Catering Sales Executive

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• To maintain and grow food & beverage sales from Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences’s existing client base.
• To develop an effective sales strategy to attract new & additional catering sales, in conjunction with the Venue’s sector sales team.
• To create and prepare banqueting proposals for potential customers, ensuring that all likely additional costs relating to the event have been assessed accurately and communicated.
• Meet and exceed all agreed sales targets set by the Catering Sales Manager.
• Maintain and accurately keep updated, customer records.
• Efficiently respond to all customers enquires in a polite and timely manner.
• Work closely and effectively with the Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences Hospitality Team, in order to ensure that all catering contracts are delivered to a high standard.
• Create and prepare accurate catering proposals for potential customers, ensuring that the catering offer matches the profile of the event in terms of product selection and budget.
• Provide weekly and monthly sales activity reports.
• Develop and deliver sales presentations to potential customers.
• Produce clear and accurate Event Catering Schedules within set deadlines
• Adopt a clear and strategic approach to catering sales by selling a catering offer that drives up spend per head, while keeping operational costs to a minimum.
• Organize and attend client meetings both internally and externally
• Support the Venue sector sales team if required, in terms of fielding enquires in their absence or taking messages.
• The duties of this post may require some weekend or evening work.
• This job description is not exhaustive and the role necessitates flexibility to take on other responsibilities which are at the discretion of the Sales Director.

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  Employee benefit card offering discounted rates at Accor hotels worldwide.
• Develop your talent through Accor’s learning programs.
• Opportunity to grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to contribute to the community and make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) activities.