Director of Catering

2 months ago


Columbus, Ohio, United States Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Full time
The ideal candidate for this position

Is a seasoned catering professional looking to lead a team. The director is responsible for planning and leading the catering sales and convention services team across the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Hotel and Convention Center. The Director of Catering and Event Management will be responsible for the financial and budget goals of the catering department, will engage in active selling strategies to solicit and close local, group, and association business. The director will also oversee the daily management and employee relations of the Catering and Event Management Team.

What you will be doing
  1. Provide day-to-day leadership to a team of on-property catering sales & event planning team.
  2. 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.
  3. Interacts effectively with guests/clients, sales and kitchen, vendors, competitors, local community, catering associations, and other hotel departments to monitor guest satisfaction.
  4. Manages the hotel's catering sales efforts, including local and group/convention business.
  5. Solicits/books local catering business and develops group business.
  6. Develops and manages catering sales revenue and operation budgets, monitors adherence to space release guidelines, and provides forecasting reports.
  7. This position reports to the Director of Sales and Marketing
  8. Other duties as assigned.
    Education
    1. Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience preferred.
    2. Two to four years of hotel catering sales experience or employment in a related position or field. Leadership experience is required.
    3. Marriott Consolidate Inventory (CI) experience a plus
      Benefits
    4. Hotel and other Travel discounts
    5. Medical
    6. Dental
    7. Vision
    8. Life Insurance
    9. Supplemental Insurance
    10. Long/Short Term Disability
    11. 401-K
    12. Professional Development Opportunities
    13. Competitive Compensation plus incentives
      Source: Hospitality Online

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