Director, Group Sales

Your team and working environment:

Austin’s largest luxury property, Fairmont Austin offers 1,048 guestrooms and suites, along with over 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space. This is your opportunity to be part of the most innovative and passionate hotel teams in one of the fastest growing markets in the United States.

Why work for Accor?
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By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow’s hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/

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• Develops, implements, maximizes, monitors and evaluates objectives, business strategies and activities of the Sales Managers and Executive Meeting Managers to exceed forecasted revenue figures in all hotel-related revenue streams
• Participates in trade shows and promotional events to develop new markets, by identifying prospective customers
• Responsible to control contract processing for Sales Managers and Executive Meeting Managers, based on rate negotiation (to support the annual rate growth) – negotiates with decision makers/confirm with Associate Director, Sales & Marketing
• Handles Key account/market designated by the Associate Director of Sales & Marketing
• Reviews and monitors company accounts room nightly production reports, to ensure that all sales objectives related to monthly revenue budgets, are achieved
• Adheres to the brand’s overall vision and hotel policies and procedures
• Develops an organized, motivated and cohesive team of Sales Managers and Executive Meeting Managers through strong leadership
• Drives the Sales effectiveness of the team of Sales Managers and Executive Meeting Managers
• Monitors weekly sales activities to ensure individual sales calls objectives are achieved
• Provides ongoing direction and implements training programs for the team
• Work in harmony and synergy with all Senior Executives in the hotel and Corporate Headquarter team

What is in it for you:

• Paid time off
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401Khttps://careers.accor.com/global/en/job/director-group-sales-in-fairmont-austin-austin-united-states-jid-75500