Banquet Sales Manager

As the Banquet Sales Manager, your role is crucial in driving sales, maximizing revenue, and providing a seamless booking experience for clients. You will be responsible for handling banquet inquiries, negotiating with clients, coordinating event planning, and cultivating strong relationships with corporate and social clients to establish the venue as a top choice for premium events. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and execute strategic sales plans to meet revenue targets - Identify new business opportunities and foster relationships with corporate clients, event planners, wedding planners, and travel agents - Conduct sales calls, site inspections, and client meetings to showcase banquet offerings, negotiate contracts, pricing, and packages for optimal profitability and client satisfaction Qualifications Required: - Proven experience in sales and client relationship management within the events industry - Strong negotiation skills and ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders - Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to multitask effectively The company focuses on providing personalized service and consultation to clients, maintaining open communication throughout the event planning process, and ensuring client satisfaction with a customer-centric approach. Furthermore, close collaboration with the banquet operations and culinary teams is essential to ensure flawless event execution, including menu planning, seating arrangements, and logistics aligned with client expectations. In partnership with the marketing team, you will develop promotional strategies, offers, and campaigns to attract high-profile clientele. Attendance at industry events, exhibitions, and networking platforms is key to representing the banquet venue and maintaining a strong presence both online and offline. Monitoring sales performance, market trends, and competitor activities is vital to provide regular forecasts, reports, and insights to senior management. Ensuring adherence to budgeted revenue and profitability goals will be a core part of your responsibilities.,