Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

We're looking for an active customer-focused team player with exceptional sales skills to be the next sales manager at our busy hotel. You'll be in charge of developing a sales and marketing plan that includes soliciting new and existing accounts to meet and exceed revenue targets via outside sales calls, on-site visits and sales tours, and community networking. This energetic leader will be able to enhance revenue by researching local market trends and competition behavior to discover and close business leads. Please apply today if you have 3 years or more of experience in sales and marketing, enjoy taking on new challenges, and enjoy meeting new people! Responsibilities:

• Solicit new and existing accounts to meet and exceed revenue targets through outside sales calls, on-site visits and sales tours, and networking in the local community
• Plan and compile the department budget in accordance with the hotel's overall sales objectives and strategy, with the assistance of the director of sales and marketing
• Conduct yourself as a professional representative of the hotel at various industry tradeshows, conferences, and adhere to the guidelines of the budget and marketing plan
• Establish and grow our market share by developing and maintaining relationships with major group and catering clients
• Study and research local market trends and competitor activity to discover potential leads

• Outstanding organizational skills and time management
• High school diploma or GED, and bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred
• This position requires previous work experience in a hospitality role
• 3 or more years of experience in sales management or in a leadership role in the sales department, preferably in hospitality
• Understands how to communicate, negotiate, and network effectively

Our hotel is off I-55 and Highway 51, in Jackson's business district. A variety of shops and restaurants are within a half-mile, and we’re nine miles from downtown Jackson. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum are less than 15 minutes away.

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