Banquet Sales Executive/Manager

Job Description

Manages sales efforts for the hotel including local corporate and social catering. Works collaboratively with off-property sales channels (i.e Sales Offices at different locations) 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. Maximizes revenue by up-selling packages and creative food and beverage. Manages catering sales revenue and operation budgets, and provides forecasting reports. Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, guest correspondence). 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 company. Providing Exceptional Guest 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 Guest Service Standards Executes exemplary guest service to drive guest satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the guest and ensuring their satisfaction before and during their program/event. Serves the guest 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 guest and service expectations; serve the guest 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. Performs other duties, as assigned, to meet business needs. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month Benefits: Cell phone reimbursement Food provided Work Location: In person Speak with the employer +91 9816624633