What does the job involve?
As Room Sales Manager, you'll be responsible for the rooms' sales department within the hotel.
Key responsibilities
Important areas for a Room Sales Manager include:
- staff training and welfare
- rate management and yield
In smaller hotels you'll also be expected to:
- run the department on a day-to-day basis
What skills do I need?
You'll need a variety of skills including:
- Excellent people-management skills: these will help you to motivate and get the very best from your staff.
- First-rate sales skills: you'll head up the rooms' sales department, with overall responsibility for increasing room sales.
- Solid understanding of how to increase turnover: this will help you to increase yield within the hotel.
Is it the right job for me?
To be a successful Room Sales Manager, you'll need to have strong managerial skills as you'll be responsible for staff training and welfare. You'll also need a good understanding of rate management and yield, and good ideas for how to improve turnover.