SMERF Sales Manager

Role Overview

Drive growth within the SMERF market for Chicago hotels, creating and implementing sales strategies to optimize revenue and build lasting relationships.

What You Will Do

Create sales strategies, drive business development, target key accounts, track market intelligence, negotiate contracts, engage prospects, cultivate relationships, secure repeat business, represent the brand, optimize revenue data, collaborate with operations, solve operational challenges, provide peak support, manage client data, and maintain compliance.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Ideal candidate is a market-savvy, results-driven seller with a passion for aggressively developing new business, strong presentation skills, excellent written and verbal communication, and advanced computer skills with familiarity in common hospitality CRM and sales software.

Requirements

• Proven track record in proactive hotel group sales
• Demonstrated success in maintaining and building client relationships
• Collaborative mindset
• Strong presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Advanced computer skills with deep familiarity in common hospitality CRM and sales software, specifically Salesforce, Opera, and Thynk

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Career growth opportunities
• Competitive compensation
• Health insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Income protection
• Retirement planning
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Paid leave
• Hotel discounts