Full time position with benefits such as medical and dental insurance, 401k retirement plan, paid sick leave, paid vacation, referral incentive program plus more!
Ayres offers competitive wages and growth opportunities!
The primary duties of the Sales Manager are to lead the hotel sales effort, to achieve company goals and to ensure customer satisfaction.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Serves internal and external guests by committing to the Company’s Guest Service Principles.
- Knowledge, understanding, and adherence to Company Core Values and Mission Statement
- Lead by example.
- You are responsible for the overall sales effort to achieve current year financial goals and set plans for future years.
- Primarily duties include outside sales related responsibilities, i.e. prospecting for new accounts and maintaining current accounts at their place of business, conducting hotel site inspections with clients, and prospecting for new and maintaining current clients over lunch.
- Perform work related to sales related duties, i.e. returning phone calls related to ‘outside sales’ and booked business, writing contracts, preparing promotional materials, and completing sales reports.
- Build and strengthen relationships with new and existing customers to include sales calls, trade shows, chamber functions, etc.
- Conduct help on solicitations as needed to develop potential clients.
- Conduct an effective sales program with emphasis on solicitation outside of the office.
- Work closely with the hotel’s management team and communicate effectively.
- Use negotiating, communication skills and creative sales ability to close on business sales opportunities.
- Know the competitive hotel sets in the area as well as their Sales Mangers.
- Initiate and react to financial trend analysis for rate, revenue, occupancy, market segments and forecasting.
- Prepare marketing plan and budgeting to ensure hotel is correctly positioned in the market place based on competitive hotel set of rates, occupancy and Rev Par.
- Meets with clients and maintains excellent client relations.
- Complete and maintain neat, accurate and organized sales reports, files and history.
- Talk about our hotel as a special, family owned boutique hotel.
- Conduct self in a friendly and attentive manner during all guest encounters.
- Maintain a positive work environment.
- Use the appropriate phrases and greetings when interacting with guests.
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment at all times.
- You are responsible for working in a safe and conscientious manner. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
- The Company adheres to all applicable wage and hour laws, including meal periods, rest periods and overtime. As a department manager, you are responsible for being familiar with these policies and for adhering to them at all times. You are also responsible for assuring the those you supervise also understand and adhere to these Company’s policies. You must immediately document and report any violations.
Ayres Hotel Hawthorne/Manhattan Beach
14400 Hindry Ave. Hawthorne, CA 90250
Tele: 310-536-0400
This Employer participates in E-Verify (Identity and Employment Eligibility Verification) Equal Opportunity Employer
We Care About People * We Value Teamwork * We Deliver Results
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $72,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Sales: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person