Bluebird Lake Placid • Lake Placid, NY, US
Posted 5 days ago
Description
We're searching for a director of sales who is motivated to help our busy hotel meet its sales targets. You will be in charge of developing our sales strategy and revenue objectives and ensuring that we create new and recurring business within this busy and evolving market. You will be responsible for community networking, leveraging our event spaces to drive room sales, and memberships which expose Bluebird Lake Placid to new sources of business. Our ideal applicant is a sales professional with 5+ years of experience, strong customer relationship management skills, and a team player. Apply now if you want to advance your sales career in the hospitality industry!
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement sales strategies that maintain high levels of occupancy and profitability through coordination with department managers.
- Deliver previous and upcoming week's sales activity reports, as well as monthly sales expense reports, and meet with department managers to keep them up to date on all hotel sales-related expenses.
- Generate new revenue by using a targeted outbound sales strategy that includes personal calls in your network, phone solicitation to local professionals, travel agencies, and other groups or corporations.
- Design a strategy to meet hotel financial goals, create marketing deliverables, and develop an annual sales forecast by analyzing market data.
Qualifications
- Must have relevant experience of 5+ years as a sales professional, preferably in the hospitality field.
- Strong analytical skills, communication skills, and leadership skills.
- Proven track record of sales success in lead-generation and closing skills.
- Must be able to use basic computer software including Microsoft Office.
- This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent (GED) and a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
Compensation
$90,000 - $100,000 Target with Commission
About Bluebird Lake Placid
Bluebird Lake Placid is one of the largest and newest properties in the Lark Hotel Group portfolio. Having re-modeled the old Summit Hotel into a minimalist, Scandinavian-Asian experience, the Bluebird Lake Placid is now well positioned to attract and retain high-volume transient and group businesses.
Meet people from all over the world who come to work for the most dynamic hotel group in town because they want to do something different and experience a bit of what it means to work for Lark while they’re at it. Huge growth potential in town and around the country.
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