The Catering & Events Sales Manager solicits, sells and contracts catering events to clientele, with a focus on client satisfaction, food & beverage revenue generation and service excellence.

Duties:

• Effectively communicates catering events with the department.
• Solicit, generate and close catering contracts for events.
• Maintain a minimum of 10 cold call solicitations per week.
• Build and maintain positive professional relationships with in-house and outside clients through timely, accurate and reliable communication.
• Book event space, issue contracts and confirm payment with Accounting for all catering bookings.
• Review assigned department contracts to ensure accurate space assignments and approvals.
• Prepare and update Banquet Event Orders, diagrams and cost estimates in a timely manner.
• Coordinate Catering Sales groups and upsell food, beverage, décor and outsourced services.
• Attend and oversee individually contracted wedding ceremonies and related logistics.
• Attend tradeshows, expos and networking events to promote business.
• Cover phones, greet clients and maintain a professional office environment.
• Assist with producing and distributing reports and documentation as needed.
• Assist with marketing by monitoring Catering social media and website traffic and other projects as requested.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of one year Catering or Convention Services management experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Salesforce or Delphi preferred.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal direction.
• Skilled in compiling and analyzing data for reports.
• Strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.