Sales & Catering Manager

Description

Full Job Description

A Sales & Catering Manager is responsible for representing the hotel's services and facilities to prospective clients and customers in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability.

What will I be doing?

As a Sales and Catering Manager, you would be responsible for representing the hotel's services and facilities to prospective clients and customers in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. Specifically, you would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Respond to sales and catering inquiries from potential clients and customers seeking sleeping rooms, meeting space, food and beverage services, etc.
• Initiate new sales and catering, prospects and qualifies leads and solicits potential clients
• Host and entertain clients and maintain client accounts
• Conduct property site visits and answer questions
• Determine rates, prepare proposals, negotiate contracts, service accounts and analyze lost business for the hotel(s)
• Develop sales plans and strategies to meet or exceed established revenue and room night goals
• Partner with operations departments to ensure full participation in servicing accounts
• Great customer service skills
• Experience in Hospitality sales a plus
• Possible working weekends and holidays
• $45,000.00 to $50,000.00 plus bonus program

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Sick time off
• Vision insurance

What are we looking for?

• Quality
• Productivity
• Dependability
• Customer Focus
• Adaptability

Requirements

•  At least 1 years of progressive hotel sales experience preferred but not required. Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
  Computer proficiency to include Microsoft Office
  Maintain consistent verbal and written communication with clients & team
  Active listener
  Work effectively with other departments
  Ability to work some weekends
  Must be highly organized and detail-oriented