Area Director of Sales ("Director de Área de Ventas

Area Director of Sales ("Director de Área de Ventas")

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Red Cliffs Lodge Moab - Moab, UT 84532

Position Type Full Time Job Shift Any Education Level 4 Year Degree Travel Percentage Up to 25% Category Sales

Position Purpose

Azul Hospitality Group seeks a strategic and performance-driven Regional Director of Sales to lead the commercial strategy for Red Cliffs Lodge Moab, Red Cliffs Lodge Zion, and Bryce Canyon Pines. This portfolio represents high-ADR, destination-driven properties where group, corporate, tour, and leisure segmentation must be precisely aligned to maximize profitability and protect premium rate positioning.

This leader will oversee segmentation architecture, drive corporate and group penetration, optimize tour volume, and protect high-rated leisure patterns across the portfolio.

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year commercial strategy aligned with ownership ROI objectives.
• Lead high group demand environments while elevating ADR and protecting leisure compression.
• Expand corporate negotiated, incentive, executive retreat, and association business.
• Strategically align tour and motorcoach volume to support need periods without displacing premium leisure.
• Leverage Marriott systems and enterprise sales platforms where applicable.
• Oversee forecasting, pacing, and segmentation analysis across all properties.
• Lead, mentor, and hold accountable property sales leaders.
• Provide executive-level reporting and forward-looking demand modeling to ownership.
• Manage and direct the sales effort of the sales & marketing team for two hotels.
• Enthusiastically and proactively sell the property's concepts to group, corporate and leisure prospects in a way that best illustrates the identity of the brand as innovative and new.
• Prospect and qualify all lead sources through cold calls, tele-prospecting and networking to generate new opportunities.
• Consistently meets or exceeds individual and team sales and catering goals and hotel budgets
• Managing preferred corporate, wholesale, leisure transient, and group accounts that meet or exceed hotel revenue goals
• Negotiates contracts ensuring that all pertinent aspects of solicitation and closing are complete and documented
• Actively pursue new clients through creative/innovative sales techniques and aggressive prospecting
• Identify opportunities to upsell customer through food & beverage offerings, room upgrades, AV and lighting upgrades and spa faculties, if applicable
• Manages lead sources to ensure quantity and quality of leads
• Create customized Wedding Packages, Menus, and proposals, etc.
• Respond to all customer inquiries within 24 hours or sooner
• Maintain accurate CI/TY information on all bookings, specifically program details, client correspondence, traces and to-do lists
• Conduct unique site inspections that create a WOW experience for the customer
• Follow proper event management procedures for event execution to include but not limited to BEO creation, F&B forecasting, resume communication, amenity/VIP designation and room block management
• Produce and distribute accurate banquet/catering event orders, timelines, diagrams, and resumes within timeframe set by hotel
• Coordinate, plans and implements wedding related marketing tactics and events
• Produce and distribute 10-day Events Schedule and BEO Packet, as well as Daily Events Schedule
• Preside over weekly 10-day BEO reading and daily 3-day BEO readings
• Drive strategies to develop long term business relationships and repeat business
• Attend trade shows, make on-site field presentations, and outside sales calls to prospective clients
• Monitor sales activities/performance to ensure revenue goals meet or exceed established plan and accurately report variance/projections to management
• Participate in weekly strategy meetings and use Revenue Management resources to help make informed decisions and maximize revenue
• Ensure that the property is maximizing the use of all company, brand and local CVB programs
• Recruit the best possible sales team and reduce turnover through coaching, counseling and training
• Provide support and coaching for team members to drive high levels of performance, job satisfaction, and personal growth
• Develop and maintaining positive relationships with peers, competitors and brand partners
• Develop annual Group, Banquet, and Catering Operating Budget and Sales & Marketing plan in conjunction with the property's executive team and executes marketing-related items
• Work with other hotel departments to successfully market amenities including spa, restaurant, lounge and events (as applicable)
• Manage/direct all advertising, public relations, and promotional activities.
• Coordinate local advertising to promote hotel's restaurant, lounge, spa, etc.
• Coordinate, plan and implement wedding related marketing tactics and events
• Add creativity and trend insights into driving catering revenue via wedding packages, promotions and public relations
• Work with corporate marketing team, vendors and agencies to develop creative
• Represent…