Dual Director of Sales

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The Element Seattle Downtown and Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Seattle Center are seeking a Dual Director of Sales to join our team. The hotels are managed by Puget Sound Hospitality, which owns and operates 6 hotels in the Puget Sound area. The Element Seattle downtown and the Four Points by Sheraton downtown are located beside each other.

It is our passion and responsibility to provide unmatched service to our guests and create opportunities for our associates. We aim to achieve success for our owners by being innovative and constantly evolving, exceeding the expectations of our associates and guests, and creating an environment of Inspired Connections.

We strongly believe in career advancement opportunities across our properties and work with managers to identify and train individuals who are interested in learning and growing within our organization.

Location: 601 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109.

Commute/Transportation: We are located close to the city center and near several bus routes. We offer a discounted annual ORCA pass. If you prefer to drive, we offer free parking to all of our employees in our underground garage.

Salary Range:$90,000 - $110,000 annual

Benefits:

• Our manager benefits package is available to full time employees after they complete 30 days of employment. This package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D. We also have 6 paid holidays.
• PTO is accrued at 0.0538 hours per hour starting on day 1 of employment.
• We partner with Colonial life to offer supplemental insurance options such as accident, short term disability, and whole life during our annual enrollment.
• We have a 401(K) retirement plan available to all employees who are 21+ and have been employed for 6 months.
• We offer Marriott employee room rates as well as Marriott family room rates that can be used based on availability at any Marriott location worldwide.

Work shifts: This position is primarily daytime but must be flexible to attend sales related events when needed.

• Work cohesively with the Sales Department to book group business by promptly responding to leads through various online networks, cold calling and visiting local businesses in the downtown metropolitan area.
• Manage workflow through the Sales system, properly responding and filing data according to company and brand standards.
• Participate in promotional events, trade shows, community and industry events when assigned
• Perform the required job functions with a high attention of detail and efficiency.
• Organize, prioritize and follow-up with a sense of urgency
• Assists with settings sales strategies to achieve overall property goals for both rate and occupancy.
• Understand the hotel's operations, including room types, meeting capacities, services, features and benefits for assigned hotel/s in your territory.
• Review monthly STAR reports and create action plans as assigned.
• Communicate with Revenue Management and GM to ensure that pricing is appropriate and adjust selling strategies as needed.
• This person has the ability to exceed revenue goals by offering an exciting alternative to the current market.
• Must be innovative and gregarious and at home when interacting with people.
• Maintains regular attendance and is consistently on time.
• Maintains high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include compliance with the dress code.
• Performs any other duties as requested by supervisor.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

• Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible management experience in Sales within a 200+ room select service hotel; OR 4 year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common financial reports and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present…