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Reporting to the Regional Vice President of Sales – North, the incumbent will be partnering with a sales force that will help grow his/her talents and meet his/her goals. The incumbent will have the ability to manage the distributor network to ensure that we achieve results (Chains, independents, etc.). The incumbent will also be responsible for developing local chains within the large and small format channels. This position must be located in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN metropolitan area to be considered for the role.

Key Skills Required

• Proactivity and sense of urgency will be imperative to success
• Attention to details and dedication to getting things right
• Strong organizational skills required
• Maintain high level of organization, commitment to follow through, enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to influence – communicate clearly, concise, and compelling to gain alignment and drive action across varying audiences
• Must be team oriented with the understanding that working as a team is the only path to success

Primary Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Responsible for leading assigned distributors and retailers in the state of Minnesota with possible expansion into neighboring states.
• Manage and lead sales representatives and distributors in the assigned region.
• Responsible for penetrating all levels of the DSD network to include brand managers, sales leaders and distributor ownership.
• Develop and maintain a solid business relationship with the good 2 grow account teams in both the immediate consumption and large format channels.
• Responsible for the Implementation & Maintenance of the Annual Distributor Business Planning & Fiscal Budgeting
• Thorough understanding of account’s business and operational strategies
• Execute Business plan to allow for the attainment of assigned targets and objectives
• Manage territory P & L
• Deliver agreed upon volume and market share objectives for good2grow
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting
• Follow the established Systematic Distributor Management process, which includes pre-visit letters, business reviews, goal setting, inventory management, and post-visit letters.
• Manage chargebacks, deductions, unsalable and logistics to Company standards.
• Manage brokers and accounts to optimize services while maintaining the primary relationship with the customer.
• Conduct joint business alignment reviews with distributors on progress of mutually agreed upon objectives, KPIs, and scorecards.
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5- 10 years of sales, DSD sales experience
• Efficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel 50% of the time

Characteristics Needed to be Successful

• We are looking for someone with a passion for service. You don’t have to be the loudest voice in the room, but you do have to love coming to work every day and you must have an authentic pride in your work.
• You must be a resourceful self-starter. If you wait to be told to do something before you do it, this isn’t the place for you.
• We need someone who is adaptable. The pace of change in our business is rapid. We create plans, but we’re always ready to shift as needed to accomplish our goals.
• You must be able to establish and retain trust across the organization. It’s a small company – there will be several critical relationships that can mean the difference between success and failure.

About Us

good2grow® is a children’s beverage company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to use fun to help kids consume healthier products. And our commitment to this mission has made us a high-growth innovative beverage company, with a large, diverse, and ever-growing set of retail partners.

We create better-for-you drinks that give both parents and kids a smile by combining great taste with tons of fun. We partner with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Disney, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Hasbro and so many more to top our products with 100s of all of their favorite characters. Our line of products include juices, flavored waters and milks, so there’s something to make everybody smile.

Why join us?

good2grow® offers a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Short and Long Term Disability (along with salary continuation), a robust Parental Leave Policy, Life Insurance, 12 Paid Holidays, plus a generous Paid Time Off package. Through our community involvement and employee engagement initiatives, you will see that we value our employees’ experience and the community around us. At good2grow®, you will be consistently challenged, and your opportunities will only be limited by your ambition!

Our Culture

Not only are our products fun, so is our organization! We are visionaries with a growth mindset, built on trust, integrity, and collaboration. Our culture is unmatched, described by our employees as transparent, flexible, inclusive, and team oriented. Other words we’ve heard used to describe us are empowering, nurturing, relaxed, and high performing. Our goal is for every employee to feel empowered, valued, and part of the good2grow family. Our organization is dedicated to leveraging technology to make our work more efficient and to keep our remote workforce connected. We place value on not only maintaining work-life balance, but also enhancing it by encouraging a culture that understands the importance of each individual’s unique circumstances. We are an industrious organization with a penchant for fun!
good2grow™

Reporting to the Regional Vice President of Sales – North, the incumbent will be partnering with a sales force that will help grow his/her talents and meet his/her goals. The incumbent will have the ability to manage the distributor network to ensure that we achieve results (Chains, independents, etc.). The incumbent will also be responsible for developing local chains within the large and small format channels. This position must be located in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN metropolitan area to be considered for the role.

Key Skills Required

• Proactivity and sense of urgency will be imperative to success
• Attention to details and dedication to getting things right
• Strong organizational skills required
• Maintain high level of organization, commitment to follow through, enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to influence – communicate clearly, concise, and compelling to gain alignment and drive action across varying audiences
• Must be team oriented with the understanding that working as a team is the only path to success

Primary Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Responsible for leading assigned distributors and retailers in the state of Minnesota with possible expansion into neighboring states.
• Manage and lead sales representatives and distributors in the assigned region.
• Responsible for penetrating all levels of the DSD network to include brand managers, sales leaders and distributor ownership.
• Develop and maintain a solid business relationship with the good 2 grow account teams in both the immediate consumption and large format channels.
• Responsible for the Implementation & Maintenance of the Annual Distributor Business Planning & Fiscal Budgeting
• Thorough understanding of account’s business and operational strategies
• Execute Business plan to allow for the attainment of assigned targets and objectives
• Manage territory P & L
• Deliver agreed upon volume and market share objectives for good2grow
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting
• Follow the established Systematic Distributor Management process, which includes pre-visit letters, business reviews, goal setting, inventory management, and post-visit letters.
• Manage chargebacks, deductions, unsalable and logistics to Company standards.
• Manage brokers and accounts to optimize services while maintaining the primary relationship with the customer.
• Conduct joint business alignment reviews with distributors on progress of mutually agreed upon objectives, KPIs, and scorecards.
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5- 10 years of sales, DSD sales experience
• Efficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel 50% of the time

Characteristics Needed to be Successful

• We are looking for someone with a passion for service. You don’t have to be the loudest voice in the room, but you do have to love coming to work every day and you must have an authentic pride in your work.
• You must be a resourceful self-starter. If you wait to be told to do something before you do it, this isn’t the place for you.
• We need someone who is adaptable. The pace of change in our business is rapid. We create plans, but we’re always ready to shift as needed to accomplish our goals.
• You must be able to establish and retain trust across the organization. It’s a small company – there will be several critical relationships that can mean the difference between success and failure.

About Us

good2grow® is a children’s beverage company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to use fun to help kids consume healthier products. And our commitment to this mission has made us a high-growth innovative beverage company, with a large, diverse, and ever-growing set of retail partners.

We create better-for-you drinks that give both parents and kids a smile by combining great taste with tons of fun. We partner with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Disney, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Hasbro and so many more to top our products with 100s of all of their favorite characters. Our line of products include juices, flavored waters and milks, so there’s something to make everybody smile.

Why join us?

good2grow® offers a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Short and Long Term Disability (along with salary continuation), a robust Parental Leave Policy, Life Insurance, 12 Paid Holidays, plus a generous Paid Time Off package. Through our community involvement and employee engagement initiatives, you will see that we value our employees’ experience and the community around us. At good2grow®, you will be consistently challenged, and your opportunities will only be limited by your ambition!

Our Culture

Not only are our products fun, so is our organization! We are visionaries with a growth mindset, built on trust, integrity, and collaboration. Our culture is unmatched, described by our employees as transparent, flexible, inclusive, and team oriented. Other words we’ve heard used to describe us are empowering, nurturing, relaxed, and high performing. Our goal is for every employee to feel empowered, valued, and part of the good2grow family. Our organization is dedicated to leveraging technology to make our work more efficient and to keep our remote workforce connected. We place value on not only maintaining work-life balance, but also enhancing it by encouraging a culture that understands the importance of each individual’s unique circumstances. We are an industrious organization with a penchant for fun!
good2grow™

Reporting to the Regional Vice President of Sales – North, the incumbent will be partnering with a sales force that will help grow his/her talents and meet his/her goals. The incumbent will have the ability to manage the distributor network to ensure that we achieve results (Chains, independents, etc.). The incumbent will also be responsible for developing local chains within the large and small format channels. This position must be located in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN metropolitan area to be considered for the role.

Key Skills Required

• Proactivity and sense of urgency will be imperative to success
• Attention to details and dedication to getting things right
• Strong organizational skills required
• Maintain high level of organization, commitment to follow through, enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to influence – communicate clearly, concise, and compelling to gain alignment and drive action across varying audiences
• Must be team oriented with the understanding that working as a team is the only path to success

Primary Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Responsible for leading assigned distributors and retailers in the state of Minnesota with possible expansion into neighboring states.
• Manage and lead sales representatives and distributors in the assigned region.
• Responsible for penetrating all levels of the DSD network to include brand managers, sales leaders and distributor ownership.
• Develop and maintain a solid business relationship with the good 2 grow account teams in both the immediate consumption and large format channels.
• Responsible for the Implementation & Maintenance of the Annual Distributor Business Planning & Fiscal Budgeting
• Thorough understanding of account’s business and operational strategies
• Execute Business plan to allow for the attainment of assigned targets and objectives
• Manage territory P & L
• Deliver agreed upon volume and market share objectives for good2grow
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting
• Follow the established Systematic Distributor Management process, which includes pre-visit letters, business reviews, goal setting, inventory management, and post-visit letters.
• Manage chargebacks, deductions, unsalable and logistics to Company standards.
• Manage brokers and accounts to optimize services while maintaining the primary relationship with the customer.
• Conduct joint business alignment reviews with distributors on progress of mutually agreed upon objectives, KPIs, and scorecards.
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5- 10 years of sales, DSD sales experience
• Efficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel 50% of the time

Characteristics Needed to be Successful

• We are looking for someone with a passion for service. You don’t have to be the loudest voice in the room, but you do have to love coming to work every day and you must have an authentic pride in your work.
• You must be a resourceful self-starter. If you wait to be told to do something before you do it, this isn’t the place for you.
• We need someone who is adaptable. The pace of change in our business is rapid. We create plans, but we’re always ready to shift as needed to accomplish our goals.
• You must be able to establish and retain trust across the organization. It’s a small company – there will be several critical relationships that can mean the difference between success and failure.

About Us

good2grow® is a children’s beverage company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to use fun to help kids consume healthier products. And our commitment to this mission has made us a high-growth innovative beverage company, with a large, diverse, and ever-growing set of retail partners.

We create better-for-you drinks that give both parents and kids a smile by combining great taste with tons of fun. We partner with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Disney, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Hasbro and so many more to top our products with 100s of all of their favorite characters. Our line of products include juices, flavored waters and milks, so there’s something to make everybody smile.

Why join us?

good2grow® offers a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Short and Long Term Disability (along with salary continuation), a robust Parental Leave Policy, Life Insurance, 12 Paid Holidays, plus a generous Paid Time Off package. Through our community involvement and employee engagement initiatives, you will see that we value our employees’ experience and the community around us. At good2grow®, you will be consistently challenged, and your opportunities will only be limited by your ambition!

Our Culture

Not only are our products fun, so is our organization! We are visionaries with a growth mindset, built on trust, integrity, and collaboration. Our culture is unmatched, described by our employees as transparent, flexible, inclusive, and team oriented. Other words we’ve heard used to describe us are empowering, nurturing, relaxed, and high performing. Our goal is for every employee to feel empowered, valued, and part of the good2grow family. Our organization is dedicated to leveraging technology to make our work more efficient and to keep our remote workforce connected. We place value on not only maintaining work-life balance, but also enhancing it by encouraging a culture that understands the importance of each individual’s unique circumstances. We are an industrious organization with a penchant for fun!
good2grow™

Reporting to the Regional Vice President of Sales – North, the incumbent will be partnering with a sales force that will help grow his/her talents and meet his/her goals. The incumbent will have the ability to manage the distributor network to ensure that we achieve results (Chains, independents, etc.). The incumbent will also be responsible for developing local chains within the large and small format channels. This position must be located in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN metropolitan area to be considered for the role.

Key Skills Required

• Proactivity and sense of urgency will be imperative to success
• Attention to details and dedication to getting things right
• Strong organizational skills required
• Maintain high level of organization, commitment to follow through, enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to influence – communicate clearly, concise, and compelling to gain alignment and drive action across varying audiences
• Must be team oriented with the understanding that working as a team is the only path to success

Primary Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Responsible for leading assigned distributors and retailers in the state of Minnesota with possible expansion into neighboring states.
• Manage and lead sales representatives and distributors in the assigned region.
• Responsible for penetrating all levels of the DSD network to include brand managers, sales leaders and distributor ownership.
• Develop and maintain a solid business relationship with the good 2 grow account teams in both the immediate consumption and large format channels.
• Responsible for the Implementation & Maintenance of the Annual Distributor Business Planning & Fiscal Budgeting
• Thorough understanding of account’s business and operational strategies
• Execute Business plan to allow for the attainment of assigned targets and objectives
• Manage territory P & L
• Deliver agreed upon volume and market share objectives for good2grow
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting
• Follow the established Systematic Distributor Management process, which includes pre-visit letters, business reviews, goal setting, inventory management, and post-visit letters.
• Manage chargebacks, deductions, unsalable and logistics to Company standards.
• Manage brokers and accounts to optimize services while maintaining the primary relationship with the customer.
• Conduct joint business alignment reviews with distributors on progress of mutually agreed upon objectives, KPIs, and scorecards.
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5- 10 years of sales, DSD sales experience
• Efficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel 50% of the time

Characteristics Needed to be Successful

• We are looking for someone with a passion for service. You don’t have to be the loudest voice in the room, but you do have to love coming to work every day and you must have an authentic pride in your work.
• You must be a resourceful self-starter. If you wait to be told to do something before you do it, this isn’t the place for you.
• We need someone who is adaptable. The pace of change in our business is rapid. We create plans, but we’re always ready to shift as needed to accomplish our goals.
• You must be able to establish and retain trust across the organization. It’s a small company – there will be several critical relationships that can mean the difference between success and failure.

About Us

good2grow® is a children’s beverage company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to use fun to help kids consume healthier products. And our commitment to this mission has made us a high-growth innovative beverage company, with a large, diverse, and ever-growing set of retail partners.

We create better-for-you drinks that give both parents and kids a smile by combining great taste with tons of fun. We partner with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Disney, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Hasbro and so many more to top our products with 100s of all of their favorite characters. Our line of products include juices, flavored waters and milks, so there’s something to make everybody smile.

Why join us?

good2grow® offers a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Short and Long Term Disability (along with salary continuation), a robust Parental Leave Policy, Life Insurance, 12 Paid Holidays, plus a generous Paid Time Off package. Through our community involvement and employee engagement initiatives, you will see that we value our employees’ experience and the community around us. At good2grow®, you will be consistently challenged, and your opportunities will only be limited by your ambition!

Our Culture

Not only are our products fun, so is our organization! We are visionaries with a growth mindset, built on trust, integrity, and collaboration. Our culture is unmatched, described by our employees as transparent, flexible, inclusive, and team oriented. Other words we’ve heard used to describe us are empowering, nurturing, relaxed, and high performing. Our goal is for every employee to feel empowered, valued, and part of the good2grow family. Our organization is dedicated to leveraging technology to make our work more efficient and to keep our remote workforce connected. We place value on not only maintaining work-life balance, but also enhancing it by encouraging a culture that understands the importance of each individual’s unique circumstances. We are an industrious organization with a penchant for fun!
good2grow™

Reporting to the Regional Vice President of Sales – North, the incumbent will be partnering with a sales force that will help grow his/her talents and meet his/her goals. The incumbent will have the ability to manage the distributor network to ensure that we achieve results (Chains, independents, etc.). The incumbent will also be responsible for developing local chains within the large and small format channels. This position must be located in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN metropolitan area to be considered for the role.

Key Skills Required

• Proactivity and sense of urgency will be imperative to success
• Attention to details and dedication to getting things right
• Strong organizational skills required
• Maintain high level of organization, commitment to follow through, enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to influence – communicate clearly, concise, and compelling to gain alignment and drive action across varying audiences
• Must be team oriented with the understanding that working as a team is the only path to success

Primary Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Responsible for leading assigned distributors and retailers in the state of Minnesota with possible expansion into neighboring states.
• Manage and lead sales representatives and distributors in the assigned region.
• Responsible for penetrating all levels of the DSD network to include brand managers, sales leaders and distributor ownership.
• Develop and maintain a solid business relationship with the good 2 grow account teams in both the immediate consumption and large format channels.
• Responsible for the Implementation & Maintenance of the Annual Distributor Business Planning & Fiscal Budgeting
• Thorough understanding of account’s business and operational strategies
• Execute Business plan to allow for the attainment of assigned targets and objectives
• Manage territory P & L
• Deliver agreed upon volume and market share objectives for good2grow
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting
• Follow the established Systematic Distributor Management process, which includes pre-visit letters, business reviews, goal setting, inventory management, and post-visit letters.
• Manage chargebacks, deductions, unsalable and logistics to Company standards.
• Manage brokers and accounts to optimize services while maintaining the primary relationship with the customer.
• Conduct joint business alignment reviews with distributors on progress of mutually agreed upon objectives, KPIs, and scorecards.
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5- 10 years of sales, DSD sales experience
• Efficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel 50% of the time

Characteristics Needed to be Successful

• We are looking for someone with a passion for service. You don’t have to be the loudest voice in the room, but you do have to love coming to work every day and you must have an authentic pride in your work.
• You must be a resourceful self-starter. If you wait to be told to do something before you do it, this isn’t the place for you.
• We need someone who is adaptable. The pace of change in our business is rapid. We create plans, but we’re always ready to shift as needed to accomplish our goals.
• You must be able to establish and retain trust across the organization. It’s a small company – there will be several critical relationships that can mean the difference between success and failure.

About Us

good2grow® is a children’s beverage company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to use fun to help kids consume healthier products. And our commitment to this mission has made us a high-growth innovative beverage company, with a large, diverse, and ever-growing set of retail partners.

We create better-for-you drinks that give both parents and kids a smile by combining great taste with tons of fun. We partner with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Disney, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Hasbro and so many more to top our products with 100s of all of their favorite characters. Our line of products include juices, flavored waters and milks, so there’s something to make everybody smile.

Why join us?

good2grow® offers a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Short and Long Term Disability (along with salary continuation), a robust Parental Leave Policy, Life Insurance, 12 Paid Holidays, plus a generous Paid Time Off package. Through our community involvement and employee engagement initiatives, you will see that we value our employees’ experience and the community around us. At good2grow®, you will be consistently challenged, and your opportunities will only be limited by your ambition!

Our Culture

Not only are our products fun, so is our organization! We are visionaries with a growth mindset, built on trust, integrity, and collaboration. Our culture is unmatched, described by our employees as transparent, flexible, inclusive, and team oriented. Other words we’ve heard used to describe us are empowering, nurturing, relaxed, and high performing. Our goal is for every employee to feel empowered, valued, and part of the good2grow family. Our organization is dedicated to leveraging technology to make our work more efficient and to keep our remote workforce connected. We place value on not only maintaining work-life balance, but also enhancing it by encouraging a culture that understands the importance of each individual’s unique circumstances. We are an industrious organization with a penchant for fun!
good2grow™

People want to work with a person, not a company. PCH is a community of people; associates, guests and ownerships. It is a relationship, built upon common purpose and values. It’s more than a job, a guest experience, or a business investment. Together, we are making a difference in people’s lives. ~Tony Davis, President

Our Benefits Include:

Comprehensive Health Insurance – Medical, Dental, Vision, as well as Voluntary Benefits including Short Term/Long Term Disability and Supplemental Life Insurance

401K with Company Match

Employer Paid Life Insurance

Complimentary Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off to include Vacation, Personal, Sick, & Holidays

Discounted Hotel, Spa, Golf, Retail, and Food & Beverage

Tuition Reimbursement ProgramPCH University & Professional Development Series

Associate Referral Program

Lakewood Country Club Membership

Incentive Eligibility

Our Culture:

Our team embodies service that spans beyond typical hospitality. Both warm and authentic, we are a team committed to excellence. Our benchmark is our genuine care for others. For this reason, we love coming to work to create new experiences every day. The secret sauce to our successful recipe: Put people first.

We celebrate our places. We encourage independent thinkers who fill their workspaces and properties with joy. PCH Hotels & Resorts creates experiences, connections and traditions through generations of storytellers.

PCH Hotels & Resorts brings the heart and soul to hospitality. Our core values are the foundation of everything we do!

Summary

Position is responsible for proactively soliciting and securing large group/catering related opportunities with significant revenue potential. Actively upsells each business opportunity to maximize revenue opportunity. Achieves personal and team related revenue goals. Ensures business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for proper service delivery. Responsible for building customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience. Provide service to our customers in order to grow share of the account on behalf of PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc., across the enterprise.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Executes and supports PCH’s Customer Service Standards, hotel’s Brand Standards and the operational aspects of business booked.
• Participates in and practices daily stand up meetings and service basics of the brand.
• Executes exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and ensuring their satisfaction before and during their program/event.
• Serves the customer by understanding their needs and recommending the appropriate features and services that best meet their needs and exceed their expectations, while building a relationship and loyalty to PCH.
• Gains understanding of the hotel’s primary target customer and service expectations; serves customer by understanding their business, business issues and concerns, to offer better business solution both prior to, and during the program/event.
• Negotiates services of hotel and executes PCH’s Group Sales Agreement for each business opportunity.
• Partners with Event Management and/or Operations in providing a customer experience that exceeds the customer’s expectations.
• Works collaboratively with off-property sales channels to ensure sales efforts are coordinated, complementary and not duplicative.
• Targets group/catering accounts, markets, or segments with heavy emphasis on proactive solicitation and account saturation.
• Partners with group/catering counterpart to effectively manage the business opportunity.
• Proactively identifies, qualifies and solicits new group/catering business to achieve personal and hotel revenue goals. Focus is group/catering accounts with significant potential sales revenue.
• Handles complex business with significant revenue potential as well as significant customer expectations.
• Develops effective group/catering sales plans and actions.
• Maximizes revenue by upselling packages and creative food and beverage.
• Understands the overall market – competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them.
• Closes the best opportunities for the hotel based on market conditions and hotel needs.
• Uses negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts.
• Utilizes Marriott Global Source for resources and information (Training Energizers, etc.).
• Leverages available eTools (eRooming Lists, eProposals, Passkey, etc.).
• Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings. Activities include sales calls, entertainment, FAM trips, trade shows, etc.
• Effectively develops relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for group/catering sales opportunities.
• Conducts site inspections.
• Creates contracts as required.
• Sets a positive example for guest relations.
• Provides accurate, complete and effective turnover to Event Management.
• Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels; effectively responds to guest problems and complaints.
• Attends pre- and post-convention meetings to understand group needs, obtain feedback on quality of product (e.g., rooms, meeting facilities and equipment, food and beverage), service levels and overall satisfaction.
• Reviews meeting planner results to understand level of guest satisfaction; continuously strives to improve service performance.

Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa, Autograph Collection

Work today, get paid today! Schulte Hospitality Group believes you should be in control of your income, that’s why we’re proud to partner with DailyPay, giving you access to your money when and where you need it!

Schulte Hospitality Group is seeking a dynamic, service-oriented Sales Manager to join our team! SHG is an organization whose success is rooted in its service culture. Our mission is to exude hospitality, be respectful and authentic, prioritize the needs of our internal and external stakeholders above our own, and continuously strive to make a positive impact in all we do. We are passionate hoteliers eager to add like-minded people to our rapidly growing team!

What’s in it for you? When you join SHG you’ll be part of a team committed to an inclusive, employee-focused workplace that is invested in your development. We want you to feel engaged, empowered, and excited to grow with us. After all, we believe our greatest and most valuable asset is our people! SHG provides a rewarding, fun and flexible work environment, exciting perks, a robust benefit package and an atmosphere designed to encourage and promote career growth within the company.

Our Company: Schulte Hospitality Group is a division of Schulte Companies, a leading third-party management company with deep, multi-generational experience in all facets of the hospitality industry. We are a diverse team of innovative hoteliers and restauranteurs operating more than 200 locations across 38 states and 3 countries. Our portfolio includes a wide array of reputable brands like Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Hyatt as well as many unique, independent, boutique and lifestyle properties and restaurants.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for learning the hotel brand and strategy

Drive customer loyalty in order to grow share of the account by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience

Manage business travel accounts to maximize business potential

Negotiate group business, guest room rates, meeting room rental, and hotel services within assigned markets that meets or exceeds hotel revenue goals

Be aware of departmental revenue and up sell at every possible opportunity

Ensure all pertinent aspects of solicitation, closing, and customer communications are complete and documented maintain existing accounts with active trace/follow up system

Ensure accurate and complete use of the sales system per SOP including recording all bookings and lost business

Identifies and solicits new accounts from telemarketing, appointments, site tours, cold calls, and inquiries via email, phone, and in person interactions

Develops, maintains, and prospects a Target List of accounts and communicates updates to DOS

Assist with all group rooming list, daily inspection of guest folio, communication with front office on group arrival, communication with accounting regarding guest billing, communication with Revenue Management team on group room block.

Conduct pre- and post-conference meetings when it is agreeable with the client

Attends property specific receptions to generate leads and interact with customers

Organize and execute local area blitzes

Establishes relationships with local businesses and organizations and is an active member in local industry associations

Builds relationships with competitors in like roles to keep apprised of trends in the market and industry, and supply changes

Conducts tours of the hotel and banquet facilities; entertains qualified potential clients in accordance with company and property policies and procedures

Provide prompt and accurate responses to all client requests for proposals and information

Consistently meet or exceed sales goals including predetermined revenue and sales activity

Attends appropriate trade shows, organizes sales trips in local market and feeder cities as directed by the DOS

Perform various other duties as assigned to meet business objectives

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum of High School education, post-high school education preferred

Minimum of two (2) years in hotel service role or sales experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Outgoing personality

Always maintains a professional image through appearance and dress

Ability to work collaboratively with hotel service team in providing exceptional customer service

Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrate ability to achieve sales goals

Proactive sales approach; assertive and fast paced, driven to succeed

Excellent time management skills

Understands need time strategy as developed by Revenue Management

Must have flexible work hours that may include evenings, weekends, and holidays

PERKS/BENEFITS

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*Schulte Hospitality Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Reporting to the Regional Vice President of Sales – North, the incumbent will be partnering with a sales force that will help grow his/her talents and meet his/her goals. The incumbent will have the ability to manage the distributor network to ensure that we achieve results (Chains, independents, etc.). The incumbent will also be responsible for developing local chains within the large and small format channels. This position must be located in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN metropolitan area to be considered for the role.

Key Skills Required

• Proactivity and sense of urgency will be imperative to success
• Attention to details and dedication to getting things right
• Strong organizational skills required
• Maintain high level of organization, commitment to follow through, enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to influence – communicate clearly, concise, and compelling to gain alignment and drive action across varying audiences
• Must be team oriented with the understanding that working as a team is the only path to success

Primary Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Responsible for leading assigned distributors and retailers in the state of Minnesota with possible expansion into neighboring states.
• Manage and lead sales representatives and distributors in the assigned region.
• Responsible for penetrating all levels of the DSD network to include brand managers, sales leaders and distributor ownership.
• Develop and maintain a solid business relationship with the good 2 grow account teams in both the immediate consumption and large format channels.
• Responsible for the Implementation & Maintenance of the Annual Distributor Business Planning & Fiscal Budgeting
• Thorough understanding of account’s business and operational strategies
• Execute Business plan to allow for the attainment of assigned targets and objectives
• Manage territory P & L
• Deliver agreed upon volume and market share objectives for good2grow
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting
• Follow the established Systematic Distributor Management process, which includes pre-visit letters, business reviews, goal setting, inventory management, and post-visit letters.
• Manage chargebacks, deductions, unsalable and logistics to Company standards.
• Manage brokers and accounts to optimize services while maintaining the primary relationship with the customer.
• Conduct joint business alignment reviews with distributors on progress of mutually agreed upon objectives, KPIs, and scorecards.
• Own accurate and timely sales forecasting

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5- 10 years of sales, DSD sales experience
• Efficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel 50% of the time

Characteristics Needed to be Successful

• We are looking for someone with a passion for service. You don’t have to be the loudest voice in the room, but you do have to love coming to work every day and you must have an authentic pride in your work.
• You must be a resourceful self-starter. If you wait to be told to do something before you do it, this isn’t the place for you.
• We need someone who is adaptable. The pace of change in our business is rapid. We create plans, but we’re always ready to shift as needed to accomplish our goals.
• You must be able to establish and retain trust across the organization. It’s a small company – there will be several critical relationships that can mean the difference between success and failure.

About Us

good2grow® is a children’s beverage company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to use fun to help kids consume healthier products. And our commitment to this mission has made us a high-growth innovative beverage company, with a large, diverse, and ever-growing set of retail partners.

We create better-for-you drinks that give both parents and kids a smile by combining great taste with tons of fun. We partner with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Disney, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Hasbro and so many more to top our products with 100s of all of their favorite characters. Our line of products include juices, flavored waters and milks, so there’s something to make everybody smile.

Why join us?

good2grow® offers a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Short and Long Term Disability (along with salary continuation), a robust Parental Leave Policy, Life Insurance, 12 Paid Holidays, plus a generous Paid Time Off package. Through our community involvement and employee engagement initiatives, you will see that we value our employees’ experience and the community around us. At good2grow®, you will be consistently challenged, and your opportunities will only be limited by your ambition!

Our Culture

Not only are our products fun, so is our organization! We are visionaries with a growth mindset, built on trust, integrity, and collaboration. Our culture is unmatched, described by our employees as transparent, flexible, inclusive, and team oriented. Other words we’ve heard used to describe us are empowering, nurturing, relaxed, and high performing. Our goal is for every employee to feel empowered, valued, and part of the good2grow family. Our organization is dedicated to leveraging technology to make our work more efficient and to keep our remote workforce connected. We place value on not only maintaining work-life balance, but also enhancing it by encouraging a culture that understands the importance of each individual’s unique circumstances. We are an industrious organization with a penchant for fun!
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Job Summary

The Area Director of Sales is responsible planning and managing the overall sales and marketing for a collection of 2-10 full service premium select and/or independent branded hotels. This role has the responsibility to achieve optimal occupancy and ADR growth to maximize total revenue while meeting/exceeding hotel profit objectives for all of the entire collection of hotels. This individual will oversee operations of the hotel sales department including but not limited to direct sales follow-up sales administration hiring of staff training managing and coaching. Additional responsibilities include sales and marketing budget forecast advertising marketing and business plans; manages within approved plans and budgets.

Management-level associates are expected to work as much of each workday as is necessary to complete their job responsibilities; for OEM associates overtime does apply and is calculated accordingly.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• At least 4 years of progressive hotel sales experience preferred; or a 4-year college degree and at least 2 years of related experience; or a 2-year college degree and at least 4 years of related experience.
• Prior Director of Sales or National Sales experience selling major downtown markets is required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license in the applicable state.
• Must possess highly developed verbal & written communication skills to frequently negotiate convince sell and influence other managerial personnel hotel guest(s) and/or corporate clients.
• Must have thorough experience with professional selling skills: opening probing supporting closing
• Shows strong analytical skills and strategic vision in establishing appropriate sales deployment
• Must be proficient in general computer knowledge especially Microsoft Office products
• Must be able to work independently and simultaneously manage multiple tasks
• Strong organization and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact and manage people of diverse socioeconomic cultural disability and ethnic backgrounds while solving complex problems and creating a productive sales team
• Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the sales/marketing/hospitality profession.
• Must work well in stressful high pressure situations; maintain composure and objectivity under pressure.
• Must be able to work with and understand financial information and data and basic arithmetic functions

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all group transient and catering sales solicitations and bookings to maximize overall revenue.
• Coordinate sales automation efforts ensuring a region sales database is developed and managed for various email campaigns and customer solicitation efforts to maximize overall revenue.
• Develop recommend implement and manage the division’s annual budget and the advertising public relations marketing and sales plans and programs for the hotel to maximize rate occupancy and food & beverage opportunities thus ensuring the hotel meets/exceeds management and owner revenue/profit goals and expectations.
• Initiate and develop sales trips to key feeder markets / cities with a focus on identifying accounts that can directly benefit revenue performance targets at all hotels located within the cluster. In addition work directly with property based Directors of Sales to help with coordination of on property direct sales efforts.
• Proactively conduct outside sales calls conduct sales tours and entertain clients.
• Understand the content reflected in contracts and how to negotiate terms therein.
• Develop and maintain market awareness to ensure ability to predict revenue opportunities and set proactive strategies.
• Monitor production of all top accounts and evaluate trends within your market.
• Conducts on property visits to hotels within assigned collection to assess strength of sales leadership strategic culture and adherence to Aimbridge Hospitality’s established regulations company standards sales standards and sales metrics.
• Comply with attainment of individual goals as well as team goals and budgeted metrics.
• Train all members of the hotel staff on how to recognize and capitalize on all sales opportunities to increase hotel occupancy and revenue.
• With input and guidance from the GM and/or Corporate HR manage Human Resources in the division in order to attract retain and motivate the employees; hire train develop empower coach and counsel conduct performance and salary reviews resolve problems provide open communication vehicles discipline and terminate as appropriate.
• Develop a full working knowledge of the operations and policies of the hotel including Sales Food and Beverage Front Office and Reservations.
• Maintain strong visibility in local community and industry organizations.
• Attend and/or conduct daily/weekly/monthly meetings and any other functions required by management providing training on a rotational basis.
• Maintains professional working relationship and promote open lines of communication across your collection of hotels to achieve initiatives with respective marketing partner(s) and other internal departments (i.e. Second Wave Aimbridge Digital or Branded field marketing).
• Travel on a weekly basis as required.
• Act as directed on behalf of the General Manager in his/her absence; performing any other duties as requested by management.

Company Overview

As the global leader in third-party hotel management, our growing portfolio represents over 1,550 hotels in all 50 states and 22 countries, from top international lodging brands to luxury hotels, destination resorts and lifestyle hotels. Our associates around the globe are passionate about serving our guests and driving exceptional results, and thrive in a culture where everyone is inspired to be the best. Join a world of possibility with Aimbridge Hospitality.

Benefits

After an initial waiting period, those hired into full time positions are eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes the following:

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Income
• Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k Retirement Plan

Aimbridge Hospitality

Trendy and tropical, EAST Miami brings a playful lifestyle hotel with an Asian twist to downtown Miami. Dotted with palm trees and modern art; we offer guests a relaxed space to work playfully and play productively. Located in Brickell City Centre, EAST Miami might be the first Swire Hotels property in North America, but we’re here to make a splash and reveal another side to Miami’s urban jungle.

We are looking for a Sales Manager to join our Sales/ Marketing/ Revenue Management Team at East Miami.

You can create result with us using your expertise to…

Customer Services

• Deliver the brand promise and provides exceptional guest service at all times.
• Welcome and acknowledge all guests according to company standards; anticipate and address guests’ service needs; thank guests with genuine appreciation.
• Monitor guest satisfaction regularly and resolve any outstanding issues to ensure future business and answer questions about property facilities/services and room accommodations.
• Listen, apologizes with empathy, finds a solution and follows through when resolving guest problems.
• Give personal attention, takes personal responsibility and uses teamwork when providing guest service.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others; support team to reach common goals; listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees.
• Maintain positive guest and colleague interactions with good working relationships.

Operational

• Achieve FS minimum Delphi standards with excellent knowledge of Delphi account management system, utilize Delphi as an account/organizational tool; have a working knowledge of local and regional competition.
• Develop accounts (new and existing) by mapping specific business and buying tendencies. Include group profile for each meeting; maintain organized and professional plan for correspondence and follow up.
• Perform daily telephone solicitations to new and existing accounts/customers in defined geographic region.
• Promote awareness to corporate, incentive and association markets via travel to respective regions in the country providing presentations and personal sales calls.
• Maintain communication/relationship with network for the region, as well as other hotels toward achieving pre-determined revenue goal.
• Promote local awareness through maintaining relationships with CVBs and tourism authorities.
• Conduct tours of property to meeting planners and other potential customers while informing of all hotel/resort services available; entertain customers on property, during site inspections, pre-planning trips, and program operation when appropriate.
• Work closely with conference services and catering through execution of definite program; keep Conference Services and Planning Committee promptly and fully informed of all problems or unusual matter so prompt corrective action can be taken where appropriate.
• Negotiate contract specifics to achieve maximum profitability while satisfying customer needs.
• Conduct all sales related interactions with the highest level of professionalism while maintaining specified Swire Hotels standards.
• Assist with all guest inquiries within the sales and marketing department, including assisting with high telephone volume and walk-in site inspections.
• Assist operations team in “crunch” situations.
• Maintain relationships with peers at local hotels/resorts.
• Prepare for VIPs arrivals in terms of clients amenities and/or special requests.
• Resolve clients’ complaints/ requests and liaise with the department concerned to ensure immediate follow up.
• Equip knowledge of the hotel segmentation/discounts and how to handle each.

People Development

• Support Swire Hotels’ cultural and people development implementations and characteristics.
• Promote awareness of brand image internally and externally.

Other Duties

• Attend and contribute to all training sessions and meetings as required.
• Exercise responsible behavior at all times and positively representing the hotel team and Swire Hotels.
• Maintain strong, professional relationship with relevant representatives from competitor hotels, business partners and other organizations.
• Read the hotel’s Employee Handbook and have an understanding of and adheres to the hotel’s rules and regulations and in particular, the policies and procedures relating to computer resources, fire, hygiene, health and safety.
• Ensure high standards of personal presentation and grooming.
• Respond to changes within the Revenue and Sales and Marketing Departments, as dictated by the industry, company and hotel.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as assigned.

You can go that extra mile by using your skills and qualities including…

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Bilingual; Spanish and English preferred.
• One to three years of experience in a hotel in sales capacity.
• If required, able to work weekends, and/or holidays.
• Possess high level of verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective time management skills and multitasking capabilities.
• Work hours flexibility including late afternoon, weekends and bank holidays.
• Presentable, fun, well-organized and with multi-tasking capability.
• Ability to give high priority to customer service.
• Flexible and dedicated team player.

With great expectations come great rewards. A range of perks is offered in addition to our competitive packages because happy employees make for a happy company! You can…

• Turn up in smart casual attires and be as comfortable as you can at work!
• Stagger your working hours and have the flexibility to create a working schedule that fits you!
• Dine at our team dining hall and save on meals!
• Enjoy COMPLIMENTARY room nights at all of our hotels b’cause, who doesn’t love to travel?

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