Catering Sales Manager

Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach • Daytona Beach, FL

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About The Position

The Catering Sales Manager leads the planning and execution of catered events and works with clients to ensure details meet or exceed expectations. The position manages event logistics and coordinates with culinary and banquet teams to deliver seamless events that support guest satisfaction and revenue. It builds relationships with clients, third parties, and community organizations to generate hotel catering business, while prospecting, responding to requests for proposals and inquiries, preparing contracts and banquet event orders (BEOs), and communicating client expectations to the hotel team. The role reports to the Director of Sales [Director of Catering]. It may support career progression in sales, food and beverage, or hotel operations. The position may require a varied, flexible schedule, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Requirements

• A college degree or two years of hotel experience.
• Previous experience in a similar or related position.
• Eligible to work in the United States.
• Sufficient education and/or literacy to identify and read product labels and communicate with guests about job-related needs.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, kneel, and lift as required, with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays if needed.
• Warm, professional demeanor, friendly personality, and positive attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Hotel experience.
• Special certifications.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with clients, third parties, and community organizations to generate catering business for the hotel.
• Prospect for new catering business.
• Respond to incoming requests for proposals (RFPs) and inquiries.
• Execute contracts and banquet event orders (BEOs).
• Communicate client expectations to the hotel team.
• Plan and execute catered events, manage event logistics, and coordinate with culinary and banquet teams.

Benefits

• Career growth opportunities across the nationwide portfolio.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Access to up to 40% of earned wages before payday through PayActive.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with a guaranteed 4% match and no vesting period.
• Exclusive hotel and food and beverage discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time