What are the responsibilities and job description for the Event Sales Manager position at Schulson Collective?
Primary Responsibilities:
- Fielding requests from clients in a timely and efficient manner
- Creating contracts for events and internal BEO’s
- Responsible for coordinating all details of events and private dining experiences such as; weddings, birthdays, fundraisers, mitzvahs, corporate, business meetings, and other social events.
- Develops new business by: building relationships with hotels, the Chamber of Commerce, PHLCVB, corporate and wedding planners
- Working with the managers on large scale events, and assisting them on the day of the event
- Builds relationships with Chefs, GM’s, and other management per restaurant
- Develop new event offerings & suggests improvements, as needed
- Attending networking events
- Some nights and weekends required
- Coordinated events for over 150 people, including: weddings, corporate and social lunches, dinners, and cocktail receptions.
- Must have restaurant/ hospitality experience
- Experience with Tripleseat or other Restaurant software, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Open Table, and Outlook.
- Mature written and verbal communication skills.
- Effective problem solver
- Excellent customer service skills
- Strategic planning (plans ahead and thinks through things thoroughly)
- Detail Oriented (highly organized, consistent and methodic)
- Fine dining experience a plus
- Restaurant event sales experience a plus
- Interest in food/hospitality/wine & beverage
