Director of Sales and Marketing

Functions as the leader of the property s sales department for properties with bookings over 300 peak rooms and significant local catering revenue

Manages the propertys reactive and proactive sales efforts

Provides day to day leadership to sales associates to achieve property sales objectives with overall responsibility for achieving booking goals and property revenues

Implements the brand s service strategy and applicable brand initiatives in all aspects of the sales process and focuses on building long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of the hotel s sales objectives

Evaluates the property s participation in the various sales channels (eg, Area Sales, Group Sales within the Sales Office, electronic lead channels, etc) and develops strong working relationships to proactively position and market the property

Manages the marketing budget to enable development of property specific campaigns, promotions and collateral to drive revenue and meet property objectives

Interfaces with regional marketing communications for regional and national promotions pull through

Develops and implements property-wide strategies that deliver products and services to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the brand s target customer profile and property associates and provides a return on investment to the owner and Marriott International

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required:

2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 4 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area

OR

4-year bachelors degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area

Preferred:

4 year college degree

Demonstrated skills in supervising a team

Lodging sales experience

Hotel industry work experience, demonstrating progressive career growth and a pattern of exceptional performance

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Managing Sales Activities

Manages the development of a strategic account plan for the demand generators in the market

Manages the propertys reactive and proactive sales efforts

Determines and develops marketing communication activities, in conjunction with Regional Marketing Communications

Provides customer intelligence in evaluating the market and economic trends that may lead to changes in sales strategy to meet or exceed customer expectations

Reviews the Strategic Alignment Review (STAR) report, competitive shopping reports and uses other resources to maintain an awareness of the hotel s market position

Researches competitor s sales team strategies to identify ways to grow occupancy and RevPAR and increase market share

Attends sales strategy meetings to provide input on weekly and overall sales strategy

Suggests innovative marketing ideas and develops deployment strategies to continue to grow market share

Evaluates and supports participation and account deployment with Area Sales and Group Sales within the Sales Office

Serves as the sales contact for the General Manager, property leadership team, Group Sales and Area Sales leaders

Serves as the sales contact for customers; serves as the customer advocate

Serves as hotel authority on sales processes and sales contracts

Serves as the property sales liaison with Area Sales, Group Sales, Revenue Management, Event Management, Regional Marketing Communications and other hotel departments as appropriate

Participates in sales calls with members of the Sales and Marketing team to acquire new business and/or close on business

Identifies public relations opportunities and coordinates activities to augment the overall marketing communication strategy

Supports the General Manager by coordinating crisis communications

Executes and supports Marriott s Customer Service Standards and hotel s Brand Standards

Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (eg, generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence)

Participates in and practices daily service basics of the brand (eg, , Marriott Hotels and Resorts (MHR) Spirit to Serve Daily Basics, Renaissance Hotels and Resorts (RHR) Savvy Service Basics, Courtyard, SpringHill Suites, Fairfield Inn Basics of the Day, Residence Inn Daily Huddle, or TownePlace Suites Morning Meeting)

Implements a seamless turnover from sales to operations and back to sales while consistently delivering high level of service

Monitors the effective resolution of guest issues that arise as a result of the sales process by creating mechanisms to channel issues to property leadership and/or other appropriate stakeholders

Maintains successful performance by increasing revenues, controlling expenses and providing a return on investment for the owner and Marriott International

Implements the brand s service strategy and applicable brand initiatives in all aspects of the sales process and focuses on building long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of the hotel s sales objectives

Interfaces with regional marketing communications for regional and national promotions pull through

Performs other duties, as assigned, to meet business needs

Building Successful Relationships

Develops strong partnerships with local organizations to further increase brand/product awareness

Develops and manages internal key stakeholder relationships

Develops strong community and public relations by maintaining property participation in local, regional and national tradeshows and client events

Executes exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and monitoring their satisfaction before and during their program/event

Serves the customer by understanding their needs and recommending the appropriate features and services that best meet their needs and exceed their expectations, while building a relationship and loyalty to Marriott

Gains understanding of the hotel s primary target customer and service expectations; serves the customer by understanding their business, business issues and concerns, to offer better business solution both prior to, and during the program/event

Leadership

Functions as the leader of the property s sales department for properties with bookings over 300 peak rooms and significant local catering revenue

Develops sales goals and strategies and verifies alignment with the brand business strategy

Executes the sales strategy in order to meet individual booking goals for both self and staff

Coaches leaders of revenue generating departments in developing effective revenue strategies and setting aggressive goals that will drive the propertys financial performance

Verifies Sales team understands and is leveraging Marriott International (MI) demand engines to full potential

Works with Human Resources, Engineering and Loss Prevention to monitor compliance with local, state and federal regulations and/or union requirements

Partners with Human Resources to attract, develop and retain the right people in order to support the strategic priorities of the market

Creates effective structures, processes, jobs and performance management systems are in place

Sets goals and expectations for direct reports using the Leadership Performance Process (LPP), aligns performance and rewards, addresses performance issues and holds staff accountable for successful results

Forecasts talent needs and manages talent acquisition strategy with Human Resources (HR) to minimize lost time due to turnover

Maintains an active list of the competition s best sales people and executes a recruitment and acquisition plan with HR

Supports tools and training resources to educate sales associates on winning catering solutions

Champions leadership development and workforce planning priorities by assessing, selecting, retaining and developing diverse, high-caliber talent that can lead the organization today and strengthen the leadership bench for the future; continues to upgrade the sales & marketing talent; works with HR to anticipate future talent needs based on business growth plans

Identifies, trains and mentors group sales associates; utilizes all available on the job training tools for associates

Transfers functional knowledge and develops group sales skills of other discipline managers

Provides day to day leadership to sales associates to achieve property sales objectives with overall responsibility for achieving booking goals and property revenues

Evaluates the property s participation in the various sales channels (eg, Area Sales, Group Sales within the Sales Office, electronic lead channels, etc) and develops strong working relationships to proactively position and market the property

Manages the marketing budget to enable development of property specific campaigns, promotions and collateral to drive revenue and meet property objectives