Sales Manager
Aloft Katy Mills | Marriott | Katy, Texas
Position Summary
Aloft Katy Mills is seeking a motivated, outgoing, and results driven Sales Manager to help grow hotel revenue and strengthen our presence within the Katy and greater Houston market.
The Sales Manager will focus on developing new business, maintaining existing accounts, building relationships within the local community, and generating corporate, group, and event business for the hotel.
Key Responsibilities
• Prospect and develop new corporate, group, and local business accounts.
• Conduct outside sales calls, property tours, networking visits, and community outreach.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local companies, organizations, event planners, and community partners.
• Respond promptly to sales leads, inquiries, and requests for proposals.
• Prepare proposals, negotiate rates, and follow up consistently to convert leads into booked business.
• Maintain and grow existing accounts while identifying additional revenue opportunities.
• Conduct hotel site tours for prospective clients and groups.
• Assist in generating room revenue, group business, meetings, events, and other hotel revenue opportunities.
• Monitor local market activity, competitors, upcoming events, and new businesses entering the area.
• Maintain accurate records of sales activity, account information, leads, and follow up.
• Participate in hotel sales meetings and provide updates on prospecting activity, upcoming business, and sales goals.
• Work closely with the General Manager, Director of Sales, Front Office, and Operations teams to ensure an excellent guest and client experience.
• Represent Aloft Katy Mills professionally at networking events, community events, chamber functions, and other business development opportunities.
• Support Marriott brand sales initiatives, promotions, and property specific sales strategies.
• Meet or exceed established sales and revenue goals.
Qualifications
• Previous hotel sales experience preferred.
• Marriott experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in hospitality sales, outside sales, business development,
