Director of Banquets

Roles and responsibilities

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies and the opportunity to earn qualifications while you work
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world
• Ability to make a difference in the local community through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
  

Job Description

What you will be doing:

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Group Catering and Events, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• To maintain and grow food & beverage sales from existing client base
• To develop an effective sales strategy to attract new & additional catering sales
• To create and prepare banqueting proposals for potential customers, ensuring that all likely additional costs relating to the event have been assessed accurately and communicated
• Meet and exceed all agreed sales targets set by the Sales Director
• Maintain and accurately keep updated, customer records
• Efficiently respond to all customer inquiries in a polite and timely manner
• Work closely and effectively with the team, to ensure that all catering contracts are delivered to a high standard
• Create and prepare accurate catering proposals for potential customers, ensuring that the catering offer matches the profile of the event in terms of product selection and budget
• Provide weekly and monthly sales activity reports
• Develop and deliver sales presentations to potential customers
• Produce clear and accurate Event Catering Schedules within set deadlines
• Adopt a clear and strategic approach to catering sales by selling a catering offer that drives up spending per head, while keeping operational costs to a minimum
• Organize and attend client meetings both internally and externally

Desired candidate profile

Bachelor’s or master’s degree with a concentration in marketing, promotions, advertising sales, or business administration preferred
At least one (1) year of industry sales experience
Familiar with Microsoft Office – Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Possess good communication, leadership and , organizational skills
Have a good command of the English and Arabic language
Create and prepare accurate catering proposals for potential customers, ensuring that the catering offer matches the profile of the event in terms of product selection and budget
Provide weekly and monthly sales activity reports
Develop and deliver sales presentations to potential customers
Produce clear and accurate Event Catering Schedules within set deadlines
Adopt a clear and strategic approach to catering sales by selling a catering offer that drives up spending per head, while keeping operational costs to a minimum
Organize and attend client meetings both internally and externally