Area Director of Sales

About Us

The Sheraton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Resort is part of a complex of four Marriott Properties in the Lake Buena Vista area.

The Sheraton is located in the center of the magic, right between Walt Disney World and Universal Studios.

At HEI, we recognize that our enormous success is solely the result of our greatest asset: Our People.

Where people work is a choice.

Against that choice, our greatest obligation is to ensure day in and day out that our associates have the compensation and benefits they deserve and industry leading tools, training and support that they need to excel.

At HEI, simply said, we honor the privilege of our associates choosing us by investing in and making them more valuable.

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Overview

The Area Director of Sales will be responsible for the sales strategy and performance at the Sheraton Lake Buena Vista, the Courtyard Orlando Lake Buena Vista in the Marriott Village, the Springhill Suites Orlando Lake Buena Vista in the Marriott Village and the Fairfield Inn & Suites Orlando Lake Buena Vista in the Marriott Village.

Responsible for total room, banquet, catering, and room rental revenue, yield strategies, implementation and accountable to a market performance and meeting budget, forecast, and optimal business mix targets.

Strategies to include market mix, pricing, status, and direct sales.

The development and solicitation of business from all markets to ensure the necessary advance bookings needed for a successful and profitable operation for the hotel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities


* Direct the solicitation efforts of the sales staff through effective oral and written communication while overseeing rate, date, and space commitments for group room sales within the hotel.


* Recruit, Interview, hire, train, recommend performance evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication, and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.


* Ensure training programs are conducted regularly and HEI standards of performance are met.

Give guidance and counsel staff toward improvement.


* Compile and/or direct the preparation of reports pertaining to the operation of the Sales Department to include, but not limited to the annual and monthly forecast, lead management system, group booking pace report, star reports and sales meeting minutes.


* Coordinate ongoing research of the travel industry to detect market trends and related information for development of new marketing strategies.

Make reasonable recommendati...