Business Travel Sales Manager

Qualifications: 2+ years of hotel sales experience, preferably with experience in group, meetings, corporate transient, or a combination of these segments. Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant hospitality experience. Demonstrated ability to prospect, develop relationships, negotiate, and convert new business across multiple market segments. Understanding of the group sales cycle, including lead qualification, proposals, site inspections, negotiations, contracting, and turnover to operations/events. Experience managing corporate accounts, including RFPs, negotiated rates, account production, and preferred hotel programs. Strong negotiation, presentation, communication, organization, and time-management skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with Delphi/FDC, CRM platforms, CVENT, Agency360/Hotelligence, or similar hotel sales tools is a plus. Strong business acumen with the ability to understand occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, group pace, need periods, and overall revenue strategy. Confident, professional, proactive, and entrepreneurial, with a strong desire to hunt for new business while growing existing accounts. Ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative boutique/lifestyle hotel environment. Willingness to participate in networking events, client entertainment, industry functions, sales trips, and occasional travel.

Benefits: Davidson Hospitality Group is an award-winning, full-service hospitality management company overseeing hotels, restaurants, dining and entertainment venues across the US. A trusted partner and preferred operator for Hilton, Hyatt, Kimpton, Marriott, and Margaritaville, Davidson offers a unique entrepreneurial management style and owners' mentality that provides the individualized personal service of a small company, enhanced by the breadth and depth of skill and experience of a larger company. In keeping with the company's heritage of delivering value to its owners and team members, Davidson offers a rich benefit program with a variety of benefits designed to enrich the lives and well-being of our team members and their families. Multiple Tiers of Medical Coverage Dental & Vision Coverage24/7 Teledoc service Free Maintenance Medications Pet Insurance Hotel Discounts Tuition Reimbursement Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, bereavement, and Holidays).401K Match Working at Davidson is like nowhere else. It's less of a job, more of a calling. It's part career, part revolution. Because whatever you do here, you play a part in helping redefine the way quality hospitality is delivered to our guests, our clients, our partners, and each other. EOE AA- Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation Davidson Hospitality is a drug free workplace. Pre-employment drug test and background check required. We participate in E-Verify.