Now Hiring - Holiday Inn Express - Catering Sales Manager (hotel) in Wilsonville, OR

Full description of the position

Position Summary:
Responsible for actively soliciting, selling, planning, and overseeing all local catering events booked at the property. Responsible for achieving monthly revenue goals and making sound business decisions to support the hotels financial and leadership goals.

Essential Functions:

• Solicit, negotiate, and book new catering accounts including business group meetings, weddings, and social events through telephone solicitation, outside sales calls, site tours, networking, mailing, internet promotions, and written communication.
• Maintain and enhance relationships with existing clients to obtain repeat business.
• Maintain relationships with event planners to solicit business for the property.
• Prepare and present effective proposals to close business.
• Determine exact requirements for all facets of each event including basic food and beverage, meeting room set-ups, VIP requirements, transportation, agenda and labor charges to finalize event orders.
• Understand menus, hotel profit and strategies.
• Participate in business review meetings, BEO meetings, trainings and other catering sales related meetings as required.
• Oversee client functions and maintain ongoing communication with all departments to ensure client satisfaction.
• Communicate with and guide Banquet Manager on execution of functions.
• Prepare correspondence to customers, internal booking reports and file maintenance.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of two years’ experience in catering and wedding sales in hotel setting.
• College degree preferred.
• Extremely detailed oriented and organized.
• Strong administrative skills, to include business writing, mathematics for basic accounting and knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation and skills.
• Exceptional detail in follow-through.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Must be available to work some weekends, evenings and holidays, as necessary.

Full time employees are eligible for health insurance.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Travel reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Hotel: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person