Thompson Buckhead
When you stay at a Thompson Hotel, you are welcomed as a resident. With intuitive service, each guest is provided a tailored experience, enhancing personal travel journeys and bridging connections to the local perspective. Our hotels are located in timeless destinations, creating the kind of distinct experiences that can transform your day, your trip or even your life.
Our hotel is located in Atlanta’s most sought-after neighborhood- Buckhead. This architectural marvel sets a stylish scene for influential locals, seasoned globetrotters, and cultural tastemakers to meet and connect, luxuriate, and celebrate. The hotel’s coveted location near the prestige Buckhead Village centers the property as a veritable oasis. This luxury oasis boasts 201 luxury guestrooms. Unmatched amenities include a well-equipped fitness center, two acclaimed restaurants, including our rooftop bar, and over 8,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event spaces. As a Thompson Atlanta Buckhead colleague, you will enjoy the following benefits:
We’re looking for an individual who embodies the luxury lifestyle experience. An ideal Thompson team member has a passion for creating unique experiences, that can quickly perpetuate a culture of great design and superlative service, with a sharp sense of humor. This candidate will have a passion for exceptional hotel service and who can express that belief in an atmosphere of spontaneity and authenticity.
The Sales Manager, Individual Travel, is a business travel/leisure travel sales person who has demonstrated through performance a thorough understanding and competence in sales, account management functions and the hotel/business travel industry. Responsibilities include selling guest rooms and Hyatt services to transient market customers through corporate accounts, travel agencies, individual travel and wholesale groups. Duties include managing current accounts, ensure proper solicitation of all transient markets, and may include travel to major cities within market.Duties also include preparing and presenting effective proposals, presentations, maintaining well organized documentation and reports, utilization of Hyatt technology systems and coordination of customer service requirements with hotel operations staff as appropriate. The Sales Manager, Individual Travel, will also participate and may lead event meetings, sales and other staff meetings. The Sales Manager, Individual Travel, also works as a team member with the sales and catering staff and with assigned Administrative Assistant and other support staff. Hyatt is a place where high expectations aren't just met-they're exceeded. It's a place of outstanding rewards, where talent opens doors to exciting challenges in the hospitality industry. It's a place where career opportunities are as unlimited as your imagination. Discover your place to shine in our warm, respectful, and inclusive culture.
Qualifications
- A true desire to satisfy the needs of others in a fast paced environment
- Refined verbal and written communication skills
- A minimum of 1-3 years of hotel sales or comparable experience preferred
- Must be proficient in general computer knowledge, hotelligence, rfp express, lanyon, and salesforce.com
- Prefer completion of a Hyatt Corporate Management Training Program or equivalent training
- Prefer selling, negotiating, business writing and presentation skills training
- Community involvement and/or professional association is highly regarded
Hyatt is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job-related requirements.