Director of Sales

Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! You will lead the sales team and ensure that the hotel’s revenue targets are met. This role involves developing and implementing sales strategies, building relationships with key clients, and overseeing the daily operations of the sales department. As a Director of Sales, you’re not just driving revenue growth across all hotel segments – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.

Here’s what you’ll do during a typical day:

• Shape and execute sales strategy:  Develop and implement revenue-driving sales strategies across group, business transient, leisure transient, and catering segments, aligned with the hotel’s commercial goals and strategic plan
• Drive revenue performance and profitability:  Contribute to achieving revenue targets and profitability goals by optimizing pricing, improving business mix, and guiding forecasting accuracy
• Lead business reviews and planning:  Facilitate regular strategy and performance meetings while contributing to long-range commercial planning through analysis of performance trends, market shifts, and revenue opportunities
• Ensure commercial alignment:  Collaborate with revenue and marketing leaders to align sales tactics with pricing, distribution, and promotional strategies, and to support forecasting and rate strategies
• Foster stakeholder relationships:  Engage with Hilton Worldwide Sales, Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs), third-party travel partners, and key clients to drive demand, improve conversion, and support high-impact site visits and pre-convention meetings
• Develop data-informed strategies:  Track market and competitor activity to inform strategy and help maintain competitive positioning in group and transient segments
• Cultivate a high-performing team:  Recruit new talent while driving team growth and engagement through performance management, professional development, and recognition programshttps://efet.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/jobs/preview/207580