Senior Group Sale Manager

HEI Hotels and Resorts•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Jay, Autograph Collection, San Francisco's newest luxury life-style hotel, is where new-age San Franciscans gather, find inspiration, and celebrate our city. With a quiet but blossoming and vibrant location in the heart of the Embarcadero and adjacent to Jackson Square, The Jay, completely renovated, is an ode to classic San Francisco; peppered with bits of nostalgia, but led mostly by its modern structure and sophisticated style. The design and offerings of the hotel are inspired by the makers and innovators who made San Francisco great. It is a true celebration of those who shaped San Francisco. The word “Jay” in Latin means “to celebrate”, hence the name, The Jay. Our goal is to delight our guests with the element of discovery and authentic connection to the city, it’s neighborhoods and residents. We are seeking associates who enjoy exceeding guest expectations and strive to deliver a professional and approachable level of service as a “friend-in-the-know” when it comes to engaging our luxury life-style guests. We offer competitive benefits for all associates including a comprehensive medical plan, free employee meal per shift, discounted public transportation, all associate outings, and more. An opportunity to help continue to grow a completely renovated and redesigned luxury destination, creating the newest jewel of San Francisco’s Embarcadero/Jackson Square/FiDi neighborhood. Oh, and we have fun, work hard and laugh a lot. This is an exciting time in the hotel’s history – you should be part of it! Don't meet every single requirement of this job? At HEI we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still send in your information. You may be the perfect candidate for this or for other roles within our organization! We value U.S. military experience and invite all qualified military candidates to apply.

Requirements

3+ years of past sales experience preferred.
Must have experience at a similar size and quality hotel.
Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences.
Must possess computer skills, including, but not limited to, use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Delphi.
Advanced knowledge of sales skills, revenue management, training, and motivation of peers.
Advanced knowledge of hotel and competitive market.
Ability to execute appropriate action plans.
Desire to participate as part of a team.
Must be willing to “pitch-in” and help co-workers with their job duties and be a team player.
Knowledge of hotel operations, including marketing plans, security and safety programs, personnel and labor relations, preparation of business plans, repairs, maintenance, budget forecasting, quality assurance programs, hospitality law, and long-range planning.
Leadership skills to motivate and develop staff and to ensure accomplishment of goals.
Able to set priorities, plan, organize, and delegate.
Written communication skills to be concise, well organized, complete, and clear.
Ability to work effectively under time constraints and deadlines.
Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences, such as effectively communicating with supervisors, coworkers, public etc.

Responsibilities

Manage accounts to achieve guest satisfaction and to solicit past and new business to ensure all revenue goals are achieved or exceeded.
Responsible for soliciting new group sales accounts, entertaining, and maintaining relationships with existing accounts to meet and exceed revenue goals in rooms, food, beverage, and room rental.
Solicit new and existing accounts to meet and exceed revenue goals through telephone prospecting, outside sales calls, site inspections and written communication.
Advanced level of producing room, banquet, and room rental revenue through directly soliciting business via aggressive prospecting, making presentations, developing contracts, negotiating, and closing sales.
Maximize revenue by selling all facets of the hotel, both orally and in written form to previous, current, and potential clients.
Handle account details so that all pertinent aspects of solicitation and closing are complete and documented.
Coordinate various departments’ participation in servicing accounts.
Develop and conduct persuasive verbal sales presentations to prospective clients.
Prepare information for, meet with, and entertain clients as deemed appropriate by potential business from that account.
Communicate both verbally and in writing to provide clear direction to all departments in the hotel to ensure high quality of service to customers.
Prepare correspondence to customers, internal booking reports and file maintenance.
Participate in daily business review meetings, pre-convention meetings, training and other sales-related meetings as required.
Attend trade shows, community events and industry meetings.
Advanced knowledge of market trends, competition, and key customers of the hotel.
Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.