Sales Coordinator
Huntington Hotel Group · Silver Spring, MD · 3 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
Qualifications
- 1 year hotel sales or front office experience
- Ability to multi-task in a high-paced environment
- Ability to verbally communicate effectively with guests and co-workers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to work well with others and portray good people skills
- Excellent organizational skills and guest relations skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Must be a self-starter and be able to work with minimum supervision
- Polished appearance
- Ability to work additional hours as needed
Essential Functions
- Displays aggressive hospitality
- Has a great eye for detail
- Is flexible and has what it takes to get the job done
- Is well presented; be well groomed and conform with the hotel's dress code
- Is informed about daily operations pertaining to sales
- Is highly visible during extraordinary events
- Total commitment to guest satisfaction
- Aid in special projects as requested by the Director of Sales and/or GM
- Release unused rooms on cut-off date
- Prepare correspondence such as customer appreciation letters
- Structure sales meetings, calls, and all sales-related duties
- Prepare promotional and marketing materials
- Manage GRC (group rooms calendar) updates
- Prepare Group Resume Packets and distribute to front desk
- Greet on-site group contact whenever possible
- Client follows up with Thank You/Group Survey
- Maintain relationships for future business
- Contract meeting room via BEO
- Create diagram for room set up
- Order Food & Beverage for meeting
- Add event to Meeting Agenda Calendar & distribute to Front Desk
- Manage details the day of meeting
- Qualify Business
- Send contract and obtain signed contract for group bookings
- Book & manage all group blocks
- Book & manage all meetings
- Tours for walk-in customers (qualify & sell or pass to manager)
- Process BT (Business transient) and group contracts
- Utilize hotel reservation system for sales-related administrative functions
- Maintains and follows up with new leads
- Build company rate programs and group blocks
- Update GRC, Meeting Agenda & Company Production Reports
- Aid DOS with inventory management
- FNC & GRP monitoring and check out of folios
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for DOS
Physical Requirements
- Pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, upward reaching
- Prolonged periods of standing and/or walking