The Embassy Suites by Hilton South Bend at Notre Dame boasts 10,000 square feet of banquet space and 164 guest rooms located in the vibrant Eddy Street Commons directly across the street from the University of Notre Dame and is a perfect location for all groups!

They are looking for a Catering Sales Manager to focus on SELLING only! This person would sell both local corporate and social groups, with a strong emphasis on growing the wedding market!

The ideal candidate will have 1 + years' experience in catering sales, preferably with knowledge of the wedding industry.

What will I be doing?

As a Catering Sales Manager, you would be responsible for representing the hotel's services and facilities to prospective clients and customers in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. Specifically, you would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Target and solicit new catering business through lead generation, face-to-face prospecting, and relationship referrals
• Design, develop, and sell creative catered events
• Develop existing business to uncover additional revenue opportunities
• Maximize revenue by upselling packages and creative food & beverage
• Respond to incoming catering opportunities
• Perform site visits, both scheduled and on-demand
• Assist with the forecasting all revenue catering revenue categories
• Participate in the development and implementation of the vanity site for weddings
• Handle customer compliments and complaints through distribution and resolution
• Stay on top of industry trends making recommendations to the sales and catering teams
• Work closely with the Event Manager to ensure all event details are communicated
• Travel primarily outside the hotel to initiate new sales, solicit leads, hold conferences and make sales proposals and presentations
• Determine rates and negotiate contracts

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The Benefits- Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture ranking #2 Best Company To Work For in the U. S.

We support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to innovative programs and benefits such as:

• Access to your pay when you need it through DailyPay (Based on hotel)
• Health insurance
• Complimentary Parking
• Uncapped Quarterly Bonus Potential
• Career growth and development
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Recognition and rewards programs
• Go Hilton travel discount program
• Best-in-Class Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Supportive parental leave
• Employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - purchase Hilton shares at 15% discount
• : Access to a wide variety of educational credentials (ex. college degrees, high school completion, English-language learning, digital literacy, professional certificates and more)