Catering Event Manager
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Job Location:
Delray Beach, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
31-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are looking to add a Catering Event Manager to our team. This is a great opportunity to be a part of an organization that believes our team members are our most important resource and therefore takes great pride in selecting individuals that help us to achieve our resorts mission.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Short Term Disability
- Complimentary Associate Parking
- Complimentary Meal for every shift worked
- 25% Discount on Resort Outlets
- Hotel Discounts with OPL
- Friends and Family Discount
Responsibilities:
- Solicit book plan and coordinate meetings/functions while maximizing the banquet space to meet/exceed sales goals. Position is responsible for soliciting social catering business.
- Solicit negotiate and book social catering events through efforts (outside sales calls telemarketing networking etc.) while maximizing banquet space to meet/exceed revenue goals.
- Execute a territorial marketing strategy to capture the maximum amount of revenue and meet/ exceed sales goals.
- Plan up-sell and detail the meeting/ function with the client including: space requirements times equipment menus themes/ decorations etc. Complete the contracts prepare the appropriate paperwork coordinate with the appropriate areas in the hotel and resolve customer issues complaints and problems to ensure quality product delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Prepare status and month end reports to keep management abreast of activities.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of corporate/ hotel procedures and products and the competitions product strengths and weaknesses to continually improve sales strategies and the achievement of goals.
Summary:
The CateringEvent Manager is a key Full Time position responsible for maintaining existing catering accounts as well as actively soliciting new this role you will foster relationships with meeting planners corporate contacts as well as contact within the local social markets in order to meet or exceed revenue goals. This individual also oversees client functions to ensure customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will be passionate about event planning and committed to educating themselves on current food & beverage trends. OPAL Grand is dedicated to maintaining the highest reputation within our industry and the Catering Event Manager must be able to sell and keep that promise for the property. Candidates may be called upon to work extended workweeks including weekends to accommodate a clients needs as well as any functions they are overseeing. Responsible for finalizing BEOs and telephoning customers calling contact after each function to insure satisfaction tracing files to insure proper finalization of program and completingproper credit checks to insure correct Properties prides itself as a promote-from-within organization and opportunities for advancement may present themselves for a successful CateringEvent Manager. This position reports to the Director of Event Management and is held accountable for quarterly sales goals.
Other Duties:
- Participate in communication and professional organizations to maintain high visibility and promote sales.
- Perform special projects and other responsibilities as assigned. Participate in task forces and committees as required.
Qualifications:
- Hospitality degree or Four-year college degree preferred.
- A minimum of two years experience required in a related position with this company or other organization(s)
- Requires thorough knowledge of the practices and procedures of the rooms catering food & beverage and hospitality professions.
- Must possess communication skills in terms of the ability to negotiate convince sell and influence professionals and/ or resort guests.
This is a great opportunity to be a part of an organization that believes our team members are our most important resource and therefore take great pride in selecting individuals that help us to achieve our companys mission.
The company also conducts post-offer employment verifications motor vehicle and criminal background checks.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race sex age handicap religion national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Marketing
- Catering
- Organizational skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Management Experience
- HubSpot
- Event Planning
- Events Management
- Project Management
- Event Marketing
- Leadership Experience
- negotiation
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