Senior Sales Manager
BIG OPPORTUNITY ALERT – SENIOR SALES MANAGER
Ready to make your mark and build something extraordinary?
The Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa in Stamford, Connecticut is searching for an energetic, driven, and passionate Senior Sales Manager to join our amazing team during one of the most exciting transformations in our history.
$50 MILLION TRANSFORMATION UNDERWAY
This isn’t just another hotel job — this is your chance to be part of a complete repositioning of an iconic property into one of the market’s premier destinations. Think fresh energy, elevated experiences, and the opportunity to help shape the future of a hotel that’s becoming brand new again - featuring a Grand Ballroom spanning over 20,000 Sq.ft.
Why this role?
Be part of a major hotel reinvention
Thrive in a bustling, high-energy market
Write your own path and leave your mark
Competitive salary
Competitive bonus plan
And yes… you read that correctly… A ROBUST SIGNING BONUS
If you’re a hospitality rock star who loves creative selling, and building relationships — this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. The future is being built now. Come help us create something incredible.
Apply today and join the transformation!
SUMMARY
The Senior Sales Manager will build rapport with clients, qualify their needs, sell the appropriate hotel to serve their needs, book the business (Business / Groups), and secure the sale with contracts. This person will ensure to book midweek corporate business on the business segment assigned as well as weekend business and has all the information needed to adequately service the hotel business needs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Understand the overall market (e.g. competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand) and how to sell against them.
*Close the best opportunities for Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa based on market conditions and hotel business needs.
* Identify prospective new accounts through market research. Consistently meet or exceed sales goals.
* Regular competition analysis and feedback internally to the hotel
*Arrange and conduct customer sales presentations and sales call on weekly basis.
* Responsible for developing strategies to increase market share from competitors, while working with Marriott Global Sales.
* Negotiate guest room rates, function space and meeting room rental within approved guidelines.
*Follow personal sales action plans updating on a regular basis where appropriate.
*Build up good relationships and develop partnerships with innovative and effective strategies.
* Forecasting – Most importantly, it is one of the drivers of hotel pricing strategies.
* Action Plans/Problem solving- Collaborating with DOS & M, management team, sales team to identify issues of revenue generation then execute strategy over a specific period of time.
* Accountability- Communicating actions & recording activities in order to measure efforts, implement successful strategies, and reward accomplishments. The Senior Sales Manager role may also require to hold other sales team members accountable for similar responsibilities.
SKILLS
* Interested candidates must possess strong leadership skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, a professional demeanor, and positive attitude. Prepare and conduct customer sales presentations.
* This job will require mastery of the reactive and proactive sales process.
* Additionally, this position will be responsible for complex business decisions and contract knowledge.
Any other job responsibilities assigned by the Director Sales & Marketing,
Qualifications and Physical Requirements:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
* Candidates should possess a 4-year degree in Business Administration. Hotel experience over 250 room 4-5 star hotel with 3-4 years of sales achievements.
FULL TIME BENEFIT OVERVIEW
* Medical, Dental, and Vision
* Short- and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
* 401(k)
* Paid Time Off to include Vacation, Holidays, & Sick.
Salary; $115,000 - $125,000
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