Now Hiring - Zuma New York - Professional Services Private Event Sales Manager - Zuma New York in New York, NY

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JOB SUMMARY:

This position's primary responsibility is to build and maintain clients for an exclusive private dining room collection while building sales in a team environment. The position will also oversee all event booking, event sales outreach, planning, coordinating event details, and assisting in final execution working directly with clients.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Handle all incoming event inquiries; must ensure follow up on the same business day
• Coordinate all administrative event details with client from inquiry to close including negotiating, executing proposals, contracts, credit card authorization forms, developing floor plans, and post event follow-up
• Coordinate all logistical event details from planning to execution, including site inspections, tastings, vendor meetings, COI paperwork, and day-of onsite client contact
• Responsible for BEOs, Menu Cards, Event Details, Itemized Bills, taking & logging deposits, managing specific client event needs, event administrative paper work, noting in reservation system, and keeping all information up to date for all departments.
• Assist in maintaining Calendar to ensure it is up to date as possible for communication with other event planners.
• Work together with the Sommeliers to ensure that the wines for an event for available and in stock for the event
• Up selling with clients when confirming details for their upcoming event by upgrading menu items, selling Feature menu items or having the sommelier select wines to complement their menu
• Coordinate with Restaurant Operations Team (BOH & FOH) to ensure seamless execution of event
• Act as primary onsite contact to client at buy-outs; must be able to monitor the progress of the event and deal with diversions and uncertainties with cool, calm and collected demeanor while maintaining a successful event.
• Build and maintain client database to ensure repeat business by providing excellent guest service
• Individual outreach to establish key relationships with new corporate clients, high profile fashion houses, media, and destination management companies and drive sales in corporate and social sectors
• Consistently brainstorm and implement new marketing ideas to build business and sales
• Develop long-term event strategies that demonstrate continued evolution. To include, but not limited to, conducting industry research to identify new event opportunities and maintaining knowledge on local competitors
• Solicit and promote event business through cold-calling, existing relationships with local businesses and other cost-effective activities.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least three years experience in high-volume, fine dining restaurant event sales and administration. Experience in New York City a big advantage.
• Proven track-record of hitting sales goals and making a strong impact on the companys bottom line.
• Proven ability of effectively communicating with high-value and corporate clients.
• Must be flexible to work weekends and events as needed.

To learn more about the people culture of our global family please click on this link: [please apply online] is a contemporary Japanese izakaya restaurant with a modern twist on the traditional style of informal dining. Using the best ingredients combined with the knowledge and respect for authentic Japanese cuisine, Zuma has established itself as a world renowned restaurant. Currently located permanently in London, Hong Kong, Dubai, Istanbul, Miami, Bangkok, Abu Dhabi, New York, Rome, Las Vegas and Boston, Zuma truly is a global force in the world of hospitality.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Travel reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Commission pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Travel requirement:

• Travel

Experience:

• Events Sales: 3 years (Required)
• Hospitality: 3 years (Preferred)
• Restaurants: 3 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person