Revenue Administration

Interacting
with people, making heart connections, figuring out what it takes and stepping
it up to win the day; it's what you do, and you love it. You'll have the
opportunity to do this and more as Part Time Sales Manager for La Quinta by
Wyndham Danbury



As Sales Manager, your responsibilities include:

• Connect with people in a
       meaningful way, continually innovating to expand the reach with key
       corporate, business, and travel industry accounts, tapping into community
       organizations and the media to elevate the hotel's market share awareness
       and driving further business.
• Understand the competitive
       landscape and do what it takes to secure business that meets or exceeds
       revenue expectations and profit goals.
• Solicit, negotiate and book new
       and repeat clients using multiple channels, such as social media, outside
       calls, and telemarketing.
• Capture the client's vision and
       effectively convey the specifications to appropriate departments, rapidly
       responding to inquiries, concerns, and issues, ensuring an exceptional
       client experience and seeding future sales.
• Effectively attain assigned
       sales and revenue goals as well as solicitation call goals.
• Proactively conduct
       solicitation calls conduct sales tours and entertain clients specific to
       Leisure SMERF Business Travel (BT) and/or Groups as applicable by
       property.
• Monitor and evaluate trends
       within your market segment.
• Approach all encounters with
       guests and employees in an attentive friendly courteous and
       service-oriented manner.
• Adheres to Aimbridge
       Hospitality's established regulations company standards sales standards
       and sales metrics related.
• Develop a full working
       knowledge of the operations and policies of the hotel and applicable
       departments.
• Maintain strong visibility in
       local community and industry organizations as applicable.
• May assist in implementing
       and/or participating in special promotions relating to direct sales
       segments i.e. sales blitzes etc.
• Attend daily/weekly/monthly
       meetings and any other functions required by management.
• Perform any other duties as requested
       by the General Manager.

A four-year college degree or
equivalent education or experience is required, with one to two years'
employment in a related position. Must possess effective verbal and written
English communications skills. Advanced knowledge of sales and hospitality
principles and practices is expected.