Catering Sales Manager

Description

We are looking for our next
great team member to join us as a Catering Sales Manager in our
Sales & Marketing department. We are committed to providing you
with:

• Highly competitive wages
• An exceptional benefit plan
  for eligible associates & your family members
• 401K matching program
  for eligible associates
• Flexible scheduling to allow you to focus
  on what is important to you
• Discounts with our Crescent managed
  properties in North America for you & your family members
• Additional
  hotel discounts with Marriott International brand hotels
• Free Parking
  
• Free Meal during your shift
• Quarterly employee appreciation
  events to celebrate all your hard work!

Marriott Syracuse Downtown
seeks Catering Sales Manager for solicitation of new accounts, maintains
and strengthens relationships with existing accounts.

Here is
what you will be doing each day as a Catering Sales
Manager:

• Meet and greet clients, conduct property tours,
  and promote facilities and services. Answer client
  inquiries.

• Develop client menus, write contracts and letters,
  as well as organize other arrangements as they relate to social and corporate
  events.

• Supervise and attend the overall set up and implementation
  of events and meetings. Communicate with relevant departments to ensure proper
  servicing of accounts.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly
  Catering/Sales reports.

Does this sound like
you?

A successful Catering Sales Manager possess
extensive knowledge of food and beverage etiquette, guest relations and service
standards. Strong interpersonal skills to assess client needs, negotiate pricing
and provide overall guest satisfaction.

Effectively deal with internal and external guests, some of whom will require
high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy. Presents a professional appearance
and manner. You understand & believe that every Crescent associate is a guest
relations ambassador, every working minute of every day.

• This
  position is overtime eligible with an expectation to work a 47.5-hour work
  week
• Catering Sales Managers are eligible for bonuses based on
  the current incentive plan

At Crescent Hotels & Resorts we strive
to create a great place to work where associates at all levels of our
organization are respected for their differences, just like the guests
and owners we serve. That’s why we are dedicated to creating an environment
that facilitates open and honest conversations about race, equity, diversity,
and inclusion. By examining our own beliefs and behaviors, we can create change
through training, recruiting, and promoting diverse talent to strengthen our
culture.

Qualifications

Experience working in sales, marketing,
food & beverage, event management in a hotel and/or hospitality industry highly
preferred

Experience

• Required

  2 years:
  

  Experience working in sales, marketing, food & beverage, event management
  in a hotel and/or hospitality industry highly preferred

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