Catering Sales Manager

Located in Downtown LA’s cultural corridor, Conrad Los Angeles is the city’s newest luxury destination, featuring over 300 rooms, a world-class spa, a 16,000-square-foot rooftop pool deck, 12,000 square feet of event space, and three dynamic dining experiences—including our signature restaurant, San Laurel. This includes a signature restaurant, outdoor restaurant, lobby bar, and in-room dining all in partnership with Chef Jose Andres’ award-wining restaurant group, JoseAndresFoodGroup.

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As a Catering Sales Manager, you will be responsible for the development of market segment(s) including solicitation of new customer relationships, negotiation of business through proposals and contracts to close business.

In this role, you will focus on the Social and Corporate market.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Minimum of (2) years of experience in sales, catering sales or convention services.
• Experience working in a luxury or 5-star property preferred.
• Knowledge in food and beverage menu development.
• Knowledge in all areas of banquet and event etiquette, guest relations and service standards.

What will I be doing?

As a Catering Sales Manager, you would be responsible for soliciting, securing and responding to customer inquiries regarding the purchase of food and beverage and use of event facilities in the hotel’s continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability.

• Solicit, secure and respond to customer inquiries regarding the purchase of food and beverage, rental of event facilities and purchase of ancillary services from the hotel
• Host and entertain clients, conduct property tours, promote facilities and services and draft contracts
• Communicate with and provide direction and supervision to team members to execute catering events
• Respond to special guest requests in a timely, friendly and efficient manner
• Manage customer relationship through drafting proposals and contracts, responding to customer inquiries, as well as organizing arrangements as they relate to social and corporate events ie: set-up and execution of social and corporate meetings, meals and special events. Provides direction and supervision of meeting and/or catering logistics to catering and event services managers and other departments and team members responsible for event execution.
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