Dual Catering Sales Coordinator

White Lodging Services, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Short- and Long-Term Disability and LI

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k)

Paid Time Off to include Vacation, Hol

Tuition Reimbursement

Complementary and Discounted Rooms

Job summary

White Lodging Services, Inc. is seeking a Catering Sales Manager to build rapport with clients, qualify their needs, and convert opportunities into booked business for our hotels. You will manage contracts, prepare customer communications, and keep internal reports up to date.

The role requires mastery of reactive and proactive sales, prospecting new business, and growing existing accounts, with a 4-year degree in business or hotel experience as a baseline.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Professional demeanor.
• Positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Build rapport with clients, qualify their needs, sell the appropriate hotel, book the business in Sales and Catering systems, and confirm the sale with contracts.
• Prepare correspondence to customers, internal booking reports and file maintenance.
• Ensure operations and event management have all the information needed to adequately service the group.
• Attend trade shows, community events and industry meetings.
• Develop/maintain knowledge of market trends, competition and customers.

Skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Professional demeanor

Positive attitude

Education

4-year degree in business or equivalent hotel experience

Job description

Description

Summary: The Catering Sales Manager will build rapport with clients, qualify their needs, sell the appropriate hotel to serve their needs, book the business in the Sales and Catering systems, and confirm the sale with contracts. They will prepare correspondence to customers, internal booking reports and file maintenance.

Responsibilities

This person will ensure that operations and event management has all the information needed to adequately service the group. Participate in daily business review meeting, pre-convention meetings, training and other sales-related meetings as required. Work with other departments within the hotel to provide quality service to customers. Attend trade shows, community events and industry meetings. Develop/maintain knowledge of market trends, competition and customers.

Other information

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Interested candidates must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, a professional demeanor, and positive attitude. This job will require mastery of the reactive and proactive sales process. This will include qualifying group leads and closing the business, finding new business through prospecting efforts, and growing current producing accounts. Candidates should possess a 4-year degree in business or equivalent hotel experience.

FULL TIME BENEFIT OVERVIEW

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short- and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off to include Vacation, Holidays, & Sick
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Complementary and Discounted Rooms