Designation: Event Center Sales Manager
Duration: Full Time
Location: Dayton OH
Salary: $70 $90K.
Job Description
The ideal candidate will excel in meeting sales goals managing client relationships and ensuring seamless communication with our team to deliver exceptional experiences for our guests. This role requires a strategic resultsdriven leader who can identify and cultivate new business opportunities develop client relationships and implement effective sales strategies to drive revenue growth.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Promote plan and coordinate events and catering services for the event center ensuring seamless execution and exceptional guest experiences
- Drive sales through proactive outreach networking and relationshipbuilding with corporate clients social event planners and the local community
- Develop and implement strategic sales plans to meet and exceed monthly and annual revenue goals
- Manage the sales process from initial inquiry to postevent followup serving as clients primary point of contact
- Plan organize and coordinate events from start to finish
- Coordinate with vendors suppliers and internal teams to ensure all event requirements are met
- Manage event budgets and expenses
- Oversee event setup including decorations seating arrangements and audiovisual equipment
- Communicate event details and updates to all stakeholders
- Handle any issues or emergencies that may arise during events
- Develop and deliver department relevant training curriculum for support/PT staff
- Accurately maintain time and attendance records as well as generate reports as needed for events to include payroll incident reports and any other assigned administrative duties
- In collaboration with the Human Resources department address employee relations issues through coaching/counseling sessions and maintain detailed documentation of infractions
- Participate in meetings as the need arises to facilitate duties of position/support other departments
- Have a full and complete understanding of the technology required to perform duties
- Constantly learn and recommend new ways for technology to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of work
- Participate in training & continuing education and attend professional conferences as needed to maintain current with needs of position
- Must have the flexibility to work evenings weekends and holidays
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Education
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.
- High school diploma required
- College or technical school preferred but not required
- Three (3) to five (5) years experience in venue management including at least one (1) year of supervisory experience highly preferred
- A proven track record in sales and event management within the hospitality or restaurant industry
- Passion for creating memorable event experiences
- Strong business acumen with experience managing P&L statements
- Highenergy goaloriented and excellent at building client relationships
- Flexibility to adapt in a fastpaced environment
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit stand walk move heavy objects use a computer use a telephone speak hear and write.
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