Now Hiring - Sales Manager in Salt Lake City, UT

LUX is Utah’s most award winning and highest rated catering and event companies, join our team! We offer our employees benefits that rival Fortune 100 companies, earning us multiple Best Company to Work For awards. We guarantee that all of the LUX team members have a safe and happy workplace – this translates into the perfect client experience. We are looking for a highly motivated, career-focused individual that has the ability to drive for new business while maintaining a structured sales team.

The Sales Manager will report to the Executive Director & Managing Partners in overseeing, training, and supervising the LUX Event Producers (sales team) in all sales-related activities including direct sales efforts and follow-up for proper sales administration. The Sales Manager must possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively. The Sales team will look to the manager to understand sales targets, expectations, and training requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ability to create and sustain positive synergy with the sales and management team.
• Ability to multi-task and work on a broad variety of projects.
• Manage a driven sales team to meet targets and expectations.
• Conduct sales trainings on new ways to drive business and maintain clientele.
• Develops strong customer and staff relationships through frequent communication and the use of professional, courteous and ethical interpersonal interaction.
• Responsible for working with clientele to provide professional client services support in the planning, organization, and management of off-site events, monitoring the logistics of these events and all event-related tasks.
• Duties will include but not be limited to working with space requirements, scheduling of events, equipment rentals, tastings, menus, invoicing and theme concept/design.
• Ability to forecast revenue goals and sales targets.

• Strong organizational skills and a detailed follow-through.
• Knowledge of Salesforce, CRM systems and Google suite
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in catering or event sales (offsite experience preferred)
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a management role.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Prior experience in hospitality or food and beverage
• Must have a strong knowledge of food, wine, and spirits
• Previous book of clients (preferred)
• Professional demeanor with the ability to interact with all types of clients and vendors.

The Sales Manager is a full-time salaried position with a competitive benefits package.

Some of the benefits include:

• Medical benefits
• Company sponsored dental and vision
• 401k program
• Life insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• Discount on catering and event services