Director, Franchise Sales & Development - IL, WI

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the world’s largest hotel franchising company, and they are seeking a Director of Franchise Sales & Development. The role involves prospecting franchise opportunities, negotiating deal terms, and managing relationships within the hospitality industry.

Responsibilities:

• Prospecting and Qualifying Deals
• Networking/Industry Event Attendance
• Negotiate Terms and Execution of Contracts
• Manage Relationships
• Forecasting/Reporting
• Assisting other members of development team on special projects
• Maintaining in-depth knowledge of major purchase/sale transactions, activities of debt and equity, providers and other hospitality related trends within the US

Requirements:

• Extensive sales experience
• Hotel franchise development experience
• Proven achievement in sales by exceeding quotas
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships
• Effective presentation skills
• Hotel conversion experience
• Aptitude to evaluate pro-forma and feasibility studies for conversion projects
• Excellent judgement in evaluating opportunities for the company
• A desire to travel
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• A valid Drive's License
• Must have demonstrated proven achievement in sales by exceeding quota
• Required to travel approximately 80% of time (4 out of 5 days per week). Travel will be predominantly focused on lead generation and customer relationship management in the U.S