Do you live and breathe Event Planning? Are you outgoing, creative, and ready to turn big ideas into unforgettable experiences?
Then your next big opportunity is here! Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center is looking for a dynamic Sales & Catering Manager to join our team!
What's In It for You:
- Join an energetic, team-focused workplace where your career can truly take off
- Competitive salary, based on your experience
- Earn a generous quarterly sales incentive on top of your base salary. The sky's the limit when you bring your sales savvy and upselling skills
- Enjoy a full benefits package after 60 days, plus a 401k and PTO
- Get away for up to 20 free nights at the 10 Great Ohio Lodges, plus a 50% discount on Regency Hotel Management properties outside of Ohio
- Step into a management leadership role as our Sales & Catering Manager
- Begin contributing quickly, supported by your experience, comprehensive onboarding sales training, and ongoing professional development
As our Sales & Catering Manager, you'll be a driving force behind hotel and sales revenue growth, creating high-end events and guiding each one from first idea to final farewell, so every client's expectations are not just met, but exceeded!
Our ideal candidate brings 3 – 5 years prior Hotel Sales experience and is available to work a Tuesday through Saturday schedule.
How You'll Make an Impact as our Sales & Catering Manager:
- Be a welcoming first impression for incoming sales inquiries by telephone, walk-in, or email, handling space and room requests with efficiency and professionalism.
- Partner closely with clients to sell room nights and event space, up-sell food & beverage and amenities to include golf, marina and recreation activities, close the deal and boost revenue for the lodge.
- Greet walk-in clients and qualify leads, passing them to the outside account/sales manager when appropriate.
- Sit down with clients to bring their event vision to life and prepare banquet event orders (BEOs) for the lodge staff.
- Proactively showcase and cross-sell all of the property's facilities and amenities (e.g., Golf and Restaurant) to group planners.
- Team up with Operations to deliver a customer experience that goes above and beyond expectations.
- Own the administrative side of booking a catering event, including contracts, Banquet Event Orders (BEOs), room diagrams, and more
- Represent the Lodge with Destination Toledo, Oregon Economic Development, and other local meetings to build professional relationships and drive revenue growth
- Schedule qualifying meetings and conduct community outreach to prospect for new business for the Lodge
- Identify and implement innovative approaches to networking and business development that generate new business and revenue.
- Meet or exceed assigned sales prospecting and revenue targets
- Contribute to weekly Revenue Management meetings
- Contribute to monthly Corporate Sales meetings
- Attend the annual Great Ohio Lodges Sales meeting, which may require travel to another location
What You Bring to the Table:
- 3 - 5 years of experience in hotel sales or event planning
- Degree in Event Management or Hospitality preferred
- Food & Beverage experience is a great bonus
- Availability to work a minimum of 50 hours per week, including weekends and holidays as business needs require.
- Willingness to participate in employee events throughout the year.