Sales And Catering Manager

**Sparrow Hotels is excited to be hiring for a Sales &
Catering Manager at ourWyndham Garden Winnipeg Airport location.**
At Sparrow Hotels, our core purpose is to create an environment for people and communities to flourish. We strive to be responsible to our guests, clients and staff through social responsibility, community investment, sustainability, design and innovation.
Wyndham Garden is a full-service hotel located on the first Urban Reserve in Winnipeg;
the Long Plain Madison Reserve located on Treaty 1 territory. The hotel is owned by Long Plain First Nation and is operated by Sparrow Hotels. The hotel features 132 guest rooms, pool, waterslide, fitness center, 5800 square feet of flexible meeting space, dining room, café, and 230 parking stalls.
If you are skilled in building relationships, engaging clients, anticipating guest needs, and exceeding expectations, then we are looking for you!
**Responsibilities**
- Respond to all group leads, inquiries at property level including outside lead sources Hotel Planner, Cvent, and Wyndham Community
- Develop and follow up with proposals for prospective clients, and contractual agreements, obtain the client’s signature
- Ensure that Group Bookings are loaded in Property Management System (PMS) with detailed information about room blocks, guestroom rates, reservation method, reservation deadline, payment information, special considerations, function space information, F&
B Minimums and other items of relevance related to each group.
- Follow up with each client to ensure that billing requests are accurate
- Sell and negotiate room rates based on achieving company goals, maintaining average room rates and number of room nights sold
- Produce room sales through:
prospecting, networking, responding to inquiries, conducting site inspections, client meetings and building relationships with corporations, event planners, tour companies, tourism industry officials, etc.
**Requirements**:
- Must have excellent communication, written and verbal required
- Must have a sharp knowledge and understanding of the hotel sales / operations.
- **This position must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in hotel sales**
- Energetic and outgoing, with a positive attitude, driven to provide outstanding guest service.
- A working knowledge of Delphi is a plus.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule, if and when needed.
**Salary**:
$45,000.00-$48,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
**Experience**:
- Hotel Sales:
2 years (preferred)
Work Location:
One location