Catering & Events Sales Leader - Bonus Eligible

DoubleTree by Hilton; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

DoubleTree by Hilton Dayton Fairborn seeks a dynamic, results-driven Sales & Catering Manager to turn opportunities into booked business and events into lasting client relationships. The role focuses on catering and event sales, developing new business, and partnering with clients from initial inquiry to event execution.

You'll own the sales process, build corporate, association, government, university, and social accounts, and collaborate with culinary and banquet teams to maximize revenue

Qualifications

• Proven experience in hotel catering sales, hospitality sales, banquet sales, or event business development.
• Strong prospecting, negotiating, closing contracts, and achieving sales goals.
• Ability to build relationships and generate repeat business across corporate, government, and social accounts.

Responsibilities

• Sell catering, banquet, meeting, and group business while maximizing revenue from opportunities.
• Respond to inquiries, create proposals, conduct site tours, negotiate pricing, and close business.
• Develop corporate, association, government, university, and social event accounts to generate repeat business.
• Partner with clients to plan meetings, weddings, banquets, and events from booking to completion.
• Identify opportunities to increase guest room bookings, F&B, meeting room rentals, and event services.
• Collaborate with culinary, banquet, operations, and sales teams to deliver exceptional experiences.
• Manage your sales pipeline and follow up to achieve revenue goals.

Skills

Hotel catering sales

Hospitality sales

Banquet sales

Event business development

Prospecting

Negotiation

Closing contracts

Relationship building

Sales pipeline management

Communication

Job description

DoubleTree by Hilton Dayton Fairborn seeks a dynamic, results-driven Sales & Catering Manager to turn opportunities into booked business and events into lasting client relationships. The role focuses on catering and event sales, developing new business, and partnering with clients from initial inquiry to event execution.

You'll own the sales process, build corporate, association, government, university, and social accounts, and collaborate with culinary and banquet teams to maximize revenue