Live! by Loews - Arlington offers careers at a high-energy hotel in the Arlington Entertainment District, between Globe Life Field and AT&T Stadium. Team members support 300 guestrooms, multiple dining venues, an infinity-edge pool and connected access to Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center.
What We're Looking For:
A seasoned Catering leader to guide the Catering Sales team and drive best-in-class strategies that grow market share, elevate visibility, and strengthen the overall Catering business across the complex. This senior, highly visible role will be responsible for setting the vision and strategy for Catering success while ensuring exceptional execution. The Complex Director of Catering will primarily focus on leadership and strategy, while also engaging directly in selling and servicing catering events as business needs dictate.
Who You Are:
- Catering champion who leads with confidence and creativity.
- Relationship builder who develops connections with authenticity and ease.
- Natural collaborator, energized by working across teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Forward thinker who balances big-picture vision with an eye for results.
- Entrepreneurial spirit who embraces change and drives innovation.
- Clear communicator who brings people together and inspires action.
- Veterans and military spouses encouraged to apply.
What You'll Do:
- Develop and execute the annual catering sales strategy to retain and grow market share, including targeted promotions, sales blitzes, and initiatives to drive specific segments.
- Analyze catering performance and financial results to refine strategies, optimize profitability, and identify new growth opportunities.
- Direct, coach, and develop catering managers, including onboarding, continuing education, and ongoing performance support.
- Develop and manage the annual catering budget, ensuring alignment with hotel and complex financial goals.
- Serve as the key communication link between complex and hotel leadership, ensuring alignment, consistency, and clarity in all catering sales strategies across client markets
- Partner with corporate catering leadership, marketing, sales, brand, and PR teams to design creative sales and marketing opportunities that elevate visibility, focusing on wedding, social, and corporate segments.
- Collaborate with Food & Beverage leadership to create innovative wedding packages, specialty menus, and tailored offerings that drive revenue and enhance client satisfaction.
- Optimize presence on third-party sites, ensuring content is accurate, competitive, and aligned with market strategy.
- Maintain strong partnerships with culinary, banquet operations, sales, revenue, and other teams; step in to resolve escalations and ensure an exceptional client experience.
- Research and monitor market trends and competitors to refine strategies and identify new opportunities.
- Represent the hotels through networking and participation in local industry and community events.
- Oversee lead response and conversion strategies while personally prospecting, selling, and servicing select accounts as assigned; this role carries a personal sales goal.
- Ensure catering events are planned and serviced to brand standards through leadership of the team; personally service select events as appropriate.
- Champion best practices, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and initiatives that improve efficiency, profitability, and the client experience.
- Serve as the key communication link between complex and hotel-specific leadership and catering sales managers.
- Regular attendance in conformance with standards.
- May be required to work varying schedules to reflect business needs.
- Required to attend all mandatory training sessions and meetings.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Your Qualifications Include:
- Minimum six years Catering Sales experience in a full-service hotel environment with proven success.
- Certified Meeting Planner, Certified Professional in Catering and Events, or similar Designation strongly preferred.
- Extensive knowledge of all hotel support departments.
- Delphi experience preferred.
- Diagram Writing Software experience, such as Social Tables, preferred.
- Property Management System knowledge preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Able to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.
Who You'll Supervise:
