Pyramid Global Hospitality
Business Transient Sales Manager
Pyramid Global Hospitality, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19102
Business Transient Sales Manager
The Business Transient Sales Manager is responsible for representing the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing services and facilities to prospective business travel sales clients and customers within the local and national market. Specifically, the Business Transient Sales Manager would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards: Building and establishing relationships with local transient clients Responding to leads via proposals for National RFP accounts Responding to local corporate leads from potential clients and current customers seeking sleeping rooms and/or food and beverage services, etc. Creating relationships and establishing contract with F.I.T and wholesale clients Initiating new sales, prospects and qualifies leads and solicits potential clients Hosting and entertaining clients and maintaining client accounts Conducting property site visits and answering questions Determining rates, preparing proposals, negotiating contracts and service accounts Developing sales plans and strategies to meet or exceed established revenue and room night goals Partnering with operations departments to ensure full participation in servicing accounts Qualifications: Specific Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written Most tasks are performed in a team environment with the employee acting as a team leader Knowledge of all departments of hotel Ability to communicate customer needs and resolve complaints Sales ability and skill in both oral and written form Ability to identify and develop accounts with individual guest room needs Ability to establish and master goals Must possess basic computational ability Must possess computer skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel and Delphi Physical Demands: Most work tasks are performed indoors Temperature is moderate and controlled by hotel environmental systems Must be able to sit at a desk for up to 5 hours per day Walking and standing are required the rest of the working day Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs. occasionally Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment such as computers, printers, 10-key adding machine, electric typewriter, multi-line touch tone phone, filing cabinets, FAX machines, photocopiers, dolly and other office equipment as needed Qualification Standards: Education: High school or equivalent education required. Bachelor's Degree preferred. Experience: Minimum 2 years hotel business transient sales experience required.
The Business Transient Sales Manager is responsible for representing the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing services and facilities to prospective business travel sales clients and customers within the local and national market. Specifically, the Business Transient Sales Manager would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards: Building and establishing relationships with local transient clients Responding to leads via proposals for National RFP accounts Responding to local corporate leads from potential clients and current customers seeking sleeping rooms and/or food and beverage services, etc. Creating relationships and establishing contract with F.I.T and wholesale clients Initiating new sales, prospects and qualifies leads and solicits potential clients Hosting and entertaining clients and maintaining client accounts Conducting property site visits and answering questions Determining rates, preparing proposals, negotiating contracts and service accounts Developing sales plans and strategies to meet or exceed established revenue and room night goals Partnering with operations departments to ensure full participation in servicing accounts Qualifications: Specific Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written Most tasks are performed in a team environment with the employee acting as a team leader Knowledge of all departments of hotel Ability to communicate customer needs and resolve complaints Sales ability and skill in both oral and written form Ability to identify and develop accounts with individual guest room needs Ability to establish and master goals Must possess basic computational ability Must possess computer skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel and Delphi Physical Demands: Most work tasks are performed indoors Temperature is moderate and controlled by hotel environmental systems Must be able to sit at a desk for up to 5 hours per day Walking and standing are required the rest of the working day Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs. occasionally Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment such as computers, printers, 10-key adding machine, electric typewriter, multi-line touch tone phone, filing cabinets, FAX machines, photocopiers, dolly and other office equipment as needed Qualification Standards: Education: High school or equivalent education required. Bachelor's Degree preferred. Experience: Minimum 2 years hotel business transient sales experience required.