Director of Sales and Marketing - The Luxury Collection (18002O1 (Beverly Hills, CA)

Director of Sales and Marketing - The Luxury Collection (18002O1

Here s To Your Journey with The Luxury Collection The Luxury Collection is a glittering ensemble of locally authentic hotels and resorts from around the world. Our hotel teams curate the world s most enriching and desirable destination experiences. Our mission is to guide our guests these seasoned travelers on transformative journeys that touch their spirits enrich their lives and create lasting memories. If you are someone with an appreciation for evocative storytelling and a desire to provide genuine personalized and anticipatory service then we invite you to join us on our journey and explore a career with The Luxury Collection. The SLS Hotel a Luxury Collection Hotel Beverly Hills located at 465 S La Cienega Blvd Beverly Hills CA 90048 is currently hiring a Director of Sales & Marketing. Responsibilities include Functions as the leader of the property s sales department for properties with bookings over 300 peak rooms and significant local catering revenue. Manages the property s reactive and proactive sales efforts. Provides day to day leadership to sales associates to achieve property sales objectives with overall responsibility for achieving booking goals and property revenues. Implements the brand s service strategy and applicable brand initiatives in all aspects of the sales process and focuses on building long-term value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of the hotel s sales objectives. Evaluates the property s participation in the various sales channels (e.g. Area Sales Group Sales within the Sales Office electronic lead channels etc.) and develops strong working relationships to proactively position and market the property. Manages the marketing budget to enable development of property specific campaigns promotions and collateral to drive revenue and meet property objectives. Interfaces with regional marketing communications for regional and national promotions pull through. Develops and implements property wide strategies that deliver products and services to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the brand s target customer profile and property associates and provides a return on investment to the owner and Marriott International. Marriott offers relocation assistance for this job opening. CANDIDATE PROFILE Education and Experience Required 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration Marketing Hotel and Restaurant Management or related major 4 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area. OR 4-year bachelor s degree in Business Administration Marketing Hotel and Restaurant Management or related major 2 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area. Preferred 4 year college degree. Demonstrated skills in supervising a team. Lodging sales experience. Hotel industry work experience demonstrating progressive career growth and a pattern of exceptional performance. CORE WORK ACTIVITIES Managing Sales Activities Manages the development of a strategic account plan for the demand generators in the market. Manages the property s reactive and proactive sales efforts. Determines and develops marketing communication activities in conjunction with Regional Marketing Communications. Provides customer intelligence in evaluating the market and economic trends that may lead to changes in sales strategy to meet or exceed customer expectations. Reviews the Strategic Alignment Review (STAR) report competitive shopping reports and uses other resources to maintain an awareness of the hotel s market position. Researches competitor s sales team strategies to identify ways to grow occupancy and RevPAR and increase market share. Attends sales strategy meetings to provide input on weekly and overall sales strategy. Suggests innovative marketing ideas and develops deployment strategies to continue to grow market share. Evaluates and supports participation and account deployment with Area Sales and Group Sales within the Sales Office. Serves as the sales contact for the General Manager property leadership team Group Sales and Area Sales leaders. Serves as the sales contact for customers serves as the customer advocate. Serves as hotel authority on sales processes and sales contracts. Serves as the property sales liaison with Area Sales Group Sales Revenue Management Event Management Regional Marketing Communications and other hotel departments as appropriate. Participates in sales calls with members of the Sales and Marketing team to acquire new business and or close on business. Identifies public relations opportunities and coordinates activities to augment the overall marketing communication strategy. Supports the General Manager by coordinating crisis communications. Executes and supports Marriott s Customer Service Standards and hotel s Brand Standards. To apply now go to s jobs.marriott.com marriott jobs 18002O1O %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. Marriott International considers for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law