Group Sales Manager

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What is in it for you:

• Employee discounts on hotel rooms, dining, and spa experiences at Accor and Fairmont properties worldwide
• Flexible and competitive healthcare benefit plans designed to meet the unique needs of you and your family, starting the first of the month following 30 days of employment
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on the first 4% of employee contributions, plus eligibility to participate in the hotel’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, potentially bringing the total employer match up to 5%
• Eligible to participate in Accor’s Senior Leadership Incentive Program
• Learning programs to promote growth and development unlocking your full potential
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Reporting to the Director of Sales and Marketing this person will be selling a memorable experience in an authentic location is the essence of the Sales Manager role at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa. Your professionalism and knowledge of the Hotel will build strong relationships and create a bond, ensuring your clients always stay with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Consistently offer professional, engaging and friendly service
• Solicit and sell hotel guestrooms for groups, including catering services, banquet facilities, spa services and golf rounds through direct client contact with assigned market segments
• Establish a client base of accounts within assigned market segments through direct outside and inside sales activities for the purpose of securing business to ensure that predetermined annual sales expectations are met or exceeded
• Collaborate with team members to ensure that competitive information and market developments are communicated on a timely manner
• Develop and maintain relationships with key clients in order to totally penetrate accounts to secure group, conference and transient business
• Negotiate guest room rates, meeting room rental, function space and hotel services within approved booking guidelines.  Confirm in writing to the client all requirements via sales contract
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