Position: MOGZH - 宴会销售总监 Director of Events (Full time #535107)
Property / Office: Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou
Location: Guangzhou, China
Property / Office: Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou
Location: Guangzhou, China
Duties and Supporting Responsibilities:
- Meet with customers regularly and handle catering sales calls and catering leads
- Assist in handling important functions and support the Event Team and Sales Team in handling of large scale events.
- Ensure all enquiries are handled promptly and efficiently according to guidelines set up by DOSM / DOS.
- Meet with key banquet customers to build relationship.
- Work with Room Sales team to generate / maximize revenue, hotel rooms and F&B.
- Responsible for achieving budget and revenue generation.
- Responsible for revenue forecast and monthly critique based on the timeline set by DOSM.
- To provide training to the sales team in handling of events and in catering sales.
- Constant review of pricing and selling strategies to ensure that competitiveness of pricing and offer.
- Coordinate with Food & Beverage on all menus, packages and relay the information to sales team.
- Participate in the preparation of monthly report and other reports according to business needs.
- Ensure that all prices are competitive and that the contracts are renewed timely.
- Assist in the preparation of Catering Projections.
Job Requested:
- Must have a minimum of 6 years' experience in a role of either Conference Services or Catering Sales experience in a luxury hotel property.
- Working knowledge of food and beverage operations and catering operations required.
- Knowledge of Delphi is highly desirable.
- Must have mathematical skills, computer software aptitude and some hotel operation knowledge.
- Must be willing to work a flexible schedule in order to accomplish all major responsibilities and tasks.
- Must be extremely detail-oriented and able to meet all expectations and standards of a luxury hotel property.
- Must be self-reliant and self-motivator.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must.
- Must be able to multi-task in a high paced environment.
Advertised: 17 May 2023 China Standard Time
Applications close: 16 Sep 2023 China Standard Time