Catering & Event Sales Manager (Pre-opening) at voco Bandung Setiabudi
About this position
Responsibilities
• Sell and promote hotel in all aspects, with emphasis on Corporate and all Meeting, Incentive, Conference & Exhibition.
• Entertain potential accounts as per Management requirements.
• Make a minimum of 6 sales calls daily and 4 entertainment per week.
• Liaise with MICE PCOs, PEOs and Government bodies.
• Research and report upon Travel Agent and/or Corporate Market trends as well as market intelligence.
• Establish beneficial relationships with our clients, especially in Corporate, Commercial sector and MICE segments.
• Deliver give-away items to your accounts on specific occasions.
• Take care of in-house guests whenever necessary.
• Prepare daily and monthly Sales Report.
• Prepare weekly Group Booking chart.
• Plan regular sales calls report if any.
• Attend daily sales briefings.
• Be always impeccably groomed to represent the Hotel in a professional manner.
• Interact with potential clients and industry trade representatives of competitive hotels.
• Respond to all Banquet requests.
• Follow up business under negotiation as well as take care of confirmed business.
• Issue Event Order’s for daily functions ideally 7 days before function, except for Last Minute functions.
• Handle office phone calls in an efficient and timely manner.
• Be able to conduct an intensive Hotel site inspection and join any hosted function as directed by the Management.
• Handle issues related to his/her own accounts or handle any other matters as directed by his/her immediate supervision and DOSM.
• Be responsible in keeping our property safe and secure, to participate in any hotel activity related to Fire Life safety.
• Perform any other duties which may be assigned by the management from time to time.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Sales, Marketing or related field.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with customers, employees and third parties that reflects highly on the hotel, the brand and the Company.
• Problem solving, reasoning, motivation.