and closing.
Shows strong analytical skills and strategic vision in establishing appropriate sales deployment.
Must be proficient in general computer knowledge especially Microsoft Office products.
Must be able to work independently and simultaneously manage multiple tasks.
Strong organization and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to effectively interact and manage people of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds while solving complex problems and creating a productive sales team.
Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the sales/marketing/hospitality profession.
Must work well in stressful high-pressure situations; maintain composure and objectivity under pressure.
Must be able to work with and understand financial information and data and basic arithmetic functions.

Nice To Haves

2 years of hotel sales experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Effectively attain assigned sales and revenue goals, as well as solicitation call goals.
Coordinate all group transient and catering sales solicitations and bookings to maximize overall revenue.
Develop, recommend, implement, and manage the department's annual budget.
Coordinate and direct preparation of the monthly Rooms revenue forecast for the current and upcoming months and assist in ensuring accuracy within 5% margin of error.
Proactively conduct outside sales calls, conduct sales tours and entertain clients.
Understand the content reflected in contracts and how to negotiate terms therein.
Develop and maintain market awareness to ensure the ability to predict revenue opportunities and set proactive strategies.
Monitor production of all top accounts and evaluate trends within your market.
Adheres to Bentley Legacy Group’s established regulations of company standards, sales standards, and sales metrics related. This includes utilization of CRM to manage the hotel's business, including (but not limited to) generating reports, entering business, blocking space and building accounts.
Comply with attainment of individual goals as well as team goals and budgeted metrics.
Maintain strong visibility in local community and industry organizations.
Attend and/or conduct daily/weekly/monthly meetings and any other functions required by management providing training on a rotational basis.
Maintains professional working relationship and promote open lines of communication relationships to achieve initiatives with respective marketing partner(s) and other internal departments.
Travel as required.
Act as directed on behalf of the General Manager in his/her absence; performing any other duties as requested by management.