Director of Sales

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Job description

The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in South Bend is looking for a Director of Sales to join our team. Our 9-story hotel is set in a glass atrium and is located in the heart of downtown South Bend. We proudly offer our guests a full-service restaurant, Baker's Bar & Grill, Starbucks, 15,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, an indoor pool and fitness center.

We offer comeptative wages & benefits:

-Salary Range $70-$75k per year
-Relocation negotiable
-Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
-Short & Long Term Disability
-Life Insurance
-Paid Vacation & Holidays
-Free Parking
-Hotel Employee Travel Discounts

Job Summary

A Director of Sale sis responsible for the leadership and management of all functions of the Hotel's Sales and Marketing operations, including direct sales, sales solicitation, sales administration and public relations, in accordance with Hotel's standards.

Education & Experience:

-College degree or equivalent experience
-Minimum 3-5 years experience as Director of Sales and/or Marketing in a large group/convention segment.

General Requirements:

-Proven management abilities including, but not limited to recognizing key market areas and trends, planning short- and long-range goals, including strategic five-year planning, forecasting and budgeting, departmental profit loss analysis, sales contracts.
-Proven work record in all areas of sales and marketing including broad knowledge in all markets (i.e., meetings, tour and travel, incentive, corporate, F.I.T.)
-Strong administrative skills to establish and evaluate actions plans, structure of sales efforts and allocation of resources to achieve desired results.
-Strong communication skills, including public speaking and presentation and preparation of written communication.
-Strong interpersonal skills for building an effective sales and marketing team, while creating a healthy environment for productivity.
-Strong leadership skills to make things happen by addressing important issues and act as a catalyst for change and continuous improvement.
-Strong motivational skills to move team beyond challenges and obstacles and enable them to achieve results and be successful
-Strong organizational knowledge to improve professional competence and increase contributions to the hotel.
-Strong organizational strategy skills to maximize profitability for both the short and long term which requires prudent long-term thinking.
-Proficiency in Delphi, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
-Ability to enforce hotel's standards, policies and procedures with hotel staff.
-Ability to prioritize and organize work assignments; delegate responsibilities.
-Ability to promote positive work relationships with all departments
-Ability to ascertain department's training needs and provide such training
-Ability to be a clear thinker, analyze and resolve problems exercising good judgment.
-Ability to focus attention on details
-Ability to ensure security and confidentiality of employee's hotel information
-Ability to work without direct supervision
-Ability to build a cohesive sales and marketing team, while creating a healthy environment for productivity.
-Ability to establish a climate within the sales and marketing department for open communication.
-Ability to communicate the hotel's vision of being the leading hotel in the community
-Ability to motivate team and enable them to achieve results and be successful
-Ability to prepare written communication and conveying information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents.
-Ability to speak efficiently, conveying ideas and vision in a clear and concise manner.
-Ability to make decisions that enhance the hotel's financial position
-Previous training in other hotel departments, preferably front office and food and beverage.

The DoubleTree by Hilton South Bend is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.