From comfortably casual to lavishly appointed, AHC Hospitality represents a diverse array of hotels, restaurants, and resorts. Our team members provide exceptional experiences that delight our guests at every touchpoint. Whether hosting a meeting for several hundred, serving a table for two, or creating a beautiful space for our guests to enjoy, AHC Hospitality is full of opportunities for our guests, as well as our associates. We invest in supporting your growth and are a company who sees your success as our success. Choose a property that fits your personality: the Amway Grand Plaza, JW Marriott Grand Rapids, AC Hotel by Marriott, Courtyard by Marriott Downtown -- and start your unstoppable career here.
This is a full-time position requiring weekend availability.
This position is eligible for full benefits (medical, dental & vision), 401K, paid vacation, discounted downtown parking, free employee meals, hotel and restaurant discounts and more.
The Area Business Travel Sales Manager (ABTSM) is a position required to establish a client base of corporate individual travel and contract business through direct outside and inside sales efforts. This Manager will develop and nurture relationships with key clients in order to maintain and grow production as well as research demand generators within the local market to identify opportunities to gain market share. The BTSM should be familiar with using reports and data analysis to monitor market conditions.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Implementation and development of strategic plans and actions that support the goals of the market with a heavy focus on outside sales including client entertainment, in-house events, presentations, networking and attendance at industry events is required. This individual must be able to negotiate guest room rates and execute contracts along with developing comprehensive, creative proposals that address client needs. The ABTSM will need to monitor internal account production to gauge success.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
Managerial Skill Requirements:
To build and maintain both a transient and consortia business market resulting in increased revenue growth. Further job requirements include but are not limited to:
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the associate:
- Is regularly required to stand and walk
- Is required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects
- Is required to frequently reach with hands and arms
- Is regularly required to talk or hear; taste or smell
- Is occasionally required to sit and stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision
AHC Hospitality is a management company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We specialize in providing customized hospitality solutions for hotels, resorts, and restaurants by implementing successful operation models that yield positive results for our owners, associates, and guests.
We believe in looking ahead and leading the industry in what’s new and what’s next in hospitality. Our insight helps our clients adapt, innovate, implement change, and move forward – faster.
With excellent customer service at the core of all operations, the company is led by President/CEO Rick Winn and VP/Managing Director George Aquino. Valuing both guests and associates while providing outstanding hospitality experiences has allowed this company to retain its heritage while adapting to the 21st century. The hotel company is part of the Amway family of companies, which began in 1959.
