About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Sales Manager for a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover position starting in July 2026. The role involves managing group and catering sales, building customer relationships, and achieving revenue goals within the luxury hotel market.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for all activities related to group and catering sales function.
- Responsible for revenue generation from all sales territories.
- Focuses on building long-term, value-based customer relationships.
- Achieve property sales objectives and personal booking goals.
- Develop creative ways to maximize profit.
- Achieve set revenue goals.
- Support financial, business, and marketing objectives for groups, meetings, events, and other gatherings.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in a comparable position or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Extensive hotel sales experience within the luxury market.
- Demonstrated strong leadership and selling skills.
- Proven achievements in selling, optimizing guest and team member engagement and financial performance.
- Expert in Group Sales, Catering & Event Sales.
- Strong leader and natural salesperson.
- Excels at communication, both verbal and written.
- Flexible and willing to work a flexible schedule including days, evenings, weekdays, weekends and holidays.
Skills
- Hospitality sales
- Food & beverage sales
- Luxury market sales
- Leadership
- Selling
- Guest engagement
- Team member engagement
- Financial performance
- Group Sales
- Catering & Event Sales
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Delphi
- HMS
- Cvent
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
- Fixed-term
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field is a plus.
About the Company
- Life at Starwood Hotels is based on the idea that the world is beautiful and we want to keep it that way.
- As a mission-driven company, our purpose is our true north, and our compass guides the way.
- The purpose we live by impacts the lives of our team members, drives the experiences for our guests, builds community with like-minded travelers and takes care of the planet we live in.
- Founded in 2006 by Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Hotels is a luxury hotel brand management company and affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group.
Equal Opportunity
- Starwood Hotels is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We believe in a diverse, sustainable workforce with an empowered, inclusive culture.
- We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis covered under applicable law.
- If you require any special accommodations, please visit People Operations.
