Group Sales Manager

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Saddlebrook Resort time type:
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R0057034
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** About our property:

The award-winning, 480-acre Saddlebrook Resort has made a name for itself as a premier meeting and vacation destination, as well as one of the nation’s preeminent athletic training facilities. Purposely planned as a car-free Walking Village, the resort setting allows guests to easily walk everywhere, surrounded by lagoons and cypress trees. Families and groups visiting our upscale hotel near Tampa, Florida, may choose from 495 rooms and suites with a total of 800 bedrooms, clustered around nine serene courtyards complete with gardens, stone benches, stone paver walkways and native Florida landscaping.

Exceptional restaurants and lounges, two golf courses, multiple tennis courts and more complete our offerings.

What you will have an opportunity to do:

The Group Sales Manager is responsible for generating conference business from a national market, maximization of sales, development of potential markets and sound administration of assigned responsibilities through sensible delegation and personal attention to detail.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING & WORK EXPERIENCE  High school diploma or equivalent.  Minimum (2) two years of college, degree desirable.  Excellent written and oral communication skills.  Prefer experience in hotel sales or related industry, preferably resort experience.  Aggressive, outgoing and self-motivating individual with a pleasant and positive personality.  Must have 5 or more years selling to corporate and/or incentive meeting planners.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Make personal visits, when necessary to target areas and call on Companies and associations located in a specific market or area.
2. Book meetings, conferences and social guests from assigned areas.
3. Dedicate majority of time to direct telephone sales.
4. Rework and maintain old account files and solicit new accounts.
5. Respond to all correspondence from assigned areas and trace dates for reworking and follow up.6. Set-up site inspections and follow through.
7. Attend trade shows pertinent to assigned areas and attend meetings, seminars and functions through membership in association.
8. Perform general office duties and assist other personnel, as required.
9. Maintain constant contact with Corporate and Association meeting planners; maintain membership and contacts in hotel industry associations.
10. Maintain a positive working relationship with departments interacting with convention groups.
11. Develop new accounts by being inquisitive of accounts we have for "spin off".12. Stay abreast of industry trends and make recommendations of changes, which would affect operations.
13. Maintain accurate…