DUAL SALES DIRECTOR
Minneapolis, MN
MCR Hotels
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DUAL SALES DIRECTOR
Chambers Hotel, 901 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Req #2313
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
The Dual Director of Sales is responsible for the sales and marketing functions of the Chambers Hotel (60 boutique style guestrooms) and the Doubletree Suites Minneapolis Downtown (229 guestrooms) including soliciting of accounts, nurturing the relationship with Meet Minneapolis, growing client relationships, consistently up selling the hotel’s rooms, meeting, and event space to meet or exceed set sales goals and budget, forecasting group rooms, and the creation of the marketing and business plans and action plans.
Responsibilities:
Utilize a “hands-on” approach to be actively involved in maintaining current accounts; as well as securing, qualifying, and following up on leads to book new clients
Exceed weekly sales activity and productivity goals. Ensure professional and timely written correspondence, proposals, bids, and follow-up
Leadership and director of on property sales team.
Passion to motivate others and a willingness to personally demonstrate a successful method of selling beyond goals and expectations
Solicit new business to ensure all revenue goals are achieved or exceeded within all market segments, as well as meeting room sales
Identify opportunities, proactively research, analyze, and market prospective clients
Maintain well documented, accurate, organized, and up-to-date file management system to serve clients and employers in the most expedient, organized, and knowledgeable manner
Develop strong customer relationships through frequent communication and the use of professional, courteous, and ethical interpersonal skills
Promptly follow up on all customer needs and inquiries in an efficient and expedient manner
Develop and maintain knowledge of market trends, competition, and customers
Assist hotel management with developing and implementing hotel-specific selling strategies
Responsible for internet prospecting. Dedicates time each day to researching the internet for meetings, conferences, events, and sports groups coming to the area
Display leadership in guest hospitality
Exemplify customer service and create a positive example for guest relations
Interact with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels
Review sales and guest satisfaction results to identify areas of improvement
Requirements:
Hilton Brand experience preferred
Experience with Delphi computer systems preferred
Excellent time management skills
Strong proactive sales effort
Strong organizational skills
Strong customer service orientation and skills
Must be self-motivated, results-oriented, and exhibit a “can do” attitude
Creative problem-solving skills
A flexible schedule that allows availability days, nights, holidays, and weekends based on the needs of the client and the hotel
Our Company
MCR is the3rd-largest hotel owner-operatorin the United States.
Founded in 2006, our company has offices in New York City, Dallas, Chicago, and Richmond, Virginia.
MCR has a$5.0 billion portfolioof148 premium-branded hotelscontaining more than 22,000 guestrooms across37 states and 106 cities.
MCR has more than 7,000 team members across the country and operates hotels under 9 Marriott brands, 8 Hilton brands and a number of unflagged independent hotels.
MCR was namedone of
Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Travel Companies of 2020.
MCR is a three-time recipient of the
Marriott Partnership Circle Award, the highest honor Marriott presents to its owner and franchise partners, and a recipient of the
Hilton Legacy Award for Top Performer.
For the TWA Hotel at New York’s JFK Airport, MCR won the
Development of the Year (Full Service) Award at The Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), the Urban Land Institute New York Excellence in Hotel Development Award and the American Institute of Architects national Architecture Award, the highest honor given by the AIA.
Other details
Job Family
Hotels
Pay Type
Salary
Job Start Date
Wednesday, June 7, 2023