Director of Sales - Gecko Hospitality

Our company is looking for a Director of Sales with a passion for hospitality and incredible leadership abilities. If this sounds like you, Apply Today at our location in Appleton, WI!!! The Director of Sales (DOS) is responsible for effectively soliciting and booking business from market segments with 15 group rooms or more with or without meeting space. The position is responsible for prospecting and closing business for our property in Appleton, WI!!!. The DOS position will carry a group sales booking quota from group rooms, meeting room rental, and catering. Don’t miss this great opportunity as the Director of Sales!!! Apply Today for our location in Appleton, WI!!!

Job Responsibilities:
The DOS will prospect their group and meet clients individually and be responsible for total account development. He/she can maximize sales opportunities/revenue from existing accounts in Delphi, SalesPro, OnQ, or CI that have not been prospected by an existing in-house seller in the past six months. We supply some group and meeting membership directories such as MPI, Helms Briscoe, etc.… for prospecting. 

 

This position works collaboratively with the on-property team, Regional DOS, GM and the Revenue Manager of the specific hotel. Upon sourcing a piece of business, the DOS will place the piece of business in the hotel’s sales system and price per the given guidelines of the hotel. If the budget of the piece of business is outside the hotels’ perimeters, the DOS will meet with the property’s GM and RM for approval of profitable pricing or turndown. The DOS will be responsible for prospecting, quoting, closing, contracting, and creating high-level BEO’s & group resumes before turning them over.