Delta Hotels by Marriott Seattle Everett
Everett, Washington
Job Description Delta Hotels by Marriott Seattle Everett 3105 Pine Street Everett, WA 98201 SALES & CATERING DIRECTOR (ON-SITE) The Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett is seeking an On-Site Sales & Catering Director. Do you love finding and capturing new business? Would you enjoy working on-site in a best-in-class premium Marriott hotel? The Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett ranks in the top five of the Delta by Marriott brand in guest service, and this gorgeous property has been featured in multiple brand commercials, humbly exhibiting its impressive spaces. At the 232-room Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett, you will develop relationships and increase sales with local area businesses and will lead a team of two Sales & Events Managers that sell as deployed and detail all groups and events for the property and its 14,000 sq ft of premium event space. In addition, you'll be supported by two above-property sellers who manage globally-priced accounts and target major group business opportunities on behalf of the hotel. If you've worked in a full-service Marriott property in the past, you know that having experience in CI/TY and Opera are a plus! If you haven't, Marriott's digital learning environment will walk you through the systems training you need in the first 6-8 weeks of the job. Leadership skills, organization, relationships, and proactive sales & negotiation acumen are key starting points for success in this role. ABOUT THE POSITION The On-Site Sales & Catering Director leads the property sales team, builds and maintains strong, relevant, relationships with existing and target business, and is responsible for the property sales team's coordination and planning for a successful experience, directly with clients, once booked, and detailing group and event space needs for existing Bookings made by others. This role is responsible for executing sales strategies and tactics to actively and personally solicit and procure new and existing business as deployed. ABOUT US At Hollander Hospitality, we align our people with their passion, providing award-winning service and memorable experiences. From the ground up, we build & renovate, own & operate, while recognizing that our team is our foundation and greatest asset. We are exceptional partners to one another, our guests, and our communities. We look for people who excel in their roles and are committed to delivering excellent experiences for guests. Proven through multiple awards from our partnering brands for outstanding guest service and meetings excellence, we deliver the best to our guests by creating a sense of belonging, empowerment, and support for our team members, coupled with their dedication, innovative spirit, and raw talent. STATUS: Full-time SCHEDULE: Primarily weekdays; occasional travel, evenings, and weekends. RATE OF PAY: $85,000 - $97,750 base salary annually Eligibility for company bonus program BENEFITS AND PERKS: Paid Time Off (PTO) Paycheck Advancement Program Supplemental Insurance Hotel Travel Discounts Employee Assistance Programs For eligible employees: Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D 401(k) Plan with Employer Match Employee Meals Employee Parking The Sales & Catering Director leads and executes property and local sales & catering responsibilities, and builds & maintains strong, relevant, relationships with deployed existing and target accounts on behalf of the hotel. This role is responsible for ensuring client requirements are met. This role regularly sells hotel rooms, meeting rooms and food and beverage through direct client contact. including securing new local accounts, maintaining existing accounts, and executing sales and marketing strategies to maximize the profitability of the hotel while ensuring client satisfaction, a positive team environment and positively influencing the reputation Hollander Hospitality and the hotel brand. Relationships Seeks out, develops and nurtures strategic internal and external relationships to increase revenues, service levels, and hotel awareness. Maintains excellent lines of communication with team members and clients to create clear expectations and robust relationships that increase morale, service levels, and trust. Promotes teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Oversees on-site sales department staff to attract, retain and motivate employees through hiring, training and developing, empowering, coaching and counseling, conducting performance, resolving problems, providing open communication vehicles, and disciplining and terminating employees as appropriate. Partners with Department Managers and General Manager to ensure proper staffing levels based on guest & attendee volume. Financial Returns & Responsible Business Completes forecasts, plans, and productivity reports for management. Participates in the preparation of the departmental operating budget and financial plans. Monitors budget and upsells products and services while minimizing waste to increase revenue. guest room, function space, food & beverage pricing, and hotel services within approved departmental booking guidelines. Lead Generation Creates and maintains effective property sales programs to support funneling new leads, maximizing current accounts and targeting new accounts with potential. Continuously pursues and regularly re-evaluates prospecting targets for all sellers based on results, the market, and established goals; maintains a strategic ranking of targets by priority and maximizing opportunity and closing potential. Attends appropriate networking events, leveraging participation to maximize lead-generation. Solution Selling Maintains knowledge of market trends and competition to create relevant selling strategies for current conditions. Evaluates and meets client needs, clarifying the decision-making process, and presenting tailored value propositions, maintaining appropriate follow-up. Follows-up on all business opportunities, making initial contact within two business hours. Works with on-site and above-property team members to increase sales. Negotiating Guides the negotiation process, identifying and leveraging optimal solutions in negotiations and implementing creative and effective sales solutions. Creates and provides best practices for sales, convention services, and Food and Beverage departments for meetings. Maintains consistent effectiveness, accuracy and timeliness with information communicated to others, including calculations, estimates, contracts, BEO's, group resumes, and other documents or communication sent to clients, partners and/or team members. Follows established hotel and company-wide policies and methods, including logging details, activities, and sharing information. Support Provides sales, catering, marketing, conference services, administrative support, and operational services as necessary. Directs and personally performs, as necessary, day to-day sales and conference/convention services activities; plans and assigns work and establishes performance and development goals for team members. Provides mentoring, coaching and regular feedback to help manage conflict and improve team member performance. Educates and trains team members in compliance with hotel, company, and brand, service behaviors and standards, as well as governmental regulations. Ensures staff has the tools, training and equipment to carry out job duties. Manages and maintains onsite sales and catering processes. Ensures group and event detailing is completed and properly executed. Qualifications: Experience & Education: Minimum of three years' experience conducting sales and negotiations. Experience in local business transient sales, group sales, and catering sales preferred. Driver's License & Insurance: Must have valid state driver's license and vehicle at time of hire. Must maintain vehicle insurance coverage as required by Hollander Hospitality. Knowledge of: Strong business travel and group rooms experience. Effective sales & negotiation acumen. Modern hospitality-sales strategies including conducting sales, evaluating & meeting customer needs, effective site tours, generating leads independently, saturating accounts, intermediaries and brand partners, maximizing systems & resources to drive results, and implementing effective objection handling solutions. Business evaluation techniques including net-profit calculations arithmetic during negotiations. Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Word, with basic skills in PowerPoint and Excel. Customer relationship management (CRM) software CI/TY, preferred. Hotel property management system (PMS) software Opera, preferred. Hotel RFP software CVENT, CI/TY, preferred. Skills & Ability to: Work on-site and perform duties from the property. Manage, train, coach, and lead onsite sales team members. Work well with above-property sellers. Solicit, book, and upsell banquet food & beverage. Detail all arrangements, suggesting menus, bar set up, room arrangements as per policy and procedure . click apply for full job details
Job Description Delta Hotels by Marriott Seattle Everett 3105 Pine Street Everett, WA 98201 SALES & CATERING DIRECTOR (ON-SITE) The Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett is seeking an On-Site Sales & Catering Director. Do you love finding and capturing new business? Would you enjoy working on-site in a best-in-class premium Marriott hotel? The Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett ranks in the top five of the Delta by Marriott brand in guest service, and this gorgeous property has been featured in multiple brand commercials, humbly exhibiting its impressive spaces. At the 232-room Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett, you will develop relationships and increase sales with local area businesses and will lead a team of two Sales & Events Managers that sell as deployed and detail all groups and events for the property and its 14,000 sq ft of premium event space. In addition, you'll be supported by two above-property sellers who manage globally-priced accounts and target major group business opportunities on behalf of the hotel. If you've worked in a full-service Marriott property in the past, you know that having experience in CI/TY and Opera are a plus! If you haven't, Marriott's digital learning environment will walk you through the systems training you need in the first 6-8 weeks of the job. Leadership skills, organization, relationships, and proactive sales & negotiation acumen are key starting points for success in this role. ABOUT THE POSITION The On-Site Sales & Catering Director leads the property sales team, builds and maintains strong, relevant, relationships with existing and target business, and is responsible for the property sales team's coordination and planning for a successful experience, directly with clients, once booked, and detailing group and event space needs for existing Bookings made by others. This role is responsible for executing sales strategies and tactics to actively and personally solicit and procure new and existing business as deployed. ABOUT US At Hollander Hospitality, we align our people with their passion, providing award-winning service and memorable experiences. From the ground up, we build & renovate, own & operate, while recognizing that our team is our foundation and greatest asset. We are exceptional partners to one another, our guests, and our communities. We look for people who excel in their roles and are committed to delivering excellent experiences for guests. Proven through multiple awards from our partnering brands for outstanding guest service and meetings excellence, we deliver the best to our guests by creating a sense of belonging, empowerment, and support for our team members, coupled with their dedication, innovative spirit, and raw talent. STATUS: Full-time SCHEDULE: Primarily weekdays; occasional travel, evenings, and weekends. RATE OF PAY: $85,000 - $97,750 base salary annually Eligibility for company bonus program BENEFITS AND PERKS: Paid Time Off (PTO) Paycheck Advancement Program Supplemental Insurance Hotel Travel Discounts Employee Assistance Programs For eligible employees: Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D 401(k) Plan with Employer Match Employee Meals Employee Parking The Sales & Catering Director leads and executes property and local sales & catering responsibilities, and builds & maintains strong, relevant, relationships with deployed existing and target accounts on behalf of the hotel. This role is responsible for ensuring client requirements are met. This role regularly sells hotel rooms, meeting rooms and food and beverage through direct client contact. including securing new local accounts, maintaining existing accounts, and executing sales and marketing strategies to maximize the profitability of the hotel while ensuring client satisfaction, a positive team environment and positively influencing the reputation Hollander Hospitality and the hotel brand. Relationships Seeks out, develops and nurtures strategic internal and external relationships to increase revenues, service levels, and hotel awareness. Maintains excellent lines of communication with team members and clients to create clear expectations and robust relationships that increase morale, service levels, and trust. Promotes teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Oversees on-site sales department staff to attract, retain and motivate employees through hiring, training and developing, empowering, coaching and counseling, conducting performance, resolving problems, providing open communication vehicles, and disciplining and terminating employees as appropriate. Partners with Department Managers and General Manager to ensure proper staffing levels based on guest & attendee volume. Financial Returns & Responsible Business Completes forecasts, plans, and productivity reports for management. Participates in the preparation of the departmental operating budget and financial plans. Monitors budget and upsells products and services while minimizing waste to increase revenue. guest room, function space, food & beverage pricing, and hotel services within approved departmental booking guidelines. Lead Generation Creates and maintains effective property sales programs to support funneling new leads, maximizing current accounts and targeting new accounts with potential. Continuously pursues and regularly re-evaluates prospecting targets for all sellers based on results, the market, and established goals; maintains a strategic ranking of targets by priority and maximizing opportunity and closing potential. Attends appropriate networking events, leveraging participation to maximize lead-generation. Solution Selling Maintains knowledge of market trends and competition to create relevant selling strategies for current conditions. Evaluates and meets client needs, clarifying the decision-making process, and presenting tailored value propositions, maintaining appropriate follow-up. Follows-up on all business opportunities, making initial contact within two business hours. Works with on-site and above-property team members to increase sales. Negotiating Guides the negotiation process, identifying and leveraging optimal solutions in negotiations and implementing creative and effective sales solutions. Creates and provides best practices for sales, convention services, and Food and Beverage departments for meetings. Maintains consistent effectiveness, accuracy and timeliness with information communicated to others, including calculations, estimates, contracts, BEO's, group resumes, and other documents or communication sent to clients, partners and/or team members. Follows established hotel and company-wide policies and methods, including logging details, activities, and sharing information. Support Provides sales, catering, marketing, conference services, administrative support, and operational services as necessary. Directs and personally performs, as necessary, day to-day sales and conference/convention services activities; plans and assigns work and establishes performance and development goals for team members. Provides mentoring, coaching and regular feedback to help manage conflict and improve team member performance. Educates and trains team members in compliance with hotel, company, and brand, service behaviors and standards, as well as governmental regulations. Ensures staff has the tools, training and equipment to carry out job duties. Manages and maintains onsite sales and catering processes. Ensures group and event detailing is completed and properly executed. Qualifications: Experience & Education: Minimum of three years' experience conducting sales and negotiations. Experience in local business transient sales, group sales, and catering sales preferred. Driver's License & Insurance: Must have valid state driver's license and vehicle at time of hire. Must maintain vehicle insurance coverage as required by Hollander Hospitality. Knowledge of: Strong business travel and group rooms experience. Effective sales & negotiation acumen. Modern hospitality-sales strategies including conducting sales, evaluating & meeting customer needs, effective site tours, generating leads independently, saturating accounts, intermediaries and brand partners, maximizing systems & resources to drive results, and implementing effective objection handling solutions. Business evaluation techniques including net-profit calculations arithmetic during negotiations. Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Word, with basic skills in PowerPoint and Excel. Customer relationship management (CRM) software CI/TY, preferred. Hotel property management system (PMS) software Opera, preferred. Hotel RFP software CVENT, CI/TY, preferred. Skills & Ability to: Work on-site and perform duties from the property. Manage, train, coach, and lead onsite sales team members. Work well with above-property sellers. Solicit, book, and upsell banquet food & beverage. Detail all arrangements, suggesting menus, bar set up, room arrangements as per policy and procedure . click apply for full job details
Delta Hotels by Marriott Seattle Everett
Everett, Washington
Delta Hotels by Marriott Seattle Everett 3105 Pine Street Everett, WA 98201 SALES & CATERING DIRECTOR (ON-SITE) The Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett is seeking an On-Site Sales & Catering Director. Do you love finding and capturing new business? Would you enjoy working on-site in a best-in-class premium Marriott hotel? The Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett ranks in the top five of the Delta by Marriott brand in guest service, and this gorgeous property has been featured in multiple brand commercials, humbly exhibiting its impressive spaces. At the 232-room Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett, you will develop relationships and increase sales with local area businesses and will lead a team of two Sales & Events Managers that sell as deployed and detail all groups and events for the property and its 14,000 sq ft of premium event space. In addition, you'll be supported by two above-property sellers who manage globally-priced accounts and target major group business opportunities on behalf of the hotel. If you've worked in a full-service Marriott property in the past, you know that having experience in CI/TY and Opera are a plus! If you haven't, Marriott's digital learning environment will walk you through the systems training you need in the first 6-8 weeks of the job. Leadership skills, organization, relationships, and proactive sales & negotiation acumen are key starting points for success in this role. ABOUT THE POSITION The On-Site Sales & Catering Director leads the property sales team, builds and maintains strong, relevant, relationships with existing and target business, and is responsible for the property sales team's coordination and planning for a successful experience, directly with clients, once booked, and detailing group and event space needs for existing Bookings made by others. This role is responsible for executing sales strategies and tactics to actively and personally solicit and procure new and existing business as deployed. ABOUT US At Hollander Hospitality, we align our people with their passion, providing award-winning service and memorable experiences. From the ground up, we build & renovate, own & operate, while recognizing that our team is our foundation and greatest asset. We are exceptional partners to one another, our guests, and our communities. We look for people who excel in their roles and are committed to delivering excellent experiences for guests. Proven through multiple awards from our partnering brands for outstanding guest service and meetings excellence, we deliver the best to our guests by creating a sense of belonging, empowerment, and support for our team members, coupled with their dedication, innovative spirit, and raw talent. STATUS: Full-time SCHEDULE: Primarily weekdays; occasional travel, evenings, and weekends. RATE OF PAY: $85,000 - $97,750 base salary annually Eligibility for company bonus program BENEFITS AND PERKS: Paid Time Off (PTO) Paycheck Advancement Program Supplemental Insurance Hotel Travel Discounts Employee Assistance Programs For eligible employees: Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D 401(k) Plan with Employer Match Employee Meals Employee Parking The Sales & Catering Director leads and executes property and local sales & catering responsibilities, and builds & maintains strong, relevant, relationships with deployed existing and target accounts on behalf of the hotel. This role is responsible for ensuring client requirements are met. This role regularly sells hotel rooms, meeting rooms and food and beverage through direct client contact. including securing new local accounts, maintaining existing accounts, and executing sales and marketing strategies to maximize the profitability of the hotel while ensuring client satisfaction, a positive team environment and positively influencing the reputation Hollander Hospitality and the hotel brand. Relationships Seeks out, develops and nurtures strategic internal and external relationships to increase revenues, service levels, and hotel awareness. Maintains excellent lines of communication with team members and clients to create clear expectations and robust relationships that increase morale, service levels, and trust. Promotes teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Oversees on-site sales department staff to attract, retain and motivate employees through hiring, training and developing, empowering, coaching and counseling, conducting performance, resolving problems, providing open communication vehicles, and disciplining and terminating employees as appropriate. Partners with Department Managers and General Manager to ensure proper staffing levels based on guest & attendee volume. Financial Returns & Responsible Business Completes forecasts, plans, and productivity reports for management. Participates in the preparation of the departmental operating budget and financial plans. Monitors budget and upsells products and services while minimizing waste to increase revenue. guest room, function space, food & beverage pricing, and hotel services within approved departmental booking guidelines. Lead Generation Creates and maintains effective property sales programs to support funneling new leads, maximizing current accounts and targeting new accounts with potential. Continuously pursues and regularly re-evaluates prospecting targets for all sellers based on results, the market, and established goals; maintains a strategic ranking of targets by priority and maximizing opportunity and closing potential. Attends appropriate networking events, leveraging participation to maximize lead-generation. Solution Selling Maintains knowledge of market trends and competition to create relevant selling strategies for current conditions. Evaluates and meets client needs, clarifying the decision-making process, and presenting tailored value propositions, maintaining appropriate follow-up. Follows-up on all business opportunities, making initial contact within two business hours. Works with on-site and above-property team members to increase sales. Negotiating Guides the negotiation process, identifying and leveraging optimal solutions in negotiations and implementing creative and effective sales solutions. Creates and provides best practices for sales, convention services, and Food and Beverage departments for meetings. Maintains consistent effectiveness, accuracy and timeliness with information communicated to others, including calculations, estimates, contracts, BEO's, group resumes, and other documents or communication sent to clients, partners and/or team members. Follows established hotel and company-wide policies and methods, including logging details, activities, and sharing information. Support Provides sales, catering, marketing, conference services, administrative support, and operational services as necessary. Directs and personally performs, as necessary, day-to-day sales and conference/convention services activities; plans and assigns work and establishes performance and development goals for team members. Provides mentoring, coaching and regular feedback to help manage conflict and improve team member performance. Educates and trains team members in compliance with hotel, company, and brand, service behaviors and standards, as well as governmental regulations. Ensures staff has the tools, training and equipment to carry out job duties. Manages and maintains onsite sales and catering processes. Ensures group and event detailing is completed and properly executed. Qualifications: Experience & Education: Minimum of three years' experience conducting sales and negotiations. Experience in local business transient sales, group sales, and catering sales preferred. Driver's License & Insurance: Must have valid state driver's license and vehicle at time of hire. Must maintain vehicle insurance coverage as required by Hollander Hospitality. Knowledge of: Strong business travel and group rooms experience. Effective sales & negotiation acumen. Modern hospitality-sales strategies including conducting sales, evaluating & meeting customer needs, effective site tours, generating leads independently, saturating accounts, intermediaries and brand partners, maximizing systems & resources to drive results, and implementing effective objection handling solutions. Business evaluation techniques including net-profit calculations arithmetic during negotiations. Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Word, with basic skills in PowerPoint and Excel. Customer relationship management (CRM) software - CI/TY, preferred. Hotel property management system (PMS) software - Opera, preferred. Hotel RFP software - CVENT, CI/TY, preferred. Skills & Ability to: Work on-site and perform duties from the property. Manage, train, coach, and lead onsite sales team members. Work well with above-property sellers. Solicit, book, and upsell banquet food & beverage. Detail all arrangements, suggesting menus, bar set up . click apply for full job details
Delta Hotels by Marriott Seattle Everett 3105 Pine Street Everett, WA 98201 SALES & CATERING DIRECTOR (ON-SITE) The Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett is seeking an On-Site Sales & Catering Director. Do you love finding and capturing new business? Would you enjoy working on-site in a best-in-class premium Marriott hotel? The Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett ranks in the top five of the Delta by Marriott brand in guest service, and this gorgeous property has been featured in multiple brand commercials, humbly exhibiting its impressive spaces. At the 232-room Delta Hotel by Marriott Seattle Everett, you will develop relationships and increase sales with local area businesses and will lead a team of two Sales & Events Managers that sell as deployed and detail all groups and events for the property and its 14,000 sq ft of premium event space. In addition, you'll be supported by two above-property sellers who manage globally-priced accounts and target major group business opportunities on behalf of the hotel. If you've worked in a full-service Marriott property in the past, you know that having experience in CI/TY and Opera are a plus! If you haven't, Marriott's digital learning environment will walk you through the systems training you need in the first 6-8 weeks of the job. Leadership skills, organization, relationships, and proactive sales & negotiation acumen are key starting points for success in this role. ABOUT THE POSITION The On-Site Sales & Catering Director leads the property sales team, builds and maintains strong, relevant, relationships with existing and target business, and is responsible for the property sales team's coordination and planning for a successful experience, directly with clients, once booked, and detailing group and event space needs for existing Bookings made by others. This role is responsible for executing sales strategies and tactics to actively and personally solicit and procure new and existing business as deployed. ABOUT US At Hollander Hospitality, we align our people with their passion, providing award-winning service and memorable experiences. From the ground up, we build & renovate, own & operate, while recognizing that our team is our foundation and greatest asset. We are exceptional partners to one another, our guests, and our communities. We look for people who excel in their roles and are committed to delivering excellent experiences for guests. Proven through multiple awards from our partnering brands for outstanding guest service and meetings excellence, we deliver the best to our guests by creating a sense of belonging, empowerment, and support for our team members, coupled with their dedication, innovative spirit, and raw talent. STATUS: Full-time SCHEDULE: Primarily weekdays; occasional travel, evenings, and weekends. RATE OF PAY: $85,000 - $97,750 base salary annually Eligibility for company bonus program BENEFITS AND PERKS: Paid Time Off (PTO) Paycheck Advancement Program Supplemental Insurance Hotel Travel Discounts Employee Assistance Programs For eligible employees: Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D 401(k) Plan with Employer Match Employee Meals Employee Parking The Sales & Catering Director leads and executes property and local sales & catering responsibilities, and builds & maintains strong, relevant, relationships with deployed existing and target accounts on behalf of the hotel. This role is responsible for ensuring client requirements are met. This role regularly sells hotel rooms, meeting rooms and food and beverage through direct client contact. including securing new local accounts, maintaining existing accounts, and executing sales and marketing strategies to maximize the profitability of the hotel while ensuring client satisfaction, a positive team environment and positively influencing the reputation Hollander Hospitality and the hotel brand. Relationships Seeks out, develops and nurtures strategic internal and external relationships to increase revenues, service levels, and hotel awareness. Maintains excellent lines of communication with team members and clients to create clear expectations and robust relationships that increase morale, service levels, and trust. Promotes teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Oversees on-site sales department staff to attract, retain and motivate employees through hiring, training and developing, empowering, coaching and counseling, conducting performance, resolving problems, providing open communication vehicles, and disciplining and terminating employees as appropriate. Partners with Department Managers and General Manager to ensure proper staffing levels based on guest & attendee volume. Financial Returns & Responsible Business Completes forecasts, plans, and productivity reports for management. Participates in the preparation of the departmental operating budget and financial plans. Monitors budget and upsells products and services while minimizing waste to increase revenue. guest room, function space, food & beverage pricing, and hotel services within approved departmental booking guidelines. Lead Generation Creates and maintains effective property sales programs to support funneling new leads, maximizing current accounts and targeting new accounts with potential. Continuously pursues and regularly re-evaluates prospecting targets for all sellers based on results, the market, and established goals; maintains a strategic ranking of targets by priority and maximizing opportunity and closing potential. Attends appropriate networking events, leveraging participation to maximize lead-generation. Solution Selling Maintains knowledge of market trends and competition to create relevant selling strategies for current conditions. Evaluates and meets client needs, clarifying the decision-making process, and presenting tailored value propositions, maintaining appropriate follow-up. Follows-up on all business opportunities, making initial contact within two business hours. Works with on-site and above-property team members to increase sales. Negotiating Guides the negotiation process, identifying and leveraging optimal solutions in negotiations and implementing creative and effective sales solutions. Creates and provides best practices for sales, convention services, and Food and Beverage departments for meetings. Maintains consistent effectiveness, accuracy and timeliness with information communicated to others, including calculations, estimates, contracts, BEO's, group resumes, and other documents or communication sent to clients, partners and/or team members. Follows established hotel and company-wide policies and methods, including logging details, activities, and sharing information. Support Provides sales, catering, marketing, conference services, administrative support, and operational services as necessary. Directs and personally performs, as necessary, day-to-day sales and conference/convention services activities; plans and assigns work and establishes performance and development goals for team members. Provides mentoring, coaching and regular feedback to help manage conflict and improve team member performance. Educates and trains team members in compliance with hotel, company, and brand, service behaviors and standards, as well as governmental regulations. Ensures staff has the tools, training and equipment to carry out job duties. Manages and maintains onsite sales and catering processes. Ensures group and event detailing is completed and properly executed. Qualifications: Experience & Education: Minimum of three years' experience conducting sales and negotiations. Experience in local business transient sales, group sales, and catering sales preferred. Driver's License & Insurance: Must have valid state driver's license and vehicle at time of hire. Must maintain vehicle insurance coverage as required by Hollander Hospitality. Knowledge of: Strong business travel and group rooms experience. Effective sales & negotiation acumen. Modern hospitality-sales strategies including conducting sales, evaluating & meeting customer needs, effective site tours, generating leads independently, saturating accounts, intermediaries and brand partners, maximizing systems & resources to drive results, and implementing effective objection handling solutions. Business evaluation techniques including net-profit calculations arithmetic during negotiations. Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Word, with basic skills in PowerPoint and Excel. Customer relationship management (CRM) software - CI/TY, preferred. Hotel property management system (PMS) software - Opera, preferred. Hotel RFP software - CVENT, CI/TY, preferred. Skills & Ability to: Work on-site and perform duties from the property. Manage, train, coach, and lead onsite sales team members. Work well with above-property sellers. Solicit, book, and upsell banquet food & beverage. Detail all arrangements, suggesting menus, bar set up . click apply for full job details
Botrista
San Francisco, California
About Us: At Botrista, we are transforming beverage culture with intuitive drink-making technology guided by Nature herself. By allowing restaurants to easily expand menus without added complexity, we're driving incremental growth with the push of a button. Awarded as one of the Best California Startups in 2023, our beverage solution has created a new industry category, universally applicable to any cuisine, demographic, and business. Our machines are being rapidly deployed around the country for customers to experience & enjoy. We deliver a world of flavors at your fingertips by sourcing top-tier ingredients from around the globe. Thanks to valuable data collected through our integrated CloudBar system, we easily guide our partners through their drink menu innovation. Each drink is crafted by nature, and perfected by innovation - we'd love to have you be a part of it. Position Summary: As a Creative Director at our fast-paced startup, you will play a pivotal role in leading our creative team to deliver world-class design solutions. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and execute creative strategies that resonate with our target audience. This role requires a highly adaptable individual who is passionate about the food industry, willing to roll up their sleeves, and dedicated to fostering the growth of our design team. Requirements Lead and inspire a team of designers, providing mentorship, guidance, and constructive feedback to help them grow and excel in their roles. Collaborate with internal teams as well as clients to develop innovative creative concepts that elevate our brand and drive business growth. Oversee the creation of B2B and B2B2C content, including sales collateral, promotional materials, and digital assets, ensuring all deliverables meet the highest standards of quality and creativity. Drive innovation by continuously exploring emerging creative trends, fostering a culture that welcomes and integrates feedback, and championing genuine collaboration throughout the creative process. Manage external creative agencies and freelancers, ensuring high-quality deliverables on time and within budget. Spearhead the development and execution of the branding strategy, driving our brand to attain top-tier recognition globally and ensuring alignment with our company's vision and values. Develop and maintain comprehensive brand guidelines to uphold consistency across all communication channels, ensuring a cohesive and impactful brand presence. Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive team culture, where creativity thrives, and team members feel empowered to contribute their best work. Deliver impeccable brand presence at events, trade shows, conferences, sales enablements, leave behinds and other physical or digital experiences. Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. A strategic thinker with a collaborative mindset and a passion for driving results. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in design or a related field; Master's degree preferred. Minimum of 8 years of experience in a creative leadership role, with a strong preference for candidates who have excelled in the food and beverage or hospitality industry. Demonstrated success in elevating brands to top-tier status on a global scale, showcasing a proven ability to strategically position and differentiate brands within competitive markets. Proven track record of developing innovative and impactful creative campaigns that significantly enhance brand awareness and drive high levels of consumer engagement. Comprehensive understanding of B2B and B2B2C marketing strategies, coupled with extensive experience across both digital and traditional channels. Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, exemplifying the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve exceptional results. About Botrista: Botrista provides beverage platform to foodservice operators by leveraging easy-to-use equipment (the BotristaPro) alongside a line of pre-packaged ingredients (BiBs) to deliver a variety of craft beverages, including infused teas & lattes, flavored lemonades, iced coffees and more! Botrista enables brands to add a mini-tea shop to their menu without the operational complexities. Operators can now offer high margin items without the investment in a full bar. Our system takes up just 5-sq ft and enables customizable drink recipes at the touch of a button. We automate the portioning, dispensing and mixing process to deliver a fresh and consistently blended product in under 20 seconds. Salary Range: $150,000 - $190,000 Plus bonus and stock options Benefits Fully company-paid Medical and 99% company-paid Dental and Vision Insurance 15 days Paid Time Off, 7 sick days, 14 holidays, Wellness Benefits, Cell Phone and Internet reimbursement, 401K Beautiful new SF office with outdoor rooftop workspace Free beverages with our Bot, snacks, and Wednesday lunches
About Us: At Botrista, we are transforming beverage culture with intuitive drink-making technology guided by Nature herself. By allowing restaurants to easily expand menus without added complexity, we're driving incremental growth with the push of a button. Awarded as one of the Best California Startups in 2023, our beverage solution has created a new industry category, universally applicable to any cuisine, demographic, and business. Our machines are being rapidly deployed around the country for customers to experience & enjoy. We deliver a world of flavors at your fingertips by sourcing top-tier ingredients from around the globe. Thanks to valuable data collected through our integrated CloudBar system, we easily guide our partners through their drink menu innovation. Each drink is crafted by nature, and perfected by innovation - we'd love to have you be a part of it. Position Summary: As a Creative Director at our fast-paced startup, you will play a pivotal role in leading our creative team to deliver world-class design solutions. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and execute creative strategies that resonate with our target audience. This role requires a highly adaptable individual who is passionate about the food industry, willing to roll up their sleeves, and dedicated to fostering the growth of our design team. Requirements Lead and inspire a team of designers, providing mentorship, guidance, and constructive feedback to help them grow and excel in their roles. Collaborate with internal teams as well as clients to develop innovative creative concepts that elevate our brand and drive business growth. Oversee the creation of B2B and B2B2C content, including sales collateral, promotional materials, and digital assets, ensuring all deliverables meet the highest standards of quality and creativity. Drive innovation by continuously exploring emerging creative trends, fostering a culture that welcomes and integrates feedback, and championing genuine collaboration throughout the creative process. Manage external creative agencies and freelancers, ensuring high-quality deliverables on time and within budget. Spearhead the development and execution of the branding strategy, driving our brand to attain top-tier recognition globally and ensuring alignment with our company's vision and values. Develop and maintain comprehensive brand guidelines to uphold consistency across all communication channels, ensuring a cohesive and impactful brand presence. Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive team culture, where creativity thrives, and team members feel empowered to contribute their best work. Deliver impeccable brand presence at events, trade shows, conferences, sales enablements, leave behinds and other physical or digital experiences. Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. A strategic thinker with a collaborative mindset and a passion for driving results. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in design or a related field; Master's degree preferred. Minimum of 8 years of experience in a creative leadership role, with a strong preference for candidates who have excelled in the food and beverage or hospitality industry. Demonstrated success in elevating brands to top-tier status on a global scale, showcasing a proven ability to strategically position and differentiate brands within competitive markets. Proven track record of developing innovative and impactful creative campaigns that significantly enhance brand awareness and drive high levels of consumer engagement. Comprehensive understanding of B2B and B2B2C marketing strategies, coupled with extensive experience across both digital and traditional channels. Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, exemplifying the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve exceptional results. About Botrista: Botrista provides beverage platform to foodservice operators by leveraging easy-to-use equipment (the BotristaPro) alongside a line of pre-packaged ingredients (BiBs) to deliver a variety of craft beverages, including infused teas & lattes, flavored lemonades, iced coffees and more! Botrista enables brands to add a mini-tea shop to their menu without the operational complexities. Operators can now offer high margin items without the investment in a full bar. Our system takes up just 5-sq ft and enables customizable drink recipes at the touch of a button. We automate the portioning, dispensing and mixing process to deliver a fresh and consistently blended product in under 20 seconds. Salary Range: $150,000 - $190,000 Plus bonus and stock options Benefits Fully company-paid Medical and 99% company-paid Dental and Vision Insurance 15 days Paid Time Off, 7 sick days, 14 holidays, Wellness Benefits, Cell Phone and Internet reimbursement, 401K Beautiful new SF office with outdoor rooftop workspace Free beverages with our Bot, snacks, and Wednesday lunches