Catering Sales Manager

Crescent Careers • Redwood City, CA

14h

About The Position

Catering Sales Manager: POSITION OVERVIEW: Solicitation of new accounts; maintains and strengthens relationships with existing accounts.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of Food and Beverage etiquette, guest relations and service standards.
• Strong interpersonal skills to assess client needs, negotiate pricing and provide overall guest satisfaction.
• Effectively deal with internal and external guests, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy.
• Presents a professional appearance and manner and must be proficient in CY/TY

Responsibilities

• Travel to meet with or call individual corporate clients by telephone to solicit annual, week day and weekend business.
• Interview, train, resolve problems and provide open communication to newly hired catering associates when appropriate.
• Meet and greet clients, conduct property tours, and promote facilities and services. Answers client inquiries.
• Develop and conduct persuasive verbal sales presentations to prospective clients.
• Develop client menus, write contracts and letters, as well as organize all other arrangements as they relate to social and corporate events.
• Supervise and attend the overall set up and implementation of events and meetings. Communicate with relevant departments to ensure proper servicing of accounts.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly Catering/Sales reports.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed