About the Role:

Four Seasons Alexandria is looking for a Catering Sales Manager who can secure and service Catering Business from the Social and Corporate Market, through active and effective promotion, solicitation, and prospecting, while maintaining FS standards and maximizing revenue/profit potential.

What Will you do:

1. Actively solicit new business and respond to inquiries with the intention of confirming profitable catering business and achieving Quarterly Sales Goals. Maintain an active trace/follow-up system on all inquiries and personal sales calls.

2. Conduct property tours and entertain planners of meetings, social events, and weddings.

3. Plan and/or attend and/or participate in meetings with hotel staff and clients, including but not exclusive to: Morning Operations Briefing, Morning CS Briefing, Resume Meeting, Banquet Event Order Meeting, Sales Meeting, Pre-Convention Meetings, Bi-Monthly Board of Operations, Menu Tastings, and Planning Visits.

4. Coordinate the sales efforts between sales department and catering to insure proper utilization of function space to yield maximum revenues.

5. Finalize the requirements of confirmed bookings while maximizing revenue potential through up selling and ensuring effective communication both written (Resumes, BEO, Daily Reports) and personal contact with all departments for the success of the event. Ensure accuracy of Banquet Checks and provide bill review on completion of program or event. Prepare a monthly booking report.

6. Keep Director of Catering/Catering Conference Services promptly and fully informed of all problems or unusual matter so prompt corrective action can be taken where appropriate.

7. Supervise the execution of banquet events. Review all function space with banquet manager and when required head house attendant. Ensure satisfaction of client at the outset of all events.

8. Respond according to the crisis management plan to any resort emergency or safety situation.

9. Comply with Four Seasons standards for sales and marketing, while working harmoniously and professionally with co-workers and planning committee.

10. Comply with Four Seasons Category One and Two Work Rules and Standards of Conduct as set forth in EmPact.

Desired Candidate Profile

What Will you bring:

1. Excellent reading, writing and oral proficiency in the English language.

2. College Education preferred

3. 3-5 years previous catering sales and/or banquet assistant manager/captain experience.

4. Strong selling and interpersonal skills.