Role Description: Responsible for achieving Catering and Conference sales objectives and revenue goals. Developed strong rapport and built business relationships with local customer base through outside sales.
Actively solicited catering through outside sales calls, site tours, & participated in attending trade shows.
Managed, coordinated, planned & executed all catering events to the finest detail
Developed & maintained files to include: chronological account files, preparation of scheduled bookings, dissemination of event information to all appropriate departments, & record event information for catering system control purposes
Exceeded annual goal of 500,000 in sales by 40% in two years
Managed clerical work of the department; including preparing proposals, contracts, BEO’s, customer correspondence, function sheets, event schedules, and reports
Worked closely with Executive Members and Owners to plan all events with unique menu & themes