Senior Director, Catering & Events

Socket.dev; Surfside (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Training and Development

Complimentary Accommodation at other 4

Complimentary Dry Cleaning for Uniform

Complimentary Employee Meals

Job summary

Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club in Surfside, Florida seeks a Director of Catering to join our dynamic Commercial Team. This role drives catering sales and servicing revenue, managing corporate group business with a focus on excellence, leadership, and client service.

The ideal candidate has five years of leadership experience, strong negotiation and communication skills, and a detail-oriented, service-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five years’ experience leading a team in a comparable role.
• Strong selling and negotiating skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid organization skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Strong interpersonal and team player skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor the accuracy and effectiveness of all written communication from catering and conference services managers and support staff for our external customers as well as internal team.
• Actively prospect and solicit, develop and maintain catering accounts through personal sales calls, trade shows, and on-site entertainment. Supervise the execution of banquet events.
• Finalize the requirements of Four Seasons internal events as well as personally booked catering events while maximizing revenue potential through upselling and ensuring effective communication both written (Resumes, BEO, Daily Reports) and personal contact with all departments for the success of the event.
• Ensuring accuracy of Banquet Checks and provide bill review on completion of program or event.
• Managing challenges and glitches that arise while groups are on property and finding solutions, keeping Director of Marketing and Planning Committee fully informed on all unusual matters so that prompt corrective action can be taken where appropriate.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Organization

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club in Surfside, Florida seeks a Director of Catering to join our dynamic Commercial Team. This role drives catering sales and servicing revenue, managing corporate group business with a focus on excellence, leadership, and client service.

The ideal candidate has five years of leadership experience, strong negotiation and communication skills, and a detail-oriented, service-focused mindset.