National Accounts Director - Plantation - Atlantis Bahamas

Description

Seeking Director of National Accounts. The ideal candidate for consideration will be located either in Plantation, FL or work remotely within a market with a major air hub. Must be able to identify and qualify new accounts that will produce groups of over 100 rooms per night that generate maximum revenue for the resort as well as manage existing account base to increase sales through repeat business in assigned Geographic Markets. Sales manager must meet and exceed goals of revenue and room night production as well as sales activity goals outlined in annual marketing plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Solicit business from new and existing accounts
• Write and negotiate contracts through E-Proposal
• Plan and conduct creative site inspections on Island
• Attends major travel functions to promote sales for the hotel
• Plans and executes sales trips to major market areas
• Accurately turn over file to conference planning execute the program
• Attend groups pre-con and follow up post-convention to secure repeat business opportunities
• Sales calls and presentations to existing key and targeted accounts
• Organize and/or attend Familiarization trips to the island for targeted accounts
• Contracting and developing relationships client relationships
• Taking an entrepreneurial approach to dynamically leveraging relationships
• Representing Atlantis, Paradise Island at domestic trade shows
• Identifying and profiling new market opportunities
• Maintaining rate integrity and maximizing yield opportunities in cooperation with revenue management
• Produces and implements action plans to ensure revenue budget objectives are achieved
• Procures new and repeat business for the resort by maintaining contact with planners' decision makers and account executives within the assigned account base
• Maximize revenue opportunities through yield management and room inventory control of the group ceilings
• Negotiates and contracts group blocks and associated conference space
• Monitors competitor activities and understands their strengths and weaknesses
• Maintains close relations with key third parties, travel companies and representation firms

Financial Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation of the annual budget
• Monitor, analyze and report variations from the budget
• Works within the Department's expenses
• Makes pricing decisions

Position Requirements:

• Large resort or convention center background
• Have strong experience in promoting and marketing destinations and venues to international markets
• Exceptional planning and attention to detail
• Dynamic and entrepreneurial
• Very strong sales and networking ability
• Understand and apply yield and revenue technique

About The Company:

Atlantis Paradise Island, a lush, oceanside resort located on Paradise Island in The Bahamas, is a dynamic destination that launched 25 years ago as a first-of-its-kind modern marvel of nature and engineering. Bahamian culture and the spirit of Atlantis' more than 5,000 beloved team members are the heart and soul of this legendary resort. The immersive programming connects guests to the rich history, art, people, food, and festivities of The Bahamas while remaining dedicated to sustainability and environmental conservation.

Atlantis features five unique lodging options with a total of 3,800+ rooms: the grand iconic towers of recently renovated The Royal, family-friendly accommodations at The Coral, water-side villas at Harborside Resort, all-suite luxury accommodations at The Cove, and residential-style accommodations with full kitchens at The Reef. In 2024, in partnership with Groot Hospitality, Atlantis will open a new resort, Somewhere Else, at the former location of The Beach.

Somewhere Else, Atlantis Paradise Island's new lifestyle hotel, will feature over 400 guestrooms and suites alongside an array of vibrant, top-tier dining venues, lushly landscaped grounds, an oceanfront beach, multiple pools and recreation areas, luxury amenities and live entertainment. An atmosphere of tropical modernism will be seen and felt throughout the resort. Guests can also enjoy outdoor gaming at the pool Somewhere Else will share services with Atlantis and guests of Somewhere Else will have access to the amenities at Atlantis.

Atlantis is centered around Aquaventure, an innovative, 141-acre waterscape of thrilling slides and river rides, eleven pools, and five miles of white sand beaches. Home to the largest open-air marine habitat in the world, over 50,000 marine animals from 250 species make their home in natural ocean-fed environments. With its unparalleled meeting and convention space, the well-appointed Atlantis Marina with 63 slips overlooking Marina Village and more, the Atlantis experiences are endless and unique to each traveler. Additional resort amenities include the 30,000 sq ft tranquil Mandara Spa, state-of-the-art fitness center and wellness programs, outdoor tennis and basketball courts, a 400-seat movie theatre, Atlantis Kids Adventures (AKA) for children ages 3-12, gaming arcade and CRUSH, a nightclub for teens. Jokers Comedy and Night Club offers nightly entertainment and live music. The resort is also home to an award-winning 18-hole golf course designed by Tom Weiskopf, the renowned Atlantis Casino, duty-free shopping, and restaurants and lounges with celebrity chef culinary masterpieces, including Fish by José Andrés, Nobu, by Nobu Matsuhisa, Paranza by Michael White and Olives, by Todd English. Guests of Atlantis Paradise Island have exclusive access to unforgettable excursions led by local partners including Pieces of 8 boat tours, Tropic Ocean Airways and Coco Bahama Seaplanes. Day trips to The Bahamas' out islands of Exuma and Eleuthera to swim with nurse sharks or feed iguanas in their natural habitats are a few of many BahamasAtHeart itineraries travelers can discover.

In 2022, the 65,000 sq ft Atlantis Casino will undergo a décor refresh that will include modern finishes, shimmering textures and celestial fixtures, offering an ever grander and more elegant sense of space.

Atlantis has committed to a meaningful connection with the ocean, marine life, sustainability, and environmental stewardship through its purpose-led efforts with Dolphin Cay and the Atlantis Blue Project Foundation (ABPF). Founded in 2007, Dolphin Cay, the resort's 14-acre marine mammal habitat, is an advanced marine education center and animal rescue rehabilitation hospital whose first residents include 17 rescue dolphins from Hurricane Katrina. Visitors to Dolphin Cay, one of the world's largest and most sophisticated marine-mammal habitats in the world, can participate in creative, non-disruptive, "interactions," that build real awareness, stir emotion, and help fund the resort's conservation efforts. Every visit to Dolphin Cay and each Atlantis Marine Adventure, such as snorkeling and SCUBA diving, benefits ABPF, the resort's nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to saving sea species and their extraordinary habitats throughout The Bahamas and surrounding Caribbean seas.