Social Sales Manager

Social Sales Manager | Salish Lodge & Spa
Is “YES” your favorite word? Are you full of enthusiasm and immensely determined to create an authentic and exceptional WOW moment at every threshold? If so, join us!
THE ‘OMG!’ CULTURE
Own the Values. Make it Fun. Get it Done.
Columbia Hospitality, Inc. is a Seattle-based hospitality management and consulting company with over 20 years of experience, featuring a portfolio of award-winning hotels, conference centers, private and public golf facilities, residential and distinctive venues. Columbia Hospitality has been continuously recognized as a Best Company to Work for in Washington. Seattle Business magazine recognizes 100 companies in the state for their commitment to creating a positive work environment for employees, and for setting the standard for leadership in the community.
We bring people together. We inspire and empower our team to create exceptional experiences for our guests and phenomenal results for our property owners.
THE BRASS TACKS
• Meets and exceeds expectations for revenue growth and relationship building within given markets including New Business Development efforts.
• Communicates operational problems, assists with special projects, and attends daily and weekly meetings.
• Establishes and maintains positive, professional relationships with clients through effective, timely and reliable communication.
• Enhances sales efforts by selling social & wedding events, encouraging repeat business, and upselling.
• Develops and maintains favorable working relationships and open communication with all departments.
• Achieve quarterly/annual sales goals.
• Maintains relationships and is an active member within the community by attending networking events.
• Conducts site visits and client presentations
• Required to achieve weekly/monthly prospecting goals and sales activities.
• Reports weekly achievements for prospecting, inquiries, activities and industry events.
• Manages group yielding efforts with support from the property Sales Leader
• Creates a seamless experience for guest from sales to the planning and food and beverage departments.
• Provide onsite event support as needed.

Schedule is Wednesdays-Sundays (to include one designated remote day after completing 3-months of onboarding), but subject to business levels as instructed by the Director of Sales.
May require additional job functions as needed based on the business needs of the property and team as requested by Director of Sales.
THE NITTY GRITTY
• A bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of hospitality sales experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Strong sales and negotiation skills.
• Ability to read, write and understand English.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to write reports, business correspondence, and operations manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from team members, managers, clients, guests or the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all applicable units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
• Basic computer literacy in Microsoft Office, especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Strong general management skills, including time management, information analysis, planning and organizing, decision making, problem solving, and delivery of results.
• Strong interpersonal influence skills, including coaching, motivating, delegating, and relationship-building.
• Ability to travel as needed (including air or car, hotel overnight stays, and client entertainment.)
• Current state food handlers license required
THE PERKS
*Eligibility of perks is dependent upon job status
• Values Based Culture
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability Coverage with Significant Columbia Contribution
• Company Contributed HSA/FSA Plan
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance Policies
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO Plan
• 401K Match
• Team Member Outings
• Diverse Work Group
• “Columbia Cares” Volunteer Opportunities
• Committee Participation Opportunities (Fun, Philanthropic, Diversity/Inclusion)
• Upward Mobility Potential
• Discounted Lodging, Dining, Spa, Golf, and Retail
• Third Party Perks (Movie Tickets, Attractions, Other)
• Online Learning Platform

THE FINE PRINT
Columbia Hospitality, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive environment without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with appli