Hotel Group Sales Manager | The St. Anthony, A Luxury Collection Hotel

Situated in the heart of downtown, overlooking Travis Park, the AAA Four Diamond, St. Anthony Hotel offers easy access to the trendy restaurants and historical landmarks in San Antonio, Texas. St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel San Antonio, opened in 1909 and has been designated a national historic site. Our luxury hotel in San Antonio embodies old-world splendor with touches like Italian marble and Corinthian columns. Come make history with this luxury San Antonio hotel.

The Group Sales Manager will maintain, develop, implement and maximize the business plan with effective strategies through direct sales, digital marketing and revenue management. This person will ensure effective internal and external communications with clients, potential customers, and ownership.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Prospect for new business - Internet prospecting, cold calling and contacting former clients to solicit new business and attends industry events/programs as needed.
• Builds and maintains strong client relationships.
• Responds in a timely manner to incoming group/catering business opportunities.
• Ensures that all business is booked within hotel parameters.
• Conducts hotel site inspections and client presentations both in person and virtually.
• Create contracts and other related booking documentation as required including but not limited to activity tracking. Manage and maintain client account files.
• Detail events to include all food & beverage, set up and audio-visual needs. Ask appropriate questions of the clients and make suggestions to ensure the details meet the group and the hotel's needs.
• Create group resumes and communicate client needs to all departments of the hotel. Ensure hotel staff follows through on all requests.
• Use negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Must have the ability to communicate in English. Self-starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to "pitch-in" and help co- workers with their job duties and be a team player. Knowledge of a hotel structure and how all departments interact. Ability to effectively communicate with customers in a friendly and positive manner, in order to solicit business, meet client needs and resolve complaints. Ability to move throughout the hotel to conduct site inspections.

• Required 2 years: Hotel Sales experience
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group (Preferred)
• Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject (Preferred)
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking (Preferred)
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest (Preferred)
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well (Preferred)
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity (Preferred)
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks (Preferred)
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help (Preferred)
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business (Preferred)
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization (Preferred)