Catering Sales Manager
Job Description
Hotel:
Rogers Embassy Suites3303 Pinnacle Hills Pkwy
Rogers, AR 72758Catering Sales Manager
Full time
Atrium SPIRIT - where teamwork, passion and appreciation ignite service excellence
The Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas is a beautiful hotel, spa, and convention center located in Rogers, AR. We are conveniently located by the Walmart AMP, Top Golf, and the Pinnacle Hills Promenade and a short 20-minute drive from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
The Embassy Suites NW Arkansas holds 400 two-room suites, an indoor pool, gym, a full-service spa, restaurant, and offers an evening reception for guests. When you join the Atrium Hospitality team at the Embassy Suites as a full-time associate, you will have the option to opt into a 401K plan with employer matching, health, vision, and dental insurance, paid-time-off, employer paid life insurance, pet insurance, employee contribution short- and long-term disability options, as well as accident and critical illness options. Work today, get paid today with DailyPay. Come grow with us!
Pay Range:$21.00-$22.05
Make a Difference:
The primary purpose of the Catering Sales Manager is to optimize catering revenue through (1) maximizing catering opportunities consistent with the property’s business plan; and (2) effectively detail and service all groups personally booked.
What You'll Be Doing:
The Position will be tasked with the following duties, responsibilities, and assignments:
- Generate catering revenue consistent with the property’s business plan;
- Detail and service all groups personally booked.
- Achieve personal and hotel revenue goals;
- Prospect for new business using a wide variety of methods, including phone calls, outside sales calls, community functions, internet prospecting, supplier partnerships, trade journals, etc.;
- Develop, implement, and update catering sales action plans;
- Interact effectively with vendors, competitors, local community, catering associations and other hotel departments. (including Sales, Kitchen and Operations) to ensure guest satisfaction;
- Align catering service and client specifications to achieve high guest satisfaction and return on investment;
- Manage contract minimums and coordinate the collection of attrition and cancellation fees;
- Provide accurate revenue and expense forecasts according to established guidelines; and
- All other work as required to complete the primary purpose of the position.
Bring Your Experience:
Required Prior Experience:
Minimum two (2) years of Catering Sales experience or two (2) years in hotel Event Services, Banquet, Group Sales, or an equivalent combination of education and
experience.
Preferred Prior Experience:
Prior experience with the Group, and/or Social Event market segments
Preferred Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Business
Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major
Preferred Licenses/ Certification:
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
Required Technology:
Proficient in Microsoft Office Tools
Preferred Technology:
Demonstrated experience with industry specific sales and catering programs including Microsoft Office, Delphi.fdc, and/or CI/TY, particularly in detailing
Banquet Event Orders (BEOs)
Travel:
Less than 20% travel requirement.
Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation and the ability to be available at off property meetings and
events with minimal notice.
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When you’re an Atrium Associate, you’re a part of a crucial workforce providing the ultimate ‘Home Away From Home’ for our guests. We know that it takes a lot of time and effort to provide these exceptional experiences, so we reward your efforts with a competitive compensation plan and other benefits and perks that allow you to offer your best to our guests. These benefits include:
- Daily Pay
- Significant Travel Discounts on Marriott and/or Hilton properties
- 401k Plans
- Medical Insurance
- Other property specific benefits
Plus, we make sure you can grow your career the way you want to through Internship programs, training and development and over 80 hotels that offer incredible opportunities for career driven associates.
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Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.
Atrium Hospitality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Atrium Hospitality brinda igualdad de oportunidades de empleo a todos los empleados y aplicantes de empleo y prohíbe la discriminación y el acoso de cualquier tipo sin distinción de raza, color, religión, edad, sexo, origen nacional, estado de discapacidad, genética, estado de veterano protegido, orientación sexual, género de identidad o expresión, o cualquier otra característica protegida por las leyes federales, estatales o locales. Esta política se aplica a todos los términos y condiciones de empleo, incluido el reclutamiento, la contratación, la colocación, la promoción, la terminación, el despido, el retiro, la transferencia, las licencias, la compensación y la capacitación.
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