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Director of Sales - Hyatt House

Hyatt House New Orleans Downtown • New Orleans, LA 70112 • Posted 4 days ago

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In-person • Full-time • Senior Manager

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The Director of Sales at HYATT house New Orleans Downtown is responsible for overseeing the sales operation of the hotel, including the sales and marketing budget, forecasts, advertising, marketing, and business plans. This role involves supervising a Sales Assistant and Sales Manager, hiring and training staff, managing and coaching the team, and ensuring professional selling skills are utilized effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Direct oversight of the sales operation of the hotel
  • Responsibility for the sales and marketing budget, forecasts, advertising, marketing, and business plans
  • Supervision of a Sales Assistant and Sales Manager
  • Hiring of staff, training, managing, and coaching the team
  • Utilizing professional selling skills: opening, probing, supporting, closing
  • Negotiating skills
  • General computer knowledge
  • Training and monitoring the process of sending referrals, setting traces, and profiling accounts
  • Communication and organizational skills

Qualifications

Required

  • Thorough experience with professional selling skills
  • Exceptional negotiating skills
  • Proficiency in general computer knowledge
  • Ability to train and monitor the process of sending referrals, setting traces, and profiling accounts
  • Strong communication and organizational skills

Full Job Description

HYATT house is an extended-stay, residential-style hotel that aims to provide individual travelers with the feel of a modern condominium. The 125 to 200 room, all-suite properties offer comforts of home such as fully equipped kitchens, flat panel HDTVs and free high-speed internet access. The public space features facilities such as a pool, a fitness center and a business center. A full breakfast every morning and an evening social on weekday evenings are complimentary to guests. HYATT house properties are located in urban, airport and suburban locations and can accommodate small corporate meetings and corporate clients seeking to place their employees on extended assignment.

The Director of Sales has direct oversight of the sales operation of the hotel. The Director of Sales has responsibility of the sales and marketing budget, forecasts, advertising, marketing and business plans, as well as the supervision of a Sales Assistant and Sales Manager. Additional responsibilities include hiring of staff, training, managing and coaching.

The Director of Sales must have thorough experience with professional selling skills: opening, probing, supporting, closing. Must possess exceptional negotiating skills. Must be proficient in general computer knowledge and able to train and monitor the process of sending referrals, setting traces and profiling accounts. Communication and organizational skills are of utmost importance for this position.

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