JOB SUMMARY
The Catering Sales Manager is responsible for contracting and closing local catering and social business and ensuring that business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for quality service delivery. The position is responsible for achieving catering revenue goals by actively up-selling each business opportunity to maximize revenue. The incumbent implements the brand’s service strategy and applicable brand initiatives in all aspects of the sales process and drives customer loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer experience.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in the sales and marketing, guest services, front desk, or related professional.
OR
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; no work experience required.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Managing Sales Activities
- Manages sales efforts for the hotel including local corporate and social catering.
- Works collaboratively with off-property sales channels (e.g., Sales Office, Area Sales, EST) to ensure sales efforts are coordinated, complementary and not duplicative.
- Responds to incoming catering opportunities for the hotel.
- Identifies, qualifies and solicits new catering business to achieve personal and hotel revenue goals.
- Understands the overall market - competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them.
- Closes the best opportunities for the hotel based on market conditions and hotel needs.
- Uses negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts.
- Designs, develops and sells creative catered events.
- Maximizes revenue by up-selling packages and creative food and beverage.
- Manages catering sales revenue and operation budgets, and provides forecasting reports.
- Develops menus which drive sales.
- Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence).
- Participates in and practices daily service basics of the brand.
- Monitors the effective resolution of guest issues that arise as a result of the sales process by creating mechanisms to channel issues to property leadership and/or other appropriate stakeholders.
- Ensures successful performance by increasing revenues, controlling expenses and providing a return on investment for the owner and the company.
Providing Exceptional Customer Service
- Interacts effectively with sales, kitchen, vendors, competitors, local community, catering associations and other hotel departments in order to ensure guest satisfaction.
- Executes and supports the company’s Customer Service Standards and hotel’s Brand Standards.
- Executes exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and ensuring their satisfaction before and during their program/event.
- Serves the customer by understanding their needs and recommending the appropriate features and services that best meet their needs and exceed their expectations, while building a relationship and loyalty to the company.
- Gains understanding of the hotel’s primary target customer and service expectations; serve the customer by understanding their business, business issues and concerns, to offer better business solution both prior to, and during the program/event.
- Develops a close working relationship with operations to ensure execution of strategies at the hotel level.
Additional Responsibilities
- Performs other duties, as assigned, to meet business needs.
At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.
のスタッフは、受賞歴のある世界各地の100を超えるホテル/リゾートで、滞在後も長くお客様の記憶に残り続ける破格の体験を創出しています。生涯の思い出を作る世界トップクラスのホスピタリティのプロフェッショナルが集まるザ・リッツ・カールトンは、創造性、思慮深さ、思いやりが発揮できる環境があれば、誰もが成功できると信じています。
私たちは常に、世界中で稀有で特別なラグジュアリーサービスを代表し、お客様に最高の気配りと快適さを提供することに誇りを持っています。
ここで働く人の役割は、ザ・リッツ・カールトンの「ゴールドスタンダード」が毎日優雅に、心を込めて提供されるようにすることです。ゴールドスタンダードはザ・リッツ・カールトンの基盤であり、毎日よりよい一日を目指す私たちの指針です。ザ・リッツ・カールトンがラグジュアリーホスピタリティのグローバルブランドリーダーとして高い評価を得ているのは、この基盤、そして企業文化が成功を導くという信念のたまものです。私たちのチームの一員になると、従業員への約束、信条、サービスバリューなどのゴールドスタンダードを学び、それを体現することが求められます。同時に私たちは、仕事や同僚を誇りに思えるような機会と環境を提供することを約束します。
ザ・リッツ・カールトンの一員になると、マリオット・インターナショナルのブランドポートフォリオに加わることになります。最高の仕事をして、目標を達成し、素晴らしいグローバルチームに参加し、最高の自分になることができる場所で働いてみませんか。
