Senior Account Director of Group Sales

Location: New York

** We’re Sonesta International Hotels.
** The 8th largest hotel company in the U.S.—and growing fast.

An epic blend of full-service and focused hotels in major cities, Sonesta’s uniquely diverse portfolio of owned, managed, and franchised properties makes us everywhere you want to be. Driven by the human side of hospitality, we deliver service with passion, loyalty with purpose, and experiences that truly connect.
** Together We Thrive**—bringing quality, value, and amazing hospitality to every guest, every stay, across 1000+ properties in eight countries and counting.
** Job Description Summary
** The Senior Account Director of Group Sales position is a wonderful opportunity to join a fast-growing team and company. Since 2020 Sonesta Hotels have seen huge growth from 250 hotels to 1200 hotels in North America and beyond. By accepting this role, you will be part of the 8th largest lodging company in North America that is on a major growth path.

Here at Sonesta we take our teams’ learning & development very seriously. For the right individual who has been a group sales manager for 2-3 years this is a great opportunity to be part of a highly driven team and receive training to get to the next level in their hotel career. This opportunity could be a feeder for senior group sales roles as well as other sales leadership positions in the future.

This is a multi-property position to support the group sales efforts for 4 top-performing hotels in NYC. The Benjamin
- The Royal Sonesta Hotel;
The Shelburne - The Sonesta Hotel;
The Fifty, Sonesta Select New York and The Garden – Sonesta New York, ES Suites. The Benjamin will be fully renovated in 2024 and The Shelburne will be getting a new Restaurant and Roof top later in 2023.
** Job Description
**** Principle duties and responsibilities (Essential Functions) include:
** Key responsibilities would include selling guest rooms and meeting space within assigned accounts and segments to groups for the 4 Sonesta Hotels of NYC
** Other Job Functions
*** Explore new sources of business by developing new contacts.
* Continue to develop relationships with current supporters through innovative and effective strategies.
* Seek and contact new potential clients through:  + Direct enquiry  + Sales leads – domestic and overseas  + Sales Blitz    - Be responsible for room night and revenue production from allocated segments    - Entertain executives and secretaries of potential corporate and travel companies and in-house guests to ensure future business to the hotel    - Monitor monthly production and create business plans to achieve the monthly targets    - Consistently quote rates to help achieve the hotels’ occupancy, average rate, and RevPAR goals    - Monitor competitors’ performance where it relates to their particular market segment    - Maintain and update the hotel’s CRM system in accordance to Sonesta guideline    - Attend daily sales briefings, weekly revenue meetings, and monthly sales meetings
* Organize and participate in familiarization visits, sales blitzes, entertain and conduct other business-generating activities as and when require
* Conduct on-site inspections for existing or prospective travel influencers, decision makers and end users.
* Be aware of current market trends and supply competitor activity information to the sales leadership.
* Participate in sales trips and, when required, complete all sales reports in accordance with Sonesta guidelines.
* Participate in any projects as and when assigned by the department head.
* Perform any other reasonable duties as required by the department head.
* ** Deliver Passionate & Engaging Service to our Guests**  + You will be passionate and truly engaged in taking care of our guests,  recognizing individual guests and anticipating their unique needs in order to exceed their expectations  + You will consistently deliver our GUEST model:

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* * reet or welcome everyone, warmly with a smile
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* * se eye and ear contact and guest’s name
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* * stablish/anticipate needs
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* * olve and own all requests/complaints
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* * hank everyone
* Build Solid Relationship with your Colleagues  + Treat colleagues with…