Catering Sales Manager OEM/HM

Job description

Overview: The Catering Sales Manager is responsible for selling, planning, and overseeing all events booked at the hotel. Key Duties & Responsibilities: - Selling social catering events, servicing accounts, developing, and following up on leads for assigned markets. - Negotiates and finalizes contracts and banquet event orders (BEO) by meeting with and/or - telephoning clients. - Achieves sales goals. - Planning and detailing each event booked Oversight of the entire function - Anticipates (or reacts to) group problems and provides solutions. - Prepares specialized reports, as needed. - Keeps abreast of budgeted revenue goals and assists in putting together plans and actions or originates and generates business - Ensures that all guest checks, payments, master folios and advanced deposits are submitted to accounting; ensures that any other information, which is necessary and/or helpful for successful catering business, is submitted to appropriate departments. - Represents company at trade association meetings to promote property. - Communicates directly with Executive Chef, Banquets, and Conference Services regarding all changes to set-up and final counts. - Belongs to associations...