Luxury Catering Sales Manager – Premier Dallas Events

The Knox, Auberge Collection; Dallas (TX); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Knox, Auberge Collection in Dallas seeks a Catering Sales Manager to drive catering and event revenue by securing social, wedding, corporate, and local business opportunities. You will own client relationships from inquiry through contract, helping position The Knox as a premier events destination.

You will work hands-on to translate Auberge's intimate, personalized style into proposals clients can sign, while leading site tours, tastings, and strategic outreach to build long-term

Qualifications

• 2+ years catering or event sales experience in a luxury hotel, resort, private club or high-end venue.
• Proven record of meeting or exceeding catering revenue goals.
• Strong knowledge of food and beverage, banquet operations and event logistics.
• Experience with weddings, social events and corporate meetings.
• Bachelor's degree in hospitality, business or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• An established network in the Dallas social, wedding and corporate markets preferred.
• Pre-opening or new-venue launch experience preferred.
• Experience with Forbes or LQA luxury service standards strongly preferred.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in a polished and professional manner.

Responsabilités

• Respond to every inquiry — phone, email, web and internal referral — promptly and convert qualified leads into signed contracts.
• Proactively develop new social, wedding, corporate and local business opportunities through outbound calls, networking, site tours and industry events.
• Build relationships with Dallas planners, country clubs, corporate assistants, nonprofits and the Knox Street and Highland Park communities.
• Achieve monthly, quarterly and annual catering revenue goals; support forecasting and the annual catering sales plan.
• Lead site inspections and hard hat tours that showcase The Knox's venues, cuisine and design.
• Write tailored proposals and contracts, and negotiate pricing, food and beverage minimums and terms within hotel guidelines.
• Guide clients through menu selection, floor plans, timelines and vendor coordination; attend tastings with the culinary team.
• Prepare accurate event details and ensure BEOs and event resumes are complete and updated for handoff to Event Management and Banquets.
• Present upcoming events at weekly BEO meetings and collaborate with Culinary, Banquets, Beverage and Engineering.
• Build the pre-opening pipeline and pace before the hotel opens, including off-site sales calls and hard hat tours.

Connaissances

Catering sales

Event sales

Luxury hospitality

Client relationship

Negotiation

Formation

Bachelor's degree in hospitality or related field

Description du poste

The Knox, Auberge Collection in Dallas seeks a Catering Sales Manager to drive catering and event revenue by securing social, wedding, corporate, and local business opportunities. You will own client relationships from inquiry through contract, helping position The Knox as a premier events destination.

You will work hands-on to translate Auberge's intimate, personalized style into proposals clients can sign, while leading site tours, tastings, and strategic outreach to build long-term