Associate Director of Catering

Noble House Hotels & Resorts; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life ins.

Matching 401k

Meal provided every shift

Travel discounts

Paid holidays/Vacation

On Demand Pay

Career advancement opportunities

Nationwide discount program

Job summary

Kona Kai San Diego Resort, part of Noble House Hotels & Resorts, is seeking an Associate Director of Catering to lead revenue growth through proactive catering sales, strategic event planning, and exceptional client relationships.

You will partner with the Director of Sales and Marketing to identify new opportunities, guide the catering team, and ensure flawless execution of high‑end events while delivering outstanding guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering sales, event planning, and/or hotel sales within a hospitality environment.
• Build strong relationships with clients while delivering exceptional service and memorable event experiences.
• Generate new catering business through proactive sales efforts, networking, and account management.
• Partner effectively with hotel departments to ensure seamless event execution and guest satisfaction.
• Are highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Take ownership of your results, embrace feedback, and continually grow revenue and guest experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive catering revenue through proactive sales efforts, strategic event planning, and strong client relationship management.
• Lead and support the catering team, provide guidance throughout the sales and planning process, and ensure events are executed flawlessly.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to uphold high service standards and exceptional guest experiences.
• Identify new business opportunities and cultivate lasting client relationships to maximize revenue growth.

Skills

Catering sales

Event planning

Client relationships

Negotiation

Account management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

WE ARE

Kona Kai San Diego Resort is a boutique urban resort located on Shelter Island. With 170 guestrooms, Kona Kai Resort is home to Vessel Restaurant + Bar, SpaTerre, a marina and a private club, all located just minutes from downtown San Diego. We are excited to welcome a new Associate Director of Catering to our island-inspired resort.

OUR CULTURE | Individual Distinction, Collective Soul

The Kona Kai San Diego is part of Noble House Hotels & Resorts: a curated collection of 20 unique hotels around the USA, distinctly unique in location and soul. Our best performers are independent thinkers, creative, and make decisions without too many corporate SOPs. They tend to be goal-oriented, financially sound, with a fair amount of grit. We look for people with high integrity and a positive, flexible mindset. Our properties are not a "one-size-fits-all." And neither are our team members. What makes us The Kona Kai Resort & Spa lies within our team. We are a group of individuals that share a passion for hospitality. We let our personalities shine and we like to have fun.

THE JOB

This role will report to: Director of Sales and Marketing

YOU

As the Associate Director of Catering, you would drive catering revenue through proactive sales efforts, strategic event planning, and strong client relationship management. You would partner closely with the Director of Sales and Marketing to identify new business opportunities, cultivate lasting client relationships, and maximize revenue growth. You would lead and support the catering team, provide guidance throughout the sales and planning process, and ensure every event is executed flawlessly. By upholding high service standards, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and focusing on exceptional guest experiences, you would help achieve the property's financial goals while creating memorable and successful events for clients and guests.

Requirements

To be successful in this position, you:

• Have experience in catering sales, event planning, and/or hotel sales within a hospitality environment.
• Build strong relationships with clients while delivering exceptional service and memorable event experiences.
• Generate new catering business through proactive sales efforts, networking, and account management.
• Partner effectively with hotel departments to ensure seamless event execution and guest satisfaction.
• Are highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Take ownership of your results, embrace feedback, and continuously look for opportunities to grow revenue and enhance the guest experience.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Business, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive catering sales experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of exceeding revenue targets and building strong client relationships.
• Strong negotiation, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

When joining our team as the Associate Director of Catering, you will be offered

• Pay Range of $80k - $95k annually
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Matching 401k after 1 year
• Meal provided every shift
• Travel discounts at partner Noble House Hotels around the country
• Paid holidays/ Vacation time
• On Demand Pay - your pay before payday
• Career advancement opportunities
• Nation wide discount program (inclusive of theme park, MLB, NFL and concert tickets )

Are you ready to join the excitement?

At Kona Kai San Diego, we take pride in supporting our initiatives towards Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility. We have established a hotel committee to bring together a variety of thoughts, perspectives, and expressions – and we would love for you to share yours with the team!

Noble House Hotels & Resorts are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member (come as they are) as their true authentic self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team (rooted in family) and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.

Salary Description

$80,000 - $95,000 per year

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