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Key Responsibilities:
· To sell and service social catering events within the market segments outlined by the Director of Catering & Conference Services to achieve budgeted revenue goals. Maximize revenue sales in the given fiscal year and crossover revenue booking goals for future years.
· Responsibilities may including detailing for Catering managers on our team and assisting Conference Services.
· To work in conjunction with the Catering sales team to identify, research and develop potential Catering leads and opportunities for the hotel.
· Solicit business from assigned market segments, to include outside solicitations, networking events, industry showcases and client events.
· Develop and maintain Langham's best practices to ensure customer account objectives are defined, and appropriate sales activities are implemented.
· Responsible for managing account base, continuous development of new contacts and companies determining the total potential of each account
· Maximize function revenue by booking the proper meeting space based on food and beverage/attendance ratio
· Maximize room rental and food and beverage revenue / Upsell the clients whenever possible in order to increase average checks, and encourage the use of in-house outlets (Private Kitchen, Restaurant outlets)