Sales & Events Manager
Join the award-winning team at Morton's The Steakhouse North Miami Beach as a Commission-Based Sales & Events Manager! Perfectly located between the vibrant city of Aventura and Miami's stunning beaches, this iconic steakhouse is a premier destination for celebrations, corporate gatherings, and private dining events. In this high-impact role, you'll build relationships, drive event sales, and create unforgettable guest experiences while enjoying unlimited earning potential through a competitive commission structure. If you're a motivated sales professional with a passion for hospitality, networking, and delivering exceptional events, this is your opportunity to grow with one of the most respected names in fine dining.
Benefits:
- Extensive and well-rounded training program
- Continued career development and growth opportunities
- Generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels
- Multiple health benefit plans to suit your needs
- Dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, flexible spending accounts and 401 (k)
- Paid time off
- Competitive base salary, plus commission
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all catered functions from organization to execution, including delegation of responsibilities
- Work closely with sales managers and coordinators to generate new business and maintain contact with present accounts
- Ensures excellence in guest satisfaction through effective training of staff, commitment to a "Do Whatever It Takes" attitude and a hands-on, lead by example management style.
- Identify qualifying business potential, closing business, overcoming objections, negotiating, upselling and understanding the client's needs through Features-Adjectives-Benefits selling
- Manage business on the books successfully and work pipeline of Inquiries, Prospects, Tentative and Definite bookings
- Work local Key Influencers including Hotels, Convention & Visitor Bureaus, Chambers, Retail Outlets, Office Buildings and Condo/Apartment buildings
- Conduct client visits that are targeted and meaningful to build private dining sales
Qualifications:
- At least 3 years previous sales experience in an upscale /fine dining restaurant or hotel operation
- Ability to write business correspondences and set up contracts and function sheets
- Ability to professionally present promotional materials to prospective customers, and to effectively communicate and coordinate with catering, kitchen staff, and outside vendors
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts for guest catering contracts
- Ability to communicate with guests and employees using a positive and clear speaking voice, listen to and understand request, respond with appropriate actions and provide accurate information
- Stable and progressive work history; Strong work ethic