Catering Sales Manager

Are you motivated by sales success and passionate about catering? Do you love to win? If this describes you, apply now! Bring your determination, creativity and selling skills and join a nationally growing food and beverage management company looking to hire the best!

CULINAIRE, a dynamic, privately-owned food and beverage management company headquartered in Texas, is seeking an enthusiastic, highly organized and self motivated team player to drive catering sales for the social market at Shula’s Hotel and Golf Club located in Miami Lakes, Florida.  This hotel offers 205 guestrooms and 20,000 sq. ft. of meeting and banquet space.   

As Catering Sales Manager you will report to the Director of Catering and must be able to perform effectively in each of these areas:

• Responding  to customer inquiries and developing  customers independently 
• Heavy soliciting to build local client base through outside sales calls, prospecting, direct mail, networking, bridal fairs and referrals
• Meeting weekly quota for outside sales calls
• Ability to close the sale and meet monthly booking goals
• Ensuring successful events that meet both the client needs and company’s profitability guidelines
• Communicating all relevant information to appropriate departments in a detailed manner  
• Managing event from initial sale through successful completion

What we're looking for:

• At least 2 years  catering sales experience with heavy emphasis on the social market and prospecting for new business 
• Strong selling skills
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to  detail
• Experience with menu development, event coordination, BEO origination and food concepts
• Ability to work weekends and evenings when events are held

CULINAIRE  provides upscale food and beverage management services to a diverse collection of accounts  including cultural arts centers, hotels, restaurants, private clubs and special event venues.  We add value to our clients' enterprises by maintaining a distinctively high level of quality in our cuisine and service. We offer our associates an entrepreneurial atmosphere with continued growth and leadership opportunities.  We offer a competitive base salary with monthly commission,  plus insurance benefits and 401K with company match. 

EOE and Drug Free Workplace