Catering Sales Manager

The Catering Sales Manager is responsible for developing existing business and solicit new catering business through catering lead generation and catering sales marketing. The Social Catering Sales Manager will also book, sell, plan and coordinate special events while assuring the highest level of customer service with a large focus on our wedding clients.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Ability to provide timely response and exceptional level of service to clients
• Maintain a positive, friendly and professional manner in all interactions with clients, team members, industry vendors, etc.
• Prepare proposals and event orders for all events and meetings with great attention to detail
• Understand overall revenue strategy, how to evaluate business opportunities
• Use creativity to close new business and maximize revenue
• Provide timely follow up and communication with clients throughout sales process
• Post/billing for events as needed
• Ability to negotiate contract terms and agreements
• Facilitate the process from consultation all the way through event execution.
• Ability to network and form relationships within the event community.
• Learn operations portion of event planning and event management including; warehouse functions & pre-event packing.
• Will learn how to manage events from start to finish and execute on peak dates throughout the year.
  

Qualifications and Experience:

• One year experience in sales and catering and/or event planning or food & beverage.
• Proven capability and desire to provide an exceptional level of service to clients and team members
• Ability to effectively negotiate terms and agreements
• Able to work a flexible schedule based on business demands
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to life at least 40lbs
• Must have clean driving record and reliable transportation

Physical Requirements:

• Workload will encompass a 40-50 hour work week
• This job will require working most weekends and some holidays including New Years Eve
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty exceptionally well. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this positions.

Compensation and Benefits:

• We offer a competitive salary, and bonus structure. We also offer an excellent medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefit package along with 401k.

Additional Notes:

• The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.