Assistant Catering Manager

The Catering Sales Manager role involves driving banquet sales, maximizing revenue, and ensuring a seamless client experience for premium and luxury events. Your responsibilities include managing banquet inquiries, negotiating contracts, coordinating event planning, and fostering long-term relationships with corporate and social clients to establish the venue as a preferred destination. You will be tasked with generating leads, establishing partnerships with corporates and planners, and closing profitable deals for various events such as weddings, MICE, and social gatherings. Client management is crucial, where you will provide personalized service, manage client expectations, and ensure high satisfaction levels from the initial inquiry to post-event follow-up. Collaboration with banquet and culinary teams is essential to plan and execute events as per client specifications. Supporting promotional strategies and representing the brand at industry events to attract high-profile clientele will be part of your duties. Monitoring performance, analyzing market trends, and meeting revenue targets through strategic planning are key aspects of the role. You will report to the Banquet General Manager and should possess a Bachelor's degree in Hospitality or Business, along with a minimum of 5 years of experience in catering, banquet, or event sales, preferably in the luxury segment. Your skills should include client relationship management, negotiation, multitasking, and proficiency in CRM. Attributes such as being detail-oriented, well-connected, and passionate about delivering exceptional service are highly valued for this position.,