Group Sales Manager

At Meadowood, gracious hospitality defines the style of service and timeless, natural beauty, the sense of place. A rich company culture inspires staff to achieve the highest service standards in hospitality. Join the Meadowood team and experience the pride and teamwork of working alongside a dedicated team of professionals in a truly beautiful setting.

Responsibilities

Position Summary; Responsibilities; Extensive knowledge of the luxury hospitality market will be required to inform sales outreach and will guide the individual’s promotion of product attributes, lauded brand positioning, luxury consumer desires, and financial feasibility.; This position will contribute to group production from social and corporate segments, predominantly focused on the West Coast and Texas, and booking groups that provide shoulder or need period base business.; This Manager level position works in cooperation with other hotel departments to insure seamless service to each group and guest.; The ability to forecast, establish and meet defined goals, as well as budgetary analysis capabilities are required.

Requirements

Essential Functions; Average percent of time:; 60% Solicit new and existing accounts to meet/exceed revenue goals through telephone solicitation, outside sales calls, site inspections and written communication.; 20% Prepare and execute client and internal correspondences such as contracts, itineraries, bookings and internal reports and file maintenance.; 5% Participate in operational and sales and marketing meetings, as well as training and development programs as required.; 5% Work in collaboration with other departments within the hotel to provide quality service to customers.; 5% Attend trade shows, community events and industry meetings.; 5% Develop/maintain knowledge of market trends, competition, and customers.; Supportive Functions; In addition to performance of the above essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the manager based upon the requirements of the property.; Professionally represent the hotel in community and industry organizations and events.; Participate as team player with all departments.; Assist with reports and/or competition data collection.; Specific Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities; The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities:; Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace.; Must be able to read and write to facilitate the communication process.; Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.; Ability to communicate customer needs and resolve complaints independently.; Ability to establish and master goals.; Ability to identify and develop accounts.; Ability to act independently with minimal supervision.; Must possess basic computational ability.; Must possess computer skills, including, but not limited to, accounting programs, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Familiarity of the property management system, V1, is desired.; Math skills, as well as budgetary analysis capabilities required.