Director of Sales

Director of Sales at Thomas E. Strauss, Inc. Join our amazing team at Thomas E. Strauss, Inc. We are hiring a Director of Sales for Group and Event Business for our award-winning hotel and restaurants. This position is responsible for growing our group and event business at the hotel and restaurants. This includes building and maintaining great relationships with key industry partners, leaders and businesses. The sales director is responsible for actively cultivating new avenues of business, understanding the competitive marketplace, and updating & maintaining reservations and contracts. Apply online at tesincpa.com TODAY! Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Build and maintain great relationships with managers, leads, key industry partner, series partners, tour operators, group leaders, and other local businesses. • Actively cultivate avenues of new business. • Establish positive and efficient culture in the Sales Office. • Ability to know and retain pricing and product information for AmishView Inn, Miller’s and Plain & Fancy, including relevant allergy information. • Ability to know competitors’ information and propose rates that keep AmishView Inn, Miller’s and Plain & Fancy competitive and attractive to guests in a group market. • Oversee and develop sales budget. • Project future monthly and yearly group meals served at Miller’s and Plain & Fancy and group room nights reserved from AmishView Inn. • Maintain current FIT contracts, adding new ones as needed. Assist with billing issues as needed. • Update CRM and booking reservations systems, with all leads and reservations information for AmishView Inn, overseeing the same for Miller’s and Plain & Fancy. • Oversee Group Sales Coordinator(s), assisting in day-to-day restaurant tasks, questions and troubleshooting. • Manage day-to-day group tasks for AmishView Inn, such as lead, contracts, general hotel booking information, meeting room accommodations, group billing and follow up. • Conduct site visits as needed. • Coordinate specialty events as needed. • Attend relevant tradeshows and sales missions, weighing and evaluating the worth of each show, making necessary changes as needed; always “ebbing and flowing”. • Attend company and industry meetings as needed. • Work with Director of Marketing as needed for internal and external marketing communications. • Complete special projects as needed. Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) • Experience in sales leadership required • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) • Experience in outside sales • Excellent writing skills • Solid organizational skills • Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner • Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced setting • Ability to communicate well • Ability to work independently • Detail oriented • Efficient typing skills Apply online at tesincpa.com TODAY! What we expect from you: • A friendly, professional demeanor toward coworkers and guests – after all, our mission is to make people feel valued. We expect that of you, and we do our best to make YOU feel valued as well! • Self-starter who owns the responsibilities of the role. • A commitment to show up on time for every shift - ready to work hard alongside your team members. • Your dedication to our values of diversity, integrity, excellence, accountability, community, and especially your willingness to have FUN! Here’s what we offer to you: • Competitive pay. • Excellent benefit package and employee perks. • Ability to earn unlimited employee referral bonuses. • Ability to work in other business units within the hospitality group to make extra cash or gain new work experience. The more you know, the more you grow! Apply online at tesincpa.com. Thomas E. Strauss, Inc. is a local family-owned hospitality group that’s been part of the community since 1929. Our businesses include Miller’s Smorgasbord, Miller’s Bakery, The Quilt Shop at Miller’s, Locally Made Fo