Sales Coordinator

The Holiday Inn in Wilmington is seeking a strong, sales focused individual to join our team as a Sales Coordinator. This position is responsible for the generation of small event business and  maximizing profits and revenue for the Roberts Conference Centre. This position also has the responsibility of managing administrative duties for the Sales department.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for achieving established revenue goals.
• Completes sales reports, monthly reports for the Director of Sales.
• Responsible for the generation and completion of  mailing lists, BEO, contracts, etc..
• Ensure that all event agreements are done in compliance with standard operating procedures and/or via discussions with Director of Sales/General Manager.
• Ensure that all data is recorded accurately in Delphi system such as lost business, cancellations, BEO’s, contracts, sales call activities, etc…
• Provide all operational departments of Roberts Centre facility with timely, detailed, and accurate BEO’s to ensure that operations can create staffing schedules to provide services to the guests, such as concession needs, catering requirements, projection/AV needs, parking needs etc…
• Responsible to work within the budgetary guidelines of all F&B menus and pricing structure and/or review with Director of Sales or General Manager for pricing that falls outside of those guidelines.
• Notifies all departments of each function and any changes made after the initial BEO is produced.
• Stay’s focused on all sales objectives to ensure that the sales efforts are producing the annual sales revenues.
• Ensure that client is greeted prior to each event/function.
• Assist with event billing and invoicing when requested.
• Provides input as needed for marketing ideas; provides back up support for assistant managers.

Our attractive compensation package includes an $13.00 per hour wage, medical, dental, Life, 401k with match, vacation, PTO, dining and travel discounts, special offers from our business partners, and discount programs for selected cell phone providers.

The Roberts Centre and Holiday Inn are managed by Columbus Hospitality Management, a company committed to providing quality service and memorable guest experiences in a positive and welcoming work environment. We are focused on supporting the needs of our team through our commitment to the family/work life balance and by providing development opportunities.

We are proud to be a Drug Free Workplace/EOE. 

•   Strong oral and written communication skills.
•    Professional, well-mannered presentation skills.
•   Strong account management skills.
•   Excellent sales/administrative skills necessary.
•   Passion and excitement for the hospitality/service industry.

• Degree in related field preferred.
• 3+ years relevant experience preferred.