Director of Catering & Conference Services- Hilton Marietta

Remington Hotels; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in hospitality is seeking a Catering Sales Manager to drive sales, negotiate catering contracts, and enhance catering revenue at their property. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, a high work ethic, and experience in catering roles. This position involves working closely with the hotel management team and may require flexible hours, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Catering role with proven success.
• Strong business communication and presentation skills.
• High work ethic and self-initiative required.

Responsibilities

• Solicit banquet and catering sales business and manage inquiries.
• Negotiate contracts, including menu and room arrangements.
• Maintain budgeted sales quotas and develop sales action plans.

Skills

Business communication

Presentation skills

Strong work ethic

Teamwork

Self-initiative

Computer skills

Job description

Description

What you will be doing

• Solicit banquet and catering sales business, and receive and answer all inquiries relating to the catering department.
• Direct the activities of the catering department in an effort to obtain maximum profit from available business booked.
• Negotiate event contracts, including menu suggestions, bar set up, room arrangements, and share negotiated details with other departments within the hotel.
• Prepare and maintain reports of sales recaps, organization contacts, catering function book and catering file system.
• Maintain budgeted sales quotas, and create new ideas to increase catering revenue where required. Develop overall sales action plan for the catering/sales effort for all existing markets and prospect potential markets. Monitor specific action plans for each segment developed by the respective Catering Manager and ensure they achieve booking goals each month.
• Act in concert with hotel management team and property General Manager.

Qualifications

What we are looking for

• Prior experience in Catering role, demonstrating success and ability to sell and service Catering events.
• Strong business communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• High work ethic and self-initiative
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Suite
• Some travel may be required
• May be required to work varying schedules to include nights, weekends, and holidays
• Someone who enjoys working as and being part of a team that provides great experiences for our Guests!