Revenue Administration

Interacting with people, making heart connections, figuring out what it takes and stepping it up to win the day; it's what you do, and you love it. You'll have the opportunity to do this and more as Part Time Sales Manager for La Quinta by Wyndham Danbury

• Connect with people in a
  meaningful way, continually innovating to expand the reach with key
  corporate, business, and travel industry accounts, tapping into community
  organizations and the media to elevate the hotel's market share awareness
  and driving further business.
• Understand the competitive
  landscape and do what it takes to secure business that meets or exceeds
  revenue expectations and profit goals.
• Solicit, negotiate and book new
  and repeat clients using multiple channels, such as social media, outside
  calls, and telemarketing.
• Capture the client's vision and
  effectively convey the specifications to appropriate departments, rapidly
  responding to inquiries, concerns, and issues, ensuring an exceptional
  client experience and seeding future sales.
• Effectively attain assigned
  sales and revenue goals as well as solicitation call goals.
• Proactively conduct
  solicitation calls conduct sales tours and entertain clients specific to Leisure SMERF Business Travel (BT) and/or Groups as applicable by
  property.
• Monitor and evaluate trends
  within your market segment.
• Approach all encounters with
  guests and employees in an attentive friendly courteous and
  service-oriented manner.
• Adheres to Aimbridge
  Hospitality's established regulations company standards sales standards
  and sales metrics related.
• Develop a full working
  knowledge of the operations and policies of the hotel and applicable
  departments.
• Maintain strong visibility in
  local community and industry organizations as applicable.
• May assist in implementing
  and/or participating in special promotions relating to direct sales segments i.e. sales blitzes etc.
• Attend daily/weekly/monthly
  meetings and any other functions required by management.
• Perform any other duties as requested
  by the General Manager.

A four-year college degree or
equivalent education or experience is required, with one to two years'
employment in a related position. Must possess effective verbal and written
English communications skills. Advanced knowledge of sales and hospitality
principles and practices is expected.