Hotel Director of Sales| Fairfield, NJ | Salary up to 130k
14 days ago
Fairfield
Job Description Director of Sales Full-Service Hotel | Fairfield, NJ | Salary up to 130k A well-established full-service hotel in the Princeton, NJ market is seeking an experienced Director of Sales to lead overall sales strategy and drive revenue growth across corporate, group, SMERF, and local market segments. This is a key leadership role for a hands-on, results-driven sales professional with strong market knowledge, a proactive approach to business development, and the ability to lead and motivate a high-performing sales team. Key Responsibilities • Develop and execute sales strategies to maximize room revenue and overall market share, • Lead, coach, and motivate the sales team to achieve and exceed revenue goals, • Actively solicit new business while maintaining and expanding existing accounts, • Collaborate closely with Revenue Management, Operations, and Marketing to align sales efforts with demand forecasts, • Analyze market trends, competitive data, and performance metrics to guide decision-making, • Represent the hotel at client meetings, networking events, and industry functions as needed Qualifications • 3–5+ years of hotel sales leadership experience, preferably within a full-service hotel environment, • Proven success driving group, corporate, and catering-related revenue, • Familiarity with the Princeton / Central New Jersey market strongly preferred, • Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, • Experience with major hotel sales systems and CRM platforms Compensation & Benefits • Base salary up to $130,000, commensurate with experience, • Performance-based bonus program, • Comprehensive benefits package including:, • Medical Insurance, • Dental Insurance, • 401(k) Retirement Plan, • Paid Time Off (PTO) Why This Opportunity • Well-located hotel in a strong corporate, education, and business travel market, • Opportunity to lead strategy and make a direct revenue impact, • Stable environment with collaborative leadership Qualified candidates with a full service background seeking their next Director of Sales opportunity in Central and Northern New Jersey are encouraged to apply. Company DescriptionSince 2000, Gecko Hospitality and its dedicated Franchise Partners and Recruiters throughout the United States have been pioneers in the hospitality recruiting industry. The value that Gecko Hospitality provides to its clientele is evident in the advanced networking and technology skills our professional recruiters possess in identifying qualified restaurant professionals. Our national network consists of 37 regional offices that are driven to meet the needs of the hospitality industry. In addition, Gecko Hospitality offers the largest selection of hospitality jobs, restaurant jobs, hotel jobs, resort jobs and club management jobs online. Our specialized, hospitality-focused team covers all 50 states and Canada with over 80 Franchise Partners and recruiters. Gecko Hospitality was founded on providing the finest restaurant jobs nationwide to the highest performing candidates. More importantly, our Franchise Partners and recruiters began their careers in hospitality and there is no finer training ground for recruiting than real life experience. At Gecko Hospitality, we are passionate about making sure that every member of our recruiting team is familiar with our philosophies. In the same way that we learn about people when developing relationships and friendships, we want our people to have a sense of Gecko Hospitality's values and insight into our company's "personality." With this insight comes a greater understanding of how values "fit" with Gecko Hospitality's values, why we do things the way we do as well as providing a basis for making decisions that are appropriate to those values. We all play a part in keeping these traditions and philosophies alive. We want every member of our recruiting team to understand that we are only as good as how well we follow these philosophies on an every day basis. Gecko Hospitality is all about achieving results by being motivated. This motivation to achieve results comes from within. No one can motivate us, nor can we motivate anyone else. As leaders, all that we can do is provide an environment where people motivate themselves to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Along with this philosophy, each team member possesses the following traits for which we are proud: honesty, integrity, desire, determination, listening skills, rapid learning, responding in a timely manner, effective communication skills, thoroughness, empathy, compassion, and most of all we want every team member to have a strong work ethic that motivates them to produce superior results both for our candidates and for our Clients. At Gecko Hospitality, you certainly have... more choicesSince 2000, Gecko Hospitality and its dedicated Franchise Partners and Recruiters throughout the United States have been pioneers in the hospitality recruiting industry. The value that Gecko Hospitality provides to its clientele is evident in the advanced networking and technology skills our professional recruiters possess in identifying qualified restaurant professionals.\r\n\r\nOur national network consists of 37 regional offices that are driven to meet the needs of the hospitality industry. In addition, Gecko Hospitality offers the largest selection of hospitality jobs, restaurant jobs, hotel jobs, resort jobs and club management jobs online. Our specialized, hospitality-focused team covers all 50 states and Canada with over 80 Franchise Partners and recruiters. Gecko Hospitality was founded on providing the finest restaurant jobs nationwide to the highest performing candidates. More importantly, our Franchise Partners and recruiters began their careers in hospitality and there is no finer training ground for recruiting than real life experience.\r\n\r\nAt Gecko Hospitality, we are passionate about making sure that every member of our recruiting team is familiar with our philosophies. In the same way that we learn about people when developing relationships and friendships, we want our people to have a sense of Gecko Hospitality's values and insight into our company's "personality." With this insight comes a greater understanding of how values "fit" with Gecko Hospitality's values, why we do things the way we do as well as providing a basis for making decisions that are appropriate to those values. We all play a part in keeping these traditions and philosophies alive.\r\n\r\nWe want every member of our recruiting team to understand that we are only as good as how well we follow these philosophies on an every day basis. Gecko Hospitality is all about achieving results by being motivated. This motivation to achieve results comes from within. No one can motivate us, nor can we motivate anyone else. As leaders, all that we can do is provide an environment where people motivate themselves to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Along with this philosophy, each team member possesses the following traits for which we are proud: honesty, integrity, desire, determination, listening skills, rapid learning, responding in a timely manner, effective communication skills, thoroughness, empathy, compassion, and most of all we want every team member to have a strong work ethic that motivates them to produce superior results both for our candidates and for our Clients.\r\n\r\nAt Gecko Hospitality, you certainly have... more choices