Catering Sales - Edmonton, Canada - Radisson Hotel and Convention Centre

Radisson Hotel and Convention Centre

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

The Catering Sales Assistant will be responsible for selling and booking the Radisson Hotel and Convention Centre to clients while increasing utilization of our facilities.

Primary Responsibilities:

Meeting with prospective and existing clients to increase bookings and sales of the hotels facilities, acting on and coordinating specific client requests to ensure 100% customer satisfaction.
Building our corporate client list and working on new business development strategies to increase our use of our hotel and facilities to local and out of town market groups and organizations.
Maintaining and exceeding our present level of achievement in the group and corporate market segment.
Increasing utilization of our convention facilities by booking various meetings, seminars, banquets and conventions.
Confirming in writing (according to hotel standards) all proposals and confirmation including contracts and function room outlines in coordination with the catering department. Periodically reviewing all group activity including signed contracts received reservation process, room release dates and catering contracts.
Attending various trade shows, promotional events, and out of town meetings with prospective clients to promote our services to new and potential cliental.
Working closely with all departments to ensure that proper information is received regarding groups, conventions, events, etc.
Supplying weekly and monthly reports supporting productivity standard and records of contacts to the General Manager.
Grow customer base within set accounts Coordinate various departments' participation in servicing accounts. Maintain hotel relationships with key accounts to increase customer satisfaction and account revenue. Develop and conduct persuasive verbal sales presentations to prospective clients.
Coldcall prospects, including those generated by external sources of lead. Where necessary, support marketing efforts such as trade shows, exhibits, and other events. Carry out/organize telemarketing sales, mailouts and local advertising in accordance within the hotel budget. Coldcall prospects, including those generated by external sources of lead for the hotel Deal with complex customer complaints or enquiries Perform other related duties as assigned

Position Requirements

Superior negotiating skills, decision making capabilities, resourcefulness to conduct independent research and gather information to fully understand your market.
Proven track record in sales required and previous hospitality sales experience preferred.
Assist in creating Request for Proposal (RFP) responses to potential clients. Liaise with Catering, Rooms and Banquets services Work Environment and Context Work schedule varies and may include occasionally working on holidays and weekends

Required experience:

Strong communication skills;
Excellent presentation skills Strong problem solving, organizational and interpersonal skills
Selfmotivated with the ability to work in a fast paced and constantly changing environment
Professional appearance

Please submit Resume to:
Human Resources,

We are an equal opportunity employer that truly values each employee.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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