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October 2011

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2012-01-11:

The Jupiter Beach Resort is currently hiring for a Director of Catering. 

The Director of Catering will oversee all events, Social, Weddings, and Corporate. 

For more information or to apply for the position please contact Jodi Torres at: Jodi.Torres@oplhotels.com or 561-573-5534

2011-10-07:

The Courtyard by Marriott  Boynton Beach, FL has a career opportunity for a Catering Sales Manager to join our team. The Catering Sales Manager will handle group and social events for 5,000 sq. feet of meeting and convention space. The Catering Sales Manager is also responsible for qualifying, booking and detailing all day meetings to include food and beverage, set up and audio visual details.

Job Summary:
The Catering Sales Manager is responsible for handling Social and Local Corporate opportunities. The Sales Manager is responsible for contracting and closing all business and ensure that business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for quality service. The position is responsible for achieving catering revenue goals by actively selling and up-selling each business opportunity to maximize revenue.

Job Requirements:

The Catering Sales Manager is also responsible for qualifying, booking and detailing all day meetings to include food and beverage, set up and audio visual details. The Sales Manager is responsible for achieving and/or exceeding the hotel catering sales revenue goals. Understand the overall market-competitors' strengths and weaknesses, and economic trends. Use negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts. Design, develop and sell creative catered events. Manage catering sales revenue and budgets, and provide forecasting reports. Develop menus, Sell and implement catering promotions. Interact with sales, kitchen, vendors, competitors, local community, catering associations. Successfully cold call on potential clients on a weekly basis. Serve the customer by understanding their needs and recommending the features and benefits that best meet their needs and expectations. Perform other duties, as assigned, to meet business needs. Nights and weekends will apply.

Contact: Debbie.Allen@marriott.com

2011-07-26:

The Sales Coordinator is an entry level position, who provides support to Account Executives in their sales efforts, as well as assists with the administrative needs of the Account Manager.  The Sales Coordinator responsibilities include file preparation for programs, proposal creation, contract review, vendor management and collaborating with their team to produce creative events.

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