Job Description: Drives revenue to achieve Hotel’s topline goals for each of their represented hotels by proactively soliciting all business segments; to include new business from small business accounts, sourcing new accounts, identifying new targets, and re-soliciting past business leads. Focuses on properties BT Pricing strategy. Provides property support by coordinating and executing property internal mining efforts at assigned hotels. Partners with Leadership to ensure competitive sales strategies are in place for the hotel and stay competitive within the market by aligning on sales activities to generate business and communicate real-time competitor intel. Reports directly to Property Sales Leader (ASL or DOS/DOSM) and works closely with the hotel General Managers, focuses on sales driven tasks. May work with Local Sales and U.S. Account Sales/GSO teams to drive production from targeted high priority accounts including maximizing special corporate business within the represented market place. Job Responsibilities: Ensure Hotel has property lead generation program to identify new business. Works with Property Sales Leader (ASL or DOS/DOSM) in identifying the top accounts of each stakeholder hotel, determine account deployment structure, identify key buyers within each account, and coordinate efforts to drive demand and pull-through business from the accounts for the stakeholder hotels. Solicits new business from non-deployed small business accounts, reader boards, and leads sent through internal referral mechanisms. Re-solicits non-deployed realized opportunities, including turndowns, lost opportunities, and actualized business when appropriate. Utilizes internal lead referral tools (e.g., eProspecting Portal) to solicit new business opportunities and contacts. Conducts site inspections for customer accounts as appropriate. Handles customer care issues and as necessary, refers them to the appropriate owner. Supports the company’s service and relationship strategy, driving customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience. Manages daily Status Change reports to help close on hotel business. Ensures effective and efficient funnel management through available systems and collaborating with Multi-Hotel Sales. Assist Property Sales Leader in identifying share shift targets. Executes and supports the company’s customer service standards. Provides property support by coordination and executing property internal mining efforts to assigned hotels Solicits potential new accounts or business opportunities by leveraging business intelligence provided by Sales & Marketing Planning and Support or other third-party data sources to generate leads. Services customers to obtain and grow share of the account. Maintains complete and up-to-date lead information on each account in CI/TY SFA Web and EMPOWER to verify accurate reporting and customer base information. Works collaboratively with all sales channels (e.g. the Multi-Hotel Sales, Account Sales and Global Sales) to establish coordinated sales efforts that are complementary, and not duplicative. Conducts customer facing sales activities on behalf of the hotels in partnership with Property Coordinator/Resource as appropriate. (e.g., lunch and learns, social hours, company of the month activities, local industry events, Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Activities, etc.). May work with Local Sales, U.S. Account Sales/GSO teams to drive production from targeted high priority accounts including maximizing special corporate business within the represented market place. Drives customer satisfaction through daily interactions (e.g., solicitations, re-solicitations, account calls, site inspections, new business calls, face to face activities, etc.). Job Requirements: 4-year college degree; previous experience in proactive lead generation in hospitality and sales discipline; knowledge of property-specific business segments (e.g. group, catering, transient); knowledge the hospitality industry. 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; no work experience required. Job Details: Company: Marriott Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: Columbus, OH, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here vacancyoptions.com
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