About our Company:
Life gathers around water in Texas, and Shady Villa Hotel honors our spring-fed culture and the community that grows near it. The design of the 48-room hotel harkens back to mid century road trips and is situated on the north bank of Salado Creek. The Shady Villa Hotel is home to a restaurant and poolside bar, and several other spaces for hosting events and hanging out.

Shady Villa Hotel is proud to be a part of Bunkhouse, which is a hospitality company created by hotelier Liz Lambert that believes in inspired design, connection to place and the value of community. Bunkhouse has designed and developed a celebrated portfolio of hospitality projects including Hotel San José, Hotel Saint Cecilia, Austin Motel, and Jo’s Coffee in Austin, Hotel Havana and Ocho in San Antonio, El Cosmico in Marfa, Texas, The Phoenix in San Francisco, California, and Hotel San Cristobal in Baja, Mexico.

We're Looking for Someone With:

• Two (2) to five (5) years of experience in hotel sales
• Understanding of hotel revenue management and financials.
• Ability to read and produce sales related reports.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relation skills including guest incident follow up
• Maintains the ability to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities
• Resourceful problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated, driven and task oriented
• Holds self and others accountable to consistently maintain high performance standards
• Strong work ethic with a high level of integrity and dedication to the values of the company
• Organized with a proven track record of setting priorities and problem solving while utilizing good judgment and effective decision-making
• Computer knowledge Microsoft Office and office skills required
• Ability to travel and change work schedule as needed
• Strong familiarity with hotel systems such as PMS and POS systems
• Fluency in multiple languages preferred

Bunkhouse is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

Job Responsibilities:

• Achieves all established sales and profitability goals through the evaluation, solicitation, and selling of key markets for the hotel as designated.
• At as point person for client’s from managed segments during the whole sales process, including whilst in-house and post stay.
• Oversee the Operations team’s servicing of groups (including but not limited to entering rooming lists, billing, operational needs, etc).
• Achieves KPIs and other performance goals as set by the General Manager.
• Qualifies prospective leads from managed market segments, creates tailored proposals and responds in a timely manner to RFPs as designated by hotel. Identifying customer needs & opportunities to upsell property and maximize revenue.
• Conducts regular client entertainment including office meetings, virtual presentations, site inspections, tradeshows, networking events, etc.
• Produce accurate monthly sales reports, including the progress of booked business and key account performance. Maintain database of all leads and business opportunities, ensuring follow up and continued relationship growth.
• Seek out new business through market research providing appropriate & prompt follow up.
• Stays current on industry trends and seeks creative ways to infiltrate markets / accounts.
• Adheres to all departmental policies, service procedures and standards expected.
• Performs other tasks or projects as assigned.

Bunkhouse pays competitive wages and offers a liberal working environment that encourages individuality and creativity. We offer a superior benefits package to employees who work 20 hours/week or more that includes:

• Highly subsidized Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Company paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability coverage
• Short Term Disability coverage
• Generous Paid Time off (Full Time)
• Free stays at Bunkhouse hotels (Full Time)
• 401k with company matching
• Employee Discounts