Job Description

Birch Hill Catering in Schodack, NY is looking for a wedding and special events sales manager to join our 63 person strong team. We are located on 1 Celebration Way Castleton on Hudson NY.

Our ideal candidate is a self-starter, ambitious, and hard-working.

Responsibilities

· The ideal applicant will be outgoing, detail oriented, and dedicated to providing exceptional client service

· Responsible for sustaining relationship with existing clients and soliciting new catering accounts to meet and/or exceed revenue goals, coordinate and service client functions to ensure customer satisfaction

• Negotiate pricing to generate contracts, proposals, BEOs and other letters of correspondence to deliver a seamless experience while building client loyalty

· Rebook existing accounts as well as develop, negotiate, qualify and book new business through solicitation of outside sales calls

· Maintain up-to-date Banquet Event Orders for client signature and internal distribution; secure guaranteed guest count, and deposit payments

• Assist and oversee day of event setup and logistics with the team as needed including day-of coordination for weddings

· Flexible hours as schedule is largely event driven

• Facilitating all initial inquiries with the corresponding information requested via phone calls and email
• Consistent contact with new leads to book appointments for tours

Qualifications

Qualifications:

· 2 years sales experience in either wedding or corporate event planning

· Willfulness to work with clients of all socioeconomic backgrounds

· Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload to meet all deadlines

· Effectively communicate with all guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, and courteous manner (both oral and written)

· Local travel and vehicle required for sales appointments and events

• INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY:

Please send us an email (Steven@BirchHillCatering.com) and include the following:

• Title of the email must be: ‘RESUME: YOUR NAME’
• Include your resume as an attachment
• Please write 2 to 4 paragraphs explaining why you are interested and excited about the position in the body of the email

We are looking forward to reading your application.

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