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ID #2574751
State Virginia
City Fredericksburg
Full-time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Virginia
Showed 2019-07-21
Date 2019-07-15
Deadline 2019-09-13
Category Marketing/advertising/PR
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Director of Sales (Dumfries)

Virginia, Fredericksburg 00000 Fredericksburg USA

Vacancy expired!

Newly build Candlewood Suites Dumfries Quantico has a prime Quntico location near Quantico Military base, ideal for business, Military and leisure travelers.

Want to join a team of passionate, dedicated hospitality professionals. If so, youve come to the right place. Candlewood Suites Dumfries Quantico is looking for a Director of Sales & Marketing to join their team.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

Supervise and direct entire sales department to attract, retain and motivate the employees. Hire, train, develop, empower, coach and counsel, conduct performance and salary reviews, resolve problems, provide open communication, recommend discipline and terminations as appropriate.

Directs the maintenance of all file systems and provides training and control sales automation systems.

Maintains timely and effective communications with the Director of Revenue Management, with regular participation and influence in the weekly Yield Management Meetings, and overall pricing strategies. A good working knowledge and experience of Yield Management is required.

Maintains timely and effective communication with the Front Office and Reservations Departments.

Provides product quality feedback to the General Manager.

Maintains a positive image for the hotel in the marketplace and participates in community affairs.

Solicits and services major accounts.

Recommend, assist in developing, implementing, monitoring and controlling the hotels annual budget.

Develop, implement and monitor the hotels marketing plan; analyze competition, market trends and customer needs and comments; prepare and review forecasts. Prepare various sales and rate reports to continually assess the hotels productivity against the budget plan, and market place.

Collects and analyzes marketing data to determine hotels position within the marketplace and takes responsibility for advertising, promotions and merchandising within Hotel Triton standards and guidelines. Measures results and corrects marketing spending on a ROI basis.

Exercises the hotels policies and procedures in accordance with above responsibilities.

Assists in the Service Recovery process by proactively resolving guest issues and notifying the supervisor on duty immediately.

Performs all other related duties/projects/reports as assigned by the General Manager. Implements policies and programs.

This position reports to the General Manager

Requirements:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Must have proven sales and supervisory experience, preferably in the hospitality industry.

Must have leadership qualities. College degree (BS/BA) preferred, preferably in hospitality and/or marketing.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

Must be able to organize time effectively.

Must be able to travel.

Must be able to work with minimal supervision.

Must have valid drivers license and access to an automobile for outside sales calls.

Able to sit, stand, walk and climb stairs for extended periods of time/frequently in order to interact with clients and staff both inside and outside of hotel.

Must be able to work flexible and extended hours.

Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including and especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

Hotel Sales: 2 years (Required)

Vacancy expired!

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