Director of Sales

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Nisswa, MN, USA
In-Office
120K-140K Annually
Expert/Leader
Hospitality
The Role
Leads resort sales across leisure, group, conference, wedding, catering, and business travel markets. Manages sales and conference services teams, develops key accounts, sets quotas and forecasts, recommends pricing, oversees budgets and profitability, and coordinates proposals, bookings, and client handoffs. Partners with marketing and resort leadership to strengthen revenue, address client concerns, and promote multiple hospitality properties.
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Job Summary

Grand View Lodge is looking for a strategic, relationship-driven Director of Sales to lead the resort's full-time sales function. You'll guide sales across leisure, group, conference, wedding, catering, and business travel markets, develop a capable team, and strengthen revenue in peak and off-peak seasons. Working with resort leaders and corporate marketing, you'll turn client relationships and market insight into results across the full resort experience.

About Grand View Lodge & Cote Hospitality

For over 100 years, Cote Hospitality has crafted transformative guest experiences across world-class resorts and camps. At Grand View Lodge, that means exceptional wellness woven into a full resort lifestyle, golf, dining, events, and more, all grounded in our CoteCares culture of belonging, respect, and shared purpose. We're invested in your growth here: this role comes with real opportunity to grow your career across the entire Cote Hospitality organization.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Lead sales across leisure, transient, business travel, group, conference, wedding, and catering markets in peak and off-peak seasons.
  • Develop and execute strategies for rooms, banquets, catering, and meeting-space revenue with revenue and operating leaders.
  • Recruit, coach, and manage sales and conference services teams; set clear goals, expectations, and accountability.
  • Build key-account relationships, pursue new opportunities, and guide solicitation, booking, and client follow-through.
  • Set annual sales quotas and volume projections, recommend pricing and rates, and evaluate field sales action plans.
  • Forecast sales, prepare budgets, analyze variances, and monitor costs to support resort profitability.
  • Ensure proposals, bookings, and conference service handoffs meet client expectations and revenue goals.
  • Resolve group and attendee concerns involving billing, reservations, or service with the responsible teams.
  • Share sales and market insights with corporate marketing to inform brand, digital, social media, and distribution initiatives.
  • Cross-promote other Cote Hospitality properties when they fit client needs and business opportunities.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

What you bring:

  • 7–10 years of sales or marketing leadership experience in a resort, hospitality, or closely related business.
  • A bachelor's degree in hospitality sales or a related field; an MBA in sales or marketing is preferred.
  • Proven success developing sales teams, building key accounts, and achieving revenue goals.
  • Sound judgment in forecasting, budgeting, pricing recommendations, and cost management.
  • Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, with discretion when handling confidential information.
  • Familiarity with CRM tools and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience supporting multiple properties in different markets is beneficial.
  • Willingness to work varied hours and periodic holidays as business needs require.

Why join us:

You'll be part of a team that genuinely invests in its people. CoteCares isn't a tagline, it's how we show up for each other every day. You'll have the tools, support, and team culture to do your best work, with real opportunity to grow your career across the entire Cote Hospitality organization.

Skills Required

  • 7-10 years of sales or marketing leadership experience in a resort, hospitality, or closely related business
  • Bachelor's degree in hospitality sales or a related field
  • MBA in sales or marketing
  • Proven success developing sales teams, building key accounts, and achieving revenue goals
  • Experience with forecasting, budgeting, pricing recommendations, and cost management
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Familiarity with CRM tools
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
  • Experience supporting multiple properties in different markets
  • Willingness to work varied hours and periodic holidays

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The Company
HQ: Nisswa, Minnesota
26 Employees

What We Do

For over 100 years, Cote Hospitality has built a legacy by offering guests an intimate collection of resort and camps experiences located in Nisswa, Minnesota, featuring the historic and award-winning Grand View Lodge Spa & Golf Resort, Camp Lincoln for Boys and Camp Lake Hubert for Girls, and Tanque Verde Ranch, located in Tucson, Arizona. Its vision and mission is to enrich the lives of its guests by creating exceptional experiences and memories. Cote Hospitality offers best in-class accommodations and amenities. However, the true essence of Cote Hospitality’s collection can only be fully embraced by experiencing it firsthand. In addition, the company offers consulting services specializing in resort management, golf, spa, technology, and food and beverage advisory services and operations. Learn more by visiting www.cotehospitality.com

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