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Open nowPosted 151 days ago

Director of Catering

Lotte Hotels Americas19 open roles

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New York, NY, USA
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The primary role and responsibility of this position is to concentrate his/her effort in selling and servicing events that take place withing the function and meeting spaces throughout the hotel

  • Key markets will include both Social Catering and Corporate Catering Sales
  • Focus on Social Market including Weddings, Galas, Holiday Parties and building base of annual events + generating key wins/special events for the hotel to positively impact our Catering and Banquet revenues always with an eye towards profitability
  • Lead the hotel's catering sales efforts through strategy, innovation, collaboration, networking and driving standards
  • Assist with the budgeting and forecasting process both annually and monthly
  • Strong knowledge and passion for food & beverage are required
  • Conduct sales visits and maintain good working relationship with clients including meeting planners, corporate events team and third-party planners
  • Handle inquiries + prepare proposals and contracts in a timely fashion
  • To concentrate his/her effort in selling food, beverage, meeting room rental and ancillary services
  • Prepare Banquet Event Orders and Floor Plans with accuracy + attention to detail and timeliness
  • Ensure that billing is correct and that payment is collected for all events
  • Always looking out for the best interest of the hotel, guests, staff and ownership
  • Conduct sales visits and site inspections
  • Develop new markets and sources of business through proactive efforts
  • Conduct proactive selling activities and to stay on top of industry trend
  • Participate in daily business review meeting and other hotel meetings as appropriate
  • Come up with new ideas on products and marketing of product such as meeting packages and promotional offers
  • Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established by the hotel from time to time, is essential to the successful performance of this position
  • Assimilate into Lotte New York Palace culture through understanding, supporting and participating in all elements of pride and care. Demonstrate working knowledge of the service standards
  • Work closely with Transient Sales team, Group Sales Team and Meetings & Events Team to generate referral business
  • Maintain close communication with members of the sales and wider hotel team as necessary
  • Follow up with clients and coordinate with internal operations departments until contract is signed
  • Provide regular updates on competitors' offers and market intelligence and shares the information with sales team

Salary Range: $145,000-$155,000 Annually

  • Four year college degree is required 5 years experience in luxury hotel sales department or equivalent Prior management experience Thorough knowledge of sales operations, product knowledge and competition Utilize traditional software programs such as MS Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point and/ or Outlook Express and Salesforce/Delphi FDC Well organized and a good planner Professional appearance Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, with guests and employees Interpersonal skills to provide overall guest satisfaction Successful achievement in past sales goals is a definite advantage Self motivated, detail oriented, and being proactive is required Ability to create, adjust and work with budgets A passion for food, beverage, and special events Contribute to the continual growth and development of managers and employees
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