Director of Catering & Convention Services

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Provides day to day leadership to a team of on-property catering sales & event planning team.
• Manages and directs the on-property catering sales managers to achieve hotel revenue goals by proactively targeting current and new high value accounts in the market and implementing effective catering sales deployment strategies to grow market share.
• Interacts effectively with guests/clients, sales and kitchen, vendors, competitors, local community, catering associations and other hotel departments in order to monitor guest satisfaction.
• Manages the catering sales efforts for the hotel including local and group/convention business.
• Solicits/books local catering business and develops group business.
• Develops and manages catering sales revenue and operation budgets, monitors adherence to space release guidelines and provides forecasting reports.
• Reports to the Director of Sales and Marketing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience preferred.
• Two to four years of hotel catering sales experience or employment in a related position or field.
• Leadership experience required.
• Experience with Marriott Consolidated Inventory (CI) is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university
• 2 to 4 years of hotel catering sales experience
• Leadership experience

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Salary with Highly Lucrative Bonus Structure
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability / Long Term Disability / Life Insurance
• 401(k) - 4% Match
• Paid Vacation Days
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays
• Company & Marriott brand Travel Discounts