Director of Sales - TOOR Hotel

Start with us at the beginning. TOOR Hotel Toronto, a JdV hotel by Hyatt is seeking a dedicated, kind, hard-working and driven Director of Sales to join our family.

Our new-build 232 room hotel features guest offerings that are as vibrant, inspired and culturally alive as Toronto and the Garden District around us. We’re searching for our city’s best talent — now we just need you.

We are a community for the spirited, the light-hearted and the young  TOOR Hotel Toronto, a JdV by Hyatt hotel, we live life with an exclamation point! Experience untamed spontaneity that paves the way to new destinations, chance encounters, great food, and heartfelt laughs. Begin where reasons to celebrate the joy of life flow freely.

The Director of Sales drives all revenues, plans and responsibility for long range and day-to-day hotel operations. Reporting to the General Manager, and in keeping with our guidelines this person is responsible for maximizing sales, guest and team satisfaction. This key person communicates with hotel owners and corporate offices, ensuring the development and execution of strategic sales and marketing initiatives.

We are committed to providing you with:

• An exceptional benefit plan; and
• Discounts with our affiliated properties for you and your family.

Here is what you will be doing each day:

• Grow new business and solicit new accounts;
• Direct the efforts of the sales team through effective communication while overseeing rate, date and space commitments for room and catering sales;
• Interview, hire, train, recommend, resolve and provide open communication;
• Compile reports to include annual and monthly forecast, budget, lead management system, booking reports, market share reports and sales initiatives;
• Coordinate ongoing research to detect market trends for development of new sales strategies;
• Develop and conduct persuasive verbal sales presentations to prospective clients;
• Meet with and entertain clients, some of which may require travel; and
• Initiate preparation of annual plans and execute plans as outlined, adjusting as necessary by current market conditions.

Does this sound like you?

• Previous experience as Director of Sales at a hotel;
• Lifestyle experience strongly preferred;
• Hotel opening experience is an asset;
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written; and
• Excellent time management and problem resolution skills.