Catering Event Specialist
3 days ago
Company Description**
What’s in it for you?**
- Competitive wages/salary packages
- A comprehensive group benefits program
- Training and development opportunities
- Staff dining discount
- RRSP matching program for managers
**Job Description**:
- Actively solicit, book and finalize events based on function room capacities and various set-up options
- Assist clients with the event and menu planning while suggestively selling menus, which meet client needs and maximize revenues
- Contact clients after scheduled functions to ensure satisfaction and to solicit rebooking
- Responsibility for maximizing revenues, acting as a liaison between clients and operating departments
- Responsibility for acquiring and developing new accounts while managing existing accounts to ensure repeat sales
- Identify market segments and prospect corporations for social and corporate business
- Conduct tours and meetings to showcase facilities with perspective clients
- Monitor guest reactions while in house to find opportunities to exceed expectations and handle any guest complaints ensuring 100% guest satisfaction
- Responding to inquiries and preparation of event proposals for off-site catering
- Communicate with clients, gather event details, prepare packages, and send event confirmation details to clients
- Communicate event details and client needs with Event Venue Management
**Qualifications**:
- Post-secondary diploma/degree in Business or Hospitality
- Prior understanding of equipment and event rentals is an asset
- Prior administrative experience and exposure to marketing and sales
- Proven ability to work in a team environment with self-motivation and independent work ethic
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to engage clients
- IT/Computer savvy; proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
- Fanatical attention to detail, strong organizational skills and sales ability
- Ability to multi-task and maintain a level of professional urgency and momentum; excellent time management skills to prioritize tasks properly
- Professional and mature demeanour
- Ability to up-sell menu items, beverages, wines and facilities to maximize revenue
- Knowledge of menu development, menu/event planning
Additional Information
No calls from recruiters please
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