Catering Sales Manager

Crescent Careers • Redwood City, CA

19d

About The Position

Catering Sales Manager: POSITION OVERVIEW: Solicitation of new accounts; maintains and strengthens relationships with existing accounts. Contracts, and services local corporate catering. Meet and exceed catering revenue goals by actively up-selling each business opportunity to maximize revenue. Implements the brand's service strategy and applicable brand initiatives in all aspects of the sales process and drives customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience.

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

• Meet with or call individual corporate clients by telephone to solicit annual, week day and weekend business.
• Meet and greet clients, conduct property tours, and promote facilities and services.
• 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