Job Overview: Responsible for soliciting new accounts, entertaining and maintaining relationships with existing accounts.
Compensation: $85,000/annually
Responsibilities and Duties: - Travel to meet with or call individual corporate clients by telephone to solicit annual and weeknight business.
- Meet and greet clients, conduct property tours, and promote facilities and services. Answers customer inquiries.
- Develop client menus, write contracts and letters, as well as organize all other arrangements as they relate to social and corporate events.
- Supervise and attend the overall set up and implementation of events and meetings.
- Complete and distribute banquet event orders.
- Communicate with relevant departments to ensure proper servicing of accounts.
- Prepare and present weekly and monthly Catering/Sales reports.
- Audit client checks to ensure accuracy.
- Supervise clerical staff in distribution of written materials.
- Type contracts, menus, letters and reports
Specific Job Knowledge and Skills:- Must have extensive knowledge of Food and Beverage etiquette, guest relations and service standards.
- Ability to read, write and speak fluently to interact with clients.
- Ability to analyze client needs and negotiate pricing.
- Basic mathematical skills to complete reports and points of sale.
- Ability to work under time pressures and extensive hours.
- Interpersonal skills to provide overall guest satisfaction.
- CITY Knowledge
Qualifications:
- Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school or any other combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge of skills and abilities.
- At least two years of supervisory sales and/or catering experience preferred.
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