Specialty Restaurants · 2 weeks ago
Director of Catering Sales
Burbank, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$110K/yr - $125K/yr
5+ years expSpecialty Restaurants is known for its innovative dining experiences and has been recognized for its excellence in service. The Director of Catering Sales will develop and implement catering sales strategies to achieve revenue targets while managing all private event functions and supporting the General Manager.
Food and Beverage
Responsibilities
Manages the property's reactive and proactive catering sales efforts
Develops and implements sales strategies to achieve maximum revenues
Creates and manages quarterly and monthly sales plan
Builds local client base through sales calls, prospecting, networking, referrals
Responds to customer inquiries and develops customers independently
Promotes restaurant though local networking and organizations
Approves and negotiates contracts for catering sales team
Analyzes competition to maintain competitiveness and right pricing
Responsible for the financial performance of the department verifying that the team maximizes revenue opportunities by up-selling and implementation of other best revenue generating practices
Prepares all monthly reports for support center including accurate sales forecasts and booking reports
Achieves or exceeds booking goals and budgets for self and team
Establishes team and individual sales goals
Ensure successful events that meet both the client needs and company's profitability guidelines
Communicate all relevant information to appropriate departments in a timely fashion and in a detailed manner
Ensures team sells products and services that the operations team has the ability to successfully execute
Responds in a timely manner to customer issues and resolves complaints
Maintain effective communication, direction, support, timely feedback and recognition of performance
Provides support and coaching to team members to drive high levels of performance, job satisfaction, and personal growth
Celebrate team success
Creates sales activity expectations
Qualification
Required
5 years of progressive, strong sales experience with a catering company, full-service hotel or restaurant
Experience managing a Catering Sales Department team
Experience with Catering Management Software
Strong catering sales and event planning experience
Experience in accurate forecasting, and preparation of sales plans and financial reports
Work with fluctuating schedule based on departmental requirements
Observe all SRC Policies and Procedures
Must be able to create and maintain a team atmosphere within the department and ensure that employees are appropriately trained and have an adequate workload
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Detail oriented with a strong emphasis on accuracy
Strong PC skills with a working knowledge of including but not limited to MS Excel, MS Word, MS Office, and Outlook
Highly organized and creative
Preferred
College Degree Preferred
Benefits
Competitive salary
Benefits including vacation pay, medical, dental and vision insurance
Lifestyle Spending Account, this benefit supports you and your family in numerous ways such as through gym memberships, child-care, groceries, student loans & more!
Company dining package with allotted spending amounts each month
Variety of Supplemental Benefit Plans for life's unknowns
401k with annual employer match after 12 months
Employer paid life Insurance throughout the length of employment
Paid/Floating holidays for 5 major holidays
Accrued Paid Vacation
Education Assistance Program (EdAP) for hospitality related education growth
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to assist with work life balance
Company
Specialty Restaurants
Welcome to Specialty Restaurants! Founded in 1958, we have been a leader in our industry for over 50 years.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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