Sr. Sales Manager - Business Transient Sales - Westin (1800314A) (San Antonio, TX)

Sr. Sales Manager - Business Transient Sales - Westin (1800314A)

Here s To Your Journey with Westin At Westin we are committed to empowering the well-being of our guests by providing a refreshing environment thoughtful amenities and revitalizing programming to help ensure that they leave feeling better than when they arrived. We recognize that travel can be disruptive to our guests well-being and we re energized to assist as partners in helping them maintain control and soaring above it all while on the road. Everything we do is designed to help guests be at their best and they appreciate our supportive attitude anticipatory service and extensive knowledge on how to best assist them throughout their stay. We are looking for dynamic people who are excited to join the team and ready to jump into any situation to give a helping hand. If you re someone who has is positive adaptable and intuitive and has a genuine interest in the well-being of others around you we invite you to discover how at Westin together we can rise. The Westin Riverwalk San Antonio located at 420 W Market St San Antonio TX 78205 is currently hiring a Sr. Sales Manager - Business Transient Sales. Responsibilities include Responsible for proactively soliciting and managing business transient special corporate related opportunities with significant revenue potential. Actively up-sells each business opportunity to maximize revenue opportunity. Achieves personal and team related revenue goals. Ensures business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for proper service delivery. Responsible for driving customer guest loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer guest experience. Provides service to customers in order to grow the account on behalf of the company. CANDIDATE PROFILE Education and Experience High school diploma or GED 2 years experience in the sales and marketing guest services front desk or related professional area. OR 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration Marketing Hotel and Restaurant Management or related major no work experience required. CORE WORK ACTIVITIES Understanding Market Opportunities & Driving Revenue Targets local and national business corporate transient accounts markets or segments with heavy emphasis on proactive solicitation and account saturation. Partners with group catering counterpart to effectively manage the business opportunity. Responds to incoming group catering opportunities for the property that are outside parameters of the Event Booking Center. Handles all opportunities if property does not participate in an EBC. Identifies qualifies and solicits new group catering business to achieve personal and each property s revenue goals. Focuses efforts on group catering accounts with significant potential sales revenue. Develops effective transient group catering sales plans and actions. Designs develops and sells creative catered events. Maximizes revenue by upselling packages and creative food and beverage. Understands the overall market - competitors strengths and weaknesses economic trends supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them. Closes the best opportunities for each property based on market conditions and individual property needs. Uses negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts. Providing Exceptional Customer Service Handles complex business with significant revenue potential as well as significant customer expectations. Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls entertainment FAM trips trade shows etc. Develops relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for group catering sales opportunities. Supports brand s Service and Relationship Strategy driving customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience. Provides excellent customer service in order to grow share of the account. Executes brand s Customer Service Standards and property s Brand Standards. Executes and supports the business Customer Service Standards and property s Brand Standards. Participates in and practices daily service basics of the brand. Executes exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and ensuring their satisfaction before and during their program event. Serves the customer by understanding their needs and recommending the appropriate features and services that best meet their needs and exceed their expectations while building a relationship and loyalty to the property and brand. Gains understanding of the property s primary target customer and service expectations serves the customer by understanding their business business issues and concerns to offer better business solution both prior to and during the program event. Building Successful Relationships Works collaboratively with off-property sales channels (e.g. Event Booking Center Market Sales Strategic Accounts) to ensure sales efforts are coordinated complementary and not duplicative. Manages and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Uses sales resources and administrative support staff. Additional Responsibilities Utilizes intranet for resources and information. Conducts site inspections. Creates contracts as required. Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g. generating proposal writing contract customer correspondence). MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES Leadership Adaptability - Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace. Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods. Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues problems and opportunities obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions develop and evaluate alternatives and solutions solve problems and choose a course of action. Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values. Managing Execution Building and Contributing to Teams - Actively participates as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals. Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and or others assumes responsibility for work objectives initiates focuses and monitors the efforts of self and or others toward the accomplishment goals proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required. Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and or others prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed. Building Relationships Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness trust and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships. Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer needs and actions consistent with the company s service standards. Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles abilities motivations and or cultural perspectives utilizes differences to drive innovation engagement and enhance business results and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential. Generating Talent and Organizational Capability Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of own assignments and suggests improvements to work processes to best fit the needs and or support the goals of an organizational unit. Talent Management - Provides support and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives. Learning and Applying Professional Expertise Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and or others. Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations. Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct. o Sales Ability Persuasiveness - Using appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance of a product service or idea from prospects and clients. o Sales Disposition - Demonstrating the traits inclinations and outlooks that characterize successful salespersons exhibiting behavior styles that facilitate adaptation to the demands of the sales role. o Sales Implementations - Driving and supporting the implementation of sales strategies and systems seeking and taking appropriate actions on feedback taking responsibility for implementation success. Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities. o Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g. personal computers word processing software Internet browsers etc.). o Mathematical Reasoning - Demonstrates ability to add subtract multiply or divide quickly correctly and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues. o Oral Comprehension - Demonstrates ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. o Reading Comprehension - Demonstrates understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. o Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. To apply now go to s jobs.marriott.com marriott jobs 1800314A %3Flang en-us Marriott International is consistently recognized as an employer of choice globally by FORTUNE magazine DiversityInc and Great Places to Work Institute among others. Visit www.marriott.com careers to learn more about our workplace culture and career opportunities. Chat engage and follow us on social media. FacebookTwitterLinkedInInstagram(at)lifeatmar riott on Snapchat. So we ask where will your journey take you Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. Marriott International does not discriminate on the basis of disability veteran status or any other basis protected under federal state or local laws.