Nobu Hotel Palo Alto
Group Sales Manager
Palo Alto, CA | $80K - $87K
Qualifications
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Systems experience with Opera and Delphi required
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
- Able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal communication
- Very organized, detail oriented and completes work in timely manner
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret sales contracts, sales procedures, etc
- Ability to write all sales reports and all other business correspondence clearly and informatively and edits work for spelling and grammar
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from the Sales Staff, Managers, clients, guests, and the general public
- Advanced mathematical skills to calculate Sales figures and amounts such as discounts and percentages
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Meets legal age requirements for the position
- Strong Outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel knowledge is required
Responsibilities
- This individual brings with them with a track record of exceeding group booking goals and is a dynamic personality with a team first mentality
- Responsible for finding new group business to meet and exceed group revenue goals
- Familiarity with the luxury leisure consortia market is a plus
- Accountable for monthly prospecting and sales activity goals
- Respond to inquiries, send proposals and contracts, facilitate billing, generate group resumes and effectively communicate client needs with operating departments
- Negotiate within booking guidelines and standard operating procedures
- Service existing clients to exceed expectations, maximize revenue, and secure repeat business
- Conducts site inspections, meets with, and entertain clients as needed
- Facilitates group pre & post-convention meetings as needed
- Responsible for updating and maintaining account and contact profiles
- Travel to and represent the hotel at industry events and tradeshows as needed
- Assist the DOSM with sales support as needed
- Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Lodging, Accommodation, Hospitality & Leisure
- Privately Held
- Palo Alto, CA
Company information
Nobu Hotel Palo Alto combines modern Japanese design with West Coast luxury, offering an idyllic place to relax and recharge with world-renowned cuisine. The exclusive Ryokan experience offers 24-hr., secure elevator access, teak tubs for a Japanese onsen ritual, custom-made linen yukata bathrobes and preferred seating at Nobu restaurant.
