Catering Sales Manager

Catering Sales Manager

Hyatt House & The Mindaro a JdV by Hyatt

At Hyatt guests choose our brand because of the care attention and professionalism of our people. As Catering Sales Manager youll bring that promise to life by driving catering and event revenue while creating seamless memorable experiences across our 7500 square feet of flexible meeting and event space. Youll work with two distinct Hyatt brands collaborate closely with hotel operations and culinary teams and manage events from first inquiry to final billing.

What Youll Do

• Generate catering social and group event business to maximize revenue
• Build strong relationships with local regional and national clients and planners
• Conduct site tours client meetings negotiations and contract execution
• Manage events from inquiry through execution and final billing
• Create detailed event plans (BEOs) and coordinate with culinary banquet AV and operations teams
• Serve as the primary client contact during events ensuring flawless execution
• Track sales activity and performance against goals
• Represent Hyatt House and The Mindaro with professionalism and care

What Youll Love About This Role

• Two unique Hyatt brands a dynamic mix of lifestyle and extended-stay experiences
• Ownership of the full event lifecycle from sales to execution
• Collaborative culture where sales operations and culinary teams work closely together
• Meaningful work creating moments guests remember long after the event ends

What we are looking for

• 4 years of catering sales event sales or hotel sales experience preferred
• Experience in a full-service lifestyle or dual-branded hotel environment strongly preferred
• Experience in the local Portland market strongly preferred
• Proven success in proactive sales relationship building and event servicing
• Strong sales negotiation and closing skills
• Ability to work flexible schedules including evenings and weekends based on event needs
• Proficiency in Hyatt sales and catering systems (Delphi Opera Amadeus or similar) preferred

Benefits

• Health vision and dental insurance
• 401(k) after one year of employment
• Vacation and Sick Pay
• Holidays
• Hotel Discounts for you your friends and family
• Sales commission

EEOC Statement

Vesta Hospitality provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age disability veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment including selection job assignment compensation discipline termination and access to benefits and training.