Sales and Events Manager

American Gonzo Food Corp; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food and hospitality sector is seeking a Sales & Events Manager in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will have extensive event planning experience, a proven track record in sales strategy development, and strong leadership skills. This role involves conceptualizing and executing high-profile events, ensuring quality and service meet company standards while achieving targeted revenue goals. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including commissions on revenue generated.

Benefits

Dining Comp Tab of $1,000/month

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

401 (k) Retirement plan

Incremental paid vacation

Cell Phone reimbursement

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in restaurant or events management.
• Ability to handle multiple events simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of food and beverage operations.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, plan, and execute events and partnerships.
• Achieve annual event revenue goals of half a million dollars.
• Oversee VIP events and ensure client satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Client Relationship

Job description

American Gonzo Food Corp provided pay range

This range is provided by American Gonzo Food Corp. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$85,000.00/yr - $90,000.00/yr

As the Sales &Events Manager, you will be responsible for conceptualizing, planning, and executing events, caterings and partnerships for American Beauty Grove. You will play a key role in building strategic alliances, building sales and ensuring execution meets our guests needs as well as the ethos and values of the company. This role requires a creative, resourceful, achievement driven and relationship-orientated professional with industry connections to achieve the budgeted sales goal and beyond. This role is also expected to bring expertise in off-premises catering operations, ensuring that externalevents meet the same standards of service and execution as in-houseevents.

KEY DELIVERABLES:

• Create event and catering revenue to deliver on sales goals of delivering a half million dollars in event revenue annually.
• Onsite presence to greet all VIP guests and oversee events for VIPs and/or events larger then 25 guests in partnership with the restaurant team when needed or necessary.
• Work with operations team to build events menus and keep offerings current and up to date with menu changes, food and beverage.
• Work with the operations team to develop catering options for both American Beauty and The Win~Dow at The Grove.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 years' progressive experience in a restaurant level, banquet level,events or management-level role in a full service restaurant oreventfacility
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle multipleevents simultaneously while ensuring attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and the capability to work under pressure.
• Knowledge of food and beverage operations is a plus.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Familiarity in the local community, network, and strong understanding of locally-specific markets highly preferred
• Ability to work independently and to handle multiple priorities & activities
• Demonstrated track record in achieving or exceedingeventsales targets
• Proven record of developing sales strategies that maximize revenue opportunities, including pricing, packaging and promotional tactics tailored to different market segments.
  
  

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Compensation: $85k - $90k plus commission (3% of Event and Catering revenue) plus a guaranteed commission paid monthly for the first 90 days
• Dining Comp Tab for entertaining clients of $1,000 per month
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Progressively increasing paid vacation
• 401 (k) Retirement plan
• Cell Phone reimbursement
• Company Dining Program (Pitfire, Superba, American Beauty, and The Win~Dow)
  
  

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We are an EEO Employer.

More detail about American Beauty part of American Gonzo Food Corp., please visit https://culinaryagents.com/entities/742571-American-Beauty

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Restaurants

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