What are the responsibilities and job description for the Events Sales Manager position at Major Food Brand?
Major Food Group (the powerhouse restaurant group behind Carbone, THE GRILL, Sadelle’s and more) is looking to continue building on their multi-dimensional, immersive concepts that transports their guests to new memorable experiences. We want to “disrupt” traditional hospitality models by taking care of our employees, guests, and our community.
Job Summary: The Events Department at Major Food Group is seeking a passionate and motivated Event Sales Manager to join our team.
Job Duties:
- Generate large business leads through proactive outreach to new clients and respond to all incoming inquiries for large format dinners and events at the properties
- Responsible for maintenance and development of the social events market and large scale events
- Work on the corporate events team that manages events for all Major Food Group properties (inside of The Seagram Building) which includes THE GRILL, THE POOL, The Lobster Club.
- Liaise with clients throughout the booking and planning process by negotiating pricing and estimates, generating contracts, securing payment details, etc
- Follow department and company procedures to ensure confirmed events are communicated to appropriate internal
- Work with clients for confirmed events on their customized menu options, beverage details, floorplans, room setup notes, run of show and all specifics pertaining to their
- Maintain and constantly update event information in our catering software program to generate BEO's
- Participate in weekly meetings with chefs and managers to communicate all catering details for events
- Help manage the team to problem solve, lend support and drive sales goals together
- Communicate in an organized and timely manner all of the logistics and specifics of the party to on-site management and provide on-site support for events where necessary to ensure proper execution of all event details
- Provide assistance with special projects as assigned adhering to
- Act as an ambassador to Major Food Group
Qualifications:
- Must have a strong desire to “Be The Best”
- Must have a successful sales track record in direct sales and an ability to develop targeted prospect
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 4-6 years of event sales, event coordination, department administrative assistance, client services or Background in the hospitality sector is preferred
- Strong work ethic, enthusiastic, team oriented, positive attitude are essential
- Must have strong written and oral communication skills and be able to interact with high profile and high net worth clients
- Needs to be able to multitask, work well under pressure and succeed in a face paced environment
- Proficient in Excel, Indesign, Illustrator and Tripleseat is preferred but not required
