North Canton, OH

Description

Position at Embassy Suites by Hilton Akron-Canton Airport

Come Join our Award-Winning Team! Embassy Suites by Hilton Akron Canton Airport
Currently, we are looking for a top performing Sales Manager. If you love to sell weddings/events OR if group sales is more your passion, we want to meet you! Do you love meeting people, taking on new challenges, and seeing your hard work pay off? We're in search of a driven, motivating sales manager to help our team achieve our sales goals. You'll be responsible for setting our sales strategy and targets, cultivating our sales staff, evaluating their progress, and ensuring we hit our sales goals. You should be a leader, innovator, hard worker, and team player, creative and solutions focused.
We are minutes from Akron-Canton Airport off I-77 in North Canton, two miles from Akron-Canton Airport. Belden Village Mall and the Pro Football Hall of Fame are seven miles or less away. We offer our guests a heated indoor pool, a patio with a fire pit, and over 6,000 sq. ft. of event space with 150 guest rooms. Every evening we offer a reception in our atrium. Our guests also enjoy a free daily cooked-to-order breakfast. All combined is a hotel and team you can be proud to sell!

What is in it for YOU?

• Medical, Dental, Vision - DAY ONE!
• ON DEMAND PAY (NO FEES!) * Access your pay as you've earned it! No cost to you!
• 401K with a company match!
• Vacation/ Personal days & Holiday pay
• Hotel Room and Food and Beverage Discounts
• Travel Discounts for Travel and Food and Beverage
• Personal Days Off
• Online Training Courses
• Commonwealth University (Grow your Career in hospitality)
• Referral Program and Bonus
• Flexible Health Care Spending Account
• Day Care Flex Spending account
• Direct Deposit
• Jury Duty Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Associate of the Month/Associate of the Year/Service Awards
• Free Basic Life & Basic Accidental Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance Products for Self, Spouse and Dependents

Some Key Areas of Responsibilities include:

• Assist in developing hotel's sales department strategy to help maintain inventory levels according to market demand and competitive strategy to maximize hotel room revenues.
• Maintain property sales parameters to achieve established goals.
• Track lost business and turndowns to help ensure department strategy fits in with market conditions.
• Resolve guest complaints appropriately to maintain a high level of guest satisfaction.
• Develop and maintain accurate and efficient use of sales automation system.
• Ensure all sales call goals are met professionally and timely.

Requirements:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Possess telephone etiquette skills.
• Excellent organization skills and manages time well.

Commonwealth Hotels was founded in 1986 and quickly became a superior hospitality management company with a world-class culture, sought after for our exceptional guest and associate satisfaction, market premiums, superior return on investment and a "Whatever It Takes" attitude. We are a leading franchisee of Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt brands. Commonwealth Hotels, home office is in Covington, KY and led by industry executives who have worked together for more than 30 years and have over 100 years of combined experience with hotels and city clubs in all markets across the United States. Our Mission at Commonwealth Hotels is accomplished by providing quality Products and Services to our guests through Attention to Detail, Integrity, Pride, and Intensity in all we do. This allows us to develop a special relationship with our guests, associates, and owners, carving out our niche in the marketplace. These actions across the board result in superior sales and financial performance.

At Commonwealth Hotels, "We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. Employment is decided on qualifications, merit and business need." EOE/Drug Free Workplace.