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In addition, the role is accountable to professional brand representation throughout all industry events and in all client and stakeholder communication.  \nDuties and Responsiblities (including but not limited to the following)  \n• Proactively solicit group sales in assigned geographic/vertical markets producing the group business leads for TBID partners with a conversion ratio that ensures that room night goals are met.  \n• Manage travel, trade show participation, sales trips, site visits and other meeting planner outreach activities ensuring a strategic and robust set of sales initiatives and activities to accomplish lead/definite production  \n• Develop and maintain professional relationships based on mutual trust and confidence with customers and stakeholders  \n• Have very solid understanding of destination and related hotel product strengths and weaknesses to speak as an expert with customers and stakeholders.  \n• Manages Simpleview database customer relationships with current qualitative content that reflects knowledge of account and related contacts  \n• Manages administrative tasks such as expense reports, success factors, and weekly activity reports as assigned by VP of Sales, DOS or other executive committee members in a timely and accurate way.  \n• Assist with marketing plan, annual budget, sales initiatives and marketing messaging as asked by VP of sales/DOS DOS.  \n• All other duties as assigned by VP of Sales/DOS  \nQualifications  \n• 4 year college degree  \n• Previous experience in sales position at hotel or DMO, 5+ years preferred  \n• Exceptional interpersonal skills as well as oral, written and verbal communication skills.  \n• High degree of diplomacy and professionalism in all facets of communication as NB brand representative, strong work ethic  \n• Excellent attention to detail applied to accurate documentation and follow through  \n• Developed organizational and time management skills, as well as coordination skills with attention to detail  \n• Strong ability to multi task and adhere to deadlines, work with little supervision  \n• Knowledge and familiarity with destination and OC  \n• Ability to create, plan and execute action plans related to primary marketsand room night goals  \n• Professional appearance at all times reflecting the quality of the brand  \n• Ability to travel independently to domestic destinations via commercial airlines  \n• Must have use of own vehicle to carry out VNB business  \n• Must be free to travel as needed to carry out VNB goals  \n• Work hours may vary and may require evenings and weekends  \nCore Competencies  \n•  Acting Strategically: Identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving goals, commits to course of action to accomplish goals based on known and unknown variables. 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