About the Role
The Sales Manager will play an important role in achieving the hotel’s overall revenue goals while representing the property and Hyatt brand with professionalism and enthusiasm. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated hospitality sales professional with strong knowledge of the San Francisco market, excellent relationship-building skills, and a proven ability to generate new business and convert opportunities into revenue.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute an effective sales plan focused on achieving or exceeding assigned revenue goals.
- Identify, prospect, and solicit new business opportunities within assigned market segments.
- Manage and grow a portfolio of existing accounts while continuously identifying opportunities for increased production.
- Conduct outside sales calls, client visits, networking events, presentations, and site inspections.
- Develop relationships with corporate accounts, meeting planners, travel professionals, tour operators, leisure partners, and other strategic accounts.
- Generate leads through proactive prospecting, networking, referrals, industry events, and market research.
- Respond promptly and professionally to RFPs, inquiries, and business opportunities.
- Negotiate rates, packages, and contracts within established hotel guidelines.
- Work closely with the Revenue Management team to maximize rate, occupancy, and overall profitability.
- Monitor production of assigned accounts and take appropriate action when business levels fall below expectations.
- Achieve individual and team sales goals as established by the Area Director of Sales & Marketing.
- Maintain accurate records of account activity, contacts, opportunities, and production.
- Participate in client entertainment and industry networking activities as appropriate.
- Represent Hyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco at trade shows, sales missions, community events, and industry functions.
- Conduct hotel tours and site inspections for prospective clients and meeting planners.
- Communicate client expectations clearly to operational departments and assist in ensuring a seamless guest experience.
- Support pre-arrival planning and client communication for important groups and accounts.
- Work closely with Front Office, Food & Beverage, Events, and other departments to maximize the guest and client experience.
- Participate in weekly sales meetings, revenue meetings, forecasting discussions, and property leadership meetings as requested.
- Assist with special projects and initiatives supporting the overall performance of the hotel.
Requirements
- Candidates should possess working knowledge of Lighthouse, Synxis, Ideas, Opera, and Delphi hospitality systems.
- Candidates should possess working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel (advanced), Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams).
- Candidates should possess working knowledge of Google Workspace.
- Candidates should possess working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat.
- Candidates should possess working knowledge of Zoom.
- Candidates should possess working knowledge of Microsoft OneDrive or SharePoint.
- Minimum 2-3 years of hotel sales experience, preferably in a full service, boutique, or lifestyle hotel environment.
- Strong knowledge of the San Francisco hospitality market.
- Proven track record of meeting or exceeding revenue goals.
- Excellent presentation, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects and manage competing deadlines.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- May be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the Hotel, including but not limited to weekends and holidays.
Skills
- Hospitality Systems
- Lighthouse
- Synxis
- Ideas
- Opera
- Delphi
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Excel (advanced)
- Word
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Teams
- Google Workspace
- Adobe Acrobat
- Zoom
- Microsoft OneDrive
- SharePoint
- Presentation skills
- Negotiation skills
- Communication skills
- Prioritization
- Project management
- Time management
- Organizational skills
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 2-3 years of hotel sales experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field preferred.
Salary/Compensations
- $90K-$100K + Incentive Program
Benefits
- Tiered Medical Plans- Cigna or Kaiser
- Plans included Chiropractic & Acupuncture
- Long Term Disability
- Tiered PPO Dental Plans
- Voluntary Supplemental Medical Plans
- Vision
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- PTO and Sick Accrual
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401K Matching Program (100% matching to the first 4%)
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- On-site parking
- Pre-Tax Commuter
About the Company
- Located near Pier 39, Hyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf hosts 316 spacious, nautically themed rooms and suites with comfy Hyatt Grand Beds®and is one of the best ways to experience the city by the bay.
- As part of the EOS Hospitality Group, we believe in Shared Accountability, Humility & Kindness, Creative Problem Solving, Collaboration & Community and Do Well and Do Good.
- Hyatt Centric offers competitive salaries and robust benefit plans.
Equal Opportunity
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- Hyatt Centric is an Equal Opportunity Employer without regard to people formerly experiencing homelessness, race, color, creed, gender, gender expression, gender identity, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, veteran status, national origin or ancestry, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
- Hyatt Centric hiring policies require a background check for all applicants working directly with at-risk populations.
