Director of Sales

- Directs and coordinates all selling activities and communicates these activities throughout the hotel.

- Be aware of community, business, political and social factors that may affect the hotel’s financial performance.

- Ensures room and banquet space inventories are reviewed weekly and strategies are formulated to fill low occupancy periods.

- Ensures all sales proposals, collateral, digital tools, and other sales communications are in-line with the hotel’s and HI’s brand standards, and up- to-date iterms of information.

- Ensures all contracts signed by or on behalf of the Marketing and Sales Department follow the established hotel policies and procedures.

- Attends major travel, trade and corporate functions to network and promote the hotel when required.

- Plans and executes sales trips based on business priorities.

-  Assists to communicate closely with the WWSOs and key sister hotels, and updates them regularly regarding key hotel sales information

- Entertains existing and potential customers and ensures the Sales Team entertains customers based on business priorities.

- Ensures a high level of exposure for the hotel through direct sales solicitation, telephone contact and written communication.

- Works closely with other Department Heads in a supportive and flexible manner, focusing on the overall success of the hotel and the satisfaction of hotel guests.

- Ensures Sales employees work in a supportive and flexible manner with other departments, in a spirit of “We work through Teams”.