Social Catering Manager Courtyard Marroitt Austin Pflugerville and Pflugerville Conference Center - 4.0 Pflugerville, TX Job Details Full-time $50,000 - $65,000 a year 4 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Qualifications Customer service Catering experience Account development Managing catering events Business development Hospitality industry experience Time management Full Job Description Harrell Hospitality Group is a Dallas based hotel owner and operator committed to creating exceptional value for guests, owners, and members of the Harrell Hospitality team. HHG's foundation is built on being knowledgeable, accountable, responsive, honest, ethical, innovative, fair, professional and efficient. Goals are pursued with a steady determination, but HHG remains flexible in finding solutions through constant reexamination and retooling. HHG's Guiding Principles are the standards we use to make our decisions, and include ideals such as; Serve the Community Do the Right Thing Be Accountable Grow & Learn Work Life Balance Celebrate Achievements & Diversity HHG believes that a company is only as strong as its team members. Team members are encouraged by their superiors to push themselves and are provided with the resources to ensure that success is achieved. We are currently searching for a Social Catering Manager for the Courtyard Marriott Austin Pflugerville, Pflugerville TX . The Courtyard Austin Pflugerville is an award winning hotel, newly built in the heart of growing north Austin, close to Texas Hill Country, with over 20,000sqft. of modern flexible venue space. Why Work With Us? Family first - we believe it, it's in our logo! Great benefits package, leadership paid medical, dental, vision Brand employee benefit travel via Marriott International Promotional opportunities with a growing company Excellent incentive compensation and incentive plan

Position Details:

Develop and foster business through pro-active direct sales, marketing, networking, direct mail, appointment calls and tours of hotel. This position is designed to find new business, re-book loyal clients, and saturate existing accounts/segments for new contacts resulting in new business specifically targeting Social and Catering business for the hotel. In addition to the responsibility as liaison for the customer from Sales to Event Management. Experience in weddings, social event planning, and a hotel operations background is a must.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provide the highest quality of service to the customer at all times. Quick and timely responses, immediate communication to the properties, develop professional long term business relationships. Excellent time management, self-management and self-motivation. Must be organizationally savvy with a keen focus on detail. Must be able to fill schedule with continuous stream of customer contacts on property, on location or via the telephone and internet. Clear understanding of the hotels business strategies then set goals and determine action plans to meet those goals. Update action plans and financial objectives quarterly. Develop new business through obtaining accounts from competition, lateral development of existing accounts and contacting new customers in the market. The solicitation of new and saturation of existing business should be through a combination of appointments, telemarketing, site tours, constant prospecting and networking. Development of company/segment focused monthly recognition per property i.e. Company of the Month program, Cookie of the Month Coordinate and participate in bi-annual sales blitzes per hotel/market Prepare weekly sales and productivity reports communicating customer contacts/opportunities for the week

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Work Location:

In person