Area Sales Manager, Hotel

Location: Atlanta, GA
Employment Type: Part-Time
Salary: Competitive

The Area Sales Manager is accountable for proactively soliciting and handling sales opportunities. Ensures business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for proper service delivery. Assists in leading all day-to-day activities related to sales with a focus on building long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of sales objectives.
Major Responsibilities Include

• Create and conducts proposals for RFP responses
• Prepares actions plans by individual as well as by team for effective search of leads and prospects
• Complete a sales report, in office call report, and confirmed sales call report each week
• Maintains accurate records of all pricings, sales, and activity reports submitted
• Adhere to all company guidelines and policies/procedures
• Provides timely feedback to senior management regarding performance
• Respond to incoming sales calls and conduct property tours with potential customers
• Responsible for developing annual reports, creating sales and marketing techniques, develop all potential markets for the properties, and executing and distributing of all in-house advertising and promotional campaigns
• Conduct outgoing sales calls each week
• Be aware of local activities and attend functions to represent the hotels (Chamber meetings, trade shows, etc)

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of successful outside sales experience in a service related industry
• Must be flexible to work weekends, nights, and for occasional travel
• Must have reliable transportation
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
• Self-motivated, with proven relationship sales skills and a track record of exceeding sales goals