Strategic F&B Events & Entertainment Manager

Obsolete Site; Fort Bliss (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Obsolete Site is seeking a qualified candidate for a management role in banquet, catering, and special events. You will lead efforts to grow utilization of MWR facilities, engage prospective customers, and develop market opportunities.

Strong organizational skills and effective written communication are essential, with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. You will build relationships with military, schools, businesses, and community partners to expand awareness of MWR offerings and secure

Qualifications

• Progressively responsible management experience in banquet, catering, and special events.
• Must be well organized with an attention to detail.
• Must possess ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Must have well-developed computer, organizational, time management, prioritization and writing abilities, with an aptitude for learning new skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of PC computer programs including Microsoft operating system, Excel and PowerPoint required.

Responsibilities

• Proactively develops and pursues business opportunities that increase utilization and generate revenue for MWR facilities, programs, event spaces, and services.
• Identifies and engages prospective customers and target markets.
• Conducts ongoing market research and analysis to identify current, emerging, and under served customer segments and business opportunities for MWR facilities, programs, event spaces, and services.
• Establishes and effectively uses a sustainable business-development management process that provides clear visibility of prospects, qualified leads, active opportunities, proposals, bookings, lost opportunities, and outreach activities.
• Develops and sustains purposeful relationships with military organizations, school districts, businesses, associations, community organizations, event organizers, and appropriate stakeholders to expand awareness and utilization of MWR facilities.
• Engages prospective customers to understand their event purpose, requirements, budget, schedule, audience, and desired experience and works to identify appropriate MWR solutions.

Skills

Event management

Organization

Written communication

Time management

Learning new skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Windows OS

Job description

Obsolete Site is seeking a qualified candidate for a management role in banquet, catering, and special events. You will lead efforts to grow utilization of MWR facilities, engage prospective customers, and develop market opportunities.

Strong organizational skills and effective written communication are essential, with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. You will build relationships with military, schools, businesses, and community partners to expand awareness of MWR offerings and secure