Sales Manager

Sales Manager

Our company

The Hampton Inn & Suites Seattle Downtown is looking for a Sales Manager to join our team. We are managed by Puget Sound Hospitality which owns and operates 5 hotels in the Puget sound area.

Mission Statement

It is our passion and responsibility to provide unmatched service to our guests and create opportunities for our associates. We aim to achieve success for our owners by being innovative and constantly evolving, exceeding the expectations of our associates and guests, and creating an environment of Inspired Connections.

Advancement Opportunities

We strongly believe in career advancement opportunities across our properties and work with managers to identify and train individuals who are interested in learning and growing within our organization.

The details

Location: 700 5^th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109.

Commute/Transportation: We are located close to the city center and near several bus routes. We offer a discounted annual ORCA pass. If you prefer to drive, we offer free parking to all of our employees in our underground garage.

Salary Range: $35.00 - $39.50 per hour salary plus potential to earn a 10% quarterly bonus based on meeting established sales goals.

Benefits: Our manager benefits package is available to full time employees after they complete 30 days of employment. This package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D. We also have 6 paid holidays.

PTO is accrued at 0.0538 hours per hour worked starting on day 1 of employment.

We partner with Colonial life to offer supplemental insurance options such as accident, short term disability, and whole life during our annual enrollment.

We have a 401(K) retirement plan available to all employees who are 21+ and have been employed for 6 months.

We offer Hilton employee room rates as well as Hilton family room rates that can be used based on availability at any Hilton location worldwide.

Work shifts: This position is primarily a daytime position but we can be flexible with start and end times to accommodate your personal needs.

The daily job duties

The Sales Manager will generate group business in designated market segment and maximize revenue profitability using proactive sales activities in accordance with established hotel brand standards. 

• Prospect for new business through solicitation, networking, cold-calling.
• Improve hotel visibility by conducting outside sales calls/blitzes, attending trade shows and market segment related events
• Design and deliver marketing promotions and campaigns involving direct mail, social media, ads, etc.
• Meet or exceed established monthly, quarterly and annual targeted sales goals and profit margins
• Maintain an active list of accounts to ensure continuous relationship development
• Develop and execute monthly focused and aggressive action plans
• Communicate with internal business partners on upcoming group needs, VIP clients, meeting functions. 
• Maintain and secure repeat business through client satisfaction and loyalty.
• Maintain knowledge of industry and trends in market, particularly amongst competitor set.
• Maintains regular attendance and is consistently on time.
• Maintains high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include compliance with the dress code. 
• Performs any other duties as requested by supervisor.

The Requirements

• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED); college level sales / marketing classes or Business Degree preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. 
• Ability to write simple correspondence. 
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. 
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.  
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. 
• Ability to interpret and perform basic computer functions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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