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Business Travel Sales Manager

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Houston by the Galleria

5353 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056-5474

476 Room Hotel
Gestionado Por Crescent Hotels & Resorts
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites by the Galleria, located in the upscale Galleria area is looking for an experienced hotel Business Travel Sales Manager. If you're ambitious, outgoing, enthusiastic, and have creative selling strategies submit your resume to apply!

Required Skills and Abilities:

-At least three (3) years of previous hotel Business travel Sales Manager experience required

-Delphi/Sales Force experience highly preferred

-Strong ability to multitask and perform required administrative duties

-Previous Hilton experience a plus

-Strong interpersonal skills to build client relationships, negotiate pricing, and for effective communication

-Able to sit, stand and walk at least eight (8) hours to conduct outside prospecting calls

Job Description:

-Produce business transient revenue through direct solicitation of business via aggressive prospecting, making presentations, developing contracts, negotiating and closing sales.

-Follow corporate transient market segments: National corporate accounts, local negotiated accounts, extended stay, and project business.

-Emphasize higher rated, less price sensitive business traveling on shoulder days of the week.

-Follow group segments during off RFP season: Government and entertainment.

-Handle annual RFP’s and negotiations for national accounts both directly and through each brand’s national sales processes.

-Engage with travel managers, national account representatives and business travel agencies to secure RFP’s and drive room production.

-Conduct quarterly reviews with travel managers of the accounts to ensure accounts are on pace to meet targeted goals.

-Prepare weekly reports highlighting market trends, account development and new prospects.

Benefits:

-Quarterly sales bonus

-Medical, dental and vision insurance

-Matching 401k

-Employee assistance program

-Free life insurance

-Paid time off

-Free lunch

-Holiday pay

-Hotel discount program

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Publicado 2 De Noviembre De 2024

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Houston by the Galleria

Uptown leisure steps from the Galleria

Nestled in uptown Houston, our hotel is next to the Galleria mall and steps from local dining. I-610 access puts us within nine miles of Hermann Park, home to Houston Museum of Natural Science and the downtown area. Soak up the sun on our outdoor pool deck, and enjoy a modern fitness center and a complimentary DoubleTree welcome cookie.