Sales Manager

The Sales Manager•Austin, TX

10d

About The Position

The Sales Manager is a hands‐on, revenue‐driven seller responsible for maximizing group, business travel, and airline crew production. This role is heavily focused on active selling —personally prospecting, negotiating, and closing key account. The ideal candidate understands the hotel systems, and brands. The ideal candidate can successfully position a well‐located property as a high‐value option for price‐ and location‐sensitive customers.

Requirements

3+ years of hotel sales experience , including significant group and business travel background; airline crew sales or crew contracting experience strongly preferred.
Proven track record of exceeding sales goals , securing corporate and group agreements, and growing market share in a competitive environment.
Strong negotiation and contract skills, including understanding of displacement, attrition, and cancellation clauses.
Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship‐building skills; comfortable with both in‐person and virtual selling.
Proficiency with MS Office and hotel CRM/sales systems ; experience with airline portals/TMC tools is a plus.
Highly proactive, self‐motivated closer who enjoys being in front of clients.
Strong collaborator who partners well with fellow sales team, GM, Revenue Management, and Operations.
Organized, data‐driven, and able to manage multiple RFPs, group opportunities, and relationships simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Proactively sell and close group, business travel, and airline crew business, with personal room‐night and revenue targets.
Develop and execute a comprehensive sales plan for assigned segments (corporate groups, SMERF, associations, sports, government, airline crew, and negotiated corporate transient).
Respond to leads quickly and professionally, preparing tailored proposals, contracts, and presentations that emphasize location, service, and value over new‐build product.
Use displacement analysis and revenue strategies to protect high-demand dates while filling need periods.
Collaborate closely with Revenue Management to optimize rate, space, and date mix across group and transient channels.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key local, regional, and national accounts , including airline crew schedulers, travel management companies, consortia partners, and corporate travel managers.
Leverage hotel Sales and brand relationships to capture enterprise accounts, RFP opportunities, and multi‐property deals.
Conduct regular sales calls, client entertainment, site tours, and roadshows to grow account production.
Act as the primary hotel contact for key airline crew and business travel accounts, ensuring service consistency and quick resolution of issues.
Actively participate in weekly revenue strategy meetings , sharing market intel and adjusting tactics as needed.
Champion a sales‐focused culture across the property, aligning front office, reservations, and operations on upsell and service priorities.
Demonstrate strong working knowledge of hotel systems , including but not limited to: Merlin (brand/enterprise resources, performance tools, promotions). Opera PMS (or current PMS) for group blocks, inventory, and rate loading. Delphi f or Group, Catering and Volume Account bookings.
Work with Operations to ensure groups, crew, and corporate travelers receive consistent, reliable Hotel experience .
Personally greet VIP and high‐value group contacts, especially for first‐time or airline crew accounts.
Anticipate and address any client concerns and use service recovery and value‐adds where appropriate.