Vice President, Sales & Events

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
•    Participate as collaborative, key member of the Executive team to ensure business success.
•    Develop and maintain the overall hotel revenue maximization plan for the property.
•    Provide regular updates to GM and rest of executive team as appropriate.
•    Develop and implement regional and national revenue-generating strategic initiatives.
•    Build and grow the sales team through hiring and development.
•    Provide visible leadership and communications to the sales organization.
•    Drive results through the hotel sales teams by ensuring sales goals, targets, and forecasts are met.
•    Set appropriate metrics for sales pipeline management and measure the sales team on metrics relevant to outcomes.
•    Oversees the annual business planning for the property as well as the revenue generation portion.
•    Build and maintain relationships with brand leadership to ensure Grand Sierra Resort is able to maximize brand value.
•    Any other duties as assigned within the scope of this position.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
•    Ability to plan and manage at both the strategic and operational levels.
•    Outstanding leadership skills and excellent interpersonal skills with executive level guests and partners.
•    Dedicated to meeting and/or exceeding the expectations and requirements of internal and external clients.
•    Trusted and is seen as a truthful individual who is highly respectful of others.
•    Consistently exhibits courteous, respectful, and appropriate communications and presents information in a concise and understandable format.
•    Cooperate with others in the accomplishment of joint tasks and common objectives.
•    Contributes to a positive work environment, fosters collaboration and provides a tangible contribution.
•    Meet requirements of regular attendance in order to effectively complete job responsibilities in a timely manner.
•    Ability of complex reading, writing, math, and task completion skills is required.
•    Must have the following skills: clerical, compiling, coordination, analyzing, supervising, following instructions, influencing others, memorization, problem solving, independent judgment, and decision making.
•    Flexible working all shifts including holidays, nights, and weekend hours as business needs dictate.
•    Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
•    Minimum of 7 years’ sales and marketing management experience or any combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
•    Bachelor's Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business or related field is required.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES
•    Must be able to maintain appropriate Gaming License & Alcohol Awareness card.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
•    While performing the duties of this job, the team member is constantly sitting and standing and occasionally walking during the duration of their shift.
•    Must be able to push/pull 25lbs or less.
•    The team member will occasionally have repetitive use of both hands. 
•    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
•    Work performed consistently indoors, alone and frequently with and around others. Team Member will perform work face-to-face including verbal contact with others on extended shifts around computer equipment.
•    The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. 
•    Team Member may be exposed to odor and/or secondhand smoke.
•    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.