Wedding Manager - Casino jobs in South Carolina

Job Title: Wedding Events Sales Manager

Reports to: Director of Catering and Conference Services

Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, rated as the #1 resort in South Carolina, has a fantastic opportunity for a Wedding Event Sales Manager to join our team. We offer FREE Parking, FREE associate shift meals and other benefits in an upscale Resort setting. The prime candidate will take pride in their work and demonstrate high levels of integrity.

The Wedding Events Sales Manager details and coordinates all aspects of the wedding market including receptions, brunches, rehearsal dinners, ceremonies and room blocks with associated catering needs.

The Wedding Events Sales Manager is required to have excellent sales and customer service skills as well be motivated, detail-oriented with strong planning, problem-solving and negotiation skills. Must be creative and have exceptional communication, time management and possess strong teamwork and organizational skills. Must exceed expectations, by having great initiative, enjoy working with the wedding market and will excel at follow-through. This person must be extremely enthusiastic, energetic, outgoing, understanding and compassionate. Will be required to work weekends and evenings, as well as holidays as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Maintain or exceed budgeted sales goals in catering department

· Meet monthly activity and booking goals

· Optimize room rental charges during weekends

· Excellent creative skills to implement innovative set-ups and menus

· Excellent communication skills oral and written

· Extreme attention to detail for all aspects of bookings

· Outstanding sales capabilities including contract negotiations, up selling menus, rentals, audio visual, etc.

· Must be able to meet the demands of clients' events to include presence at numerous food and beverage functions throughout the day

· Ability to work with the Exec chef to create menus to maximize revenue based on customer spending ability

· Tour, Inspect and monitor banquet rooms along with Catering Sales Manager and put in work orders to engineering as needed

· Need to forge relationships with other wedding related businesses to access a referral network within the market through networking events

· Detail events and distribute to departments

· Available prior to events to review BEO and answer event related questions

· On site contact during events

· Act as client liaison for questions & changes during event

· Attend all manager meetings and resort related meetings

Qualifications:

· At least 2 years in a catering sales position in a full -service resort or hotel, or in the wedding planning

· Bachelors degree in Hospitality, Business, or similar study

· Food and beverage experience is a plus

Applicants must be able to pass a drug test and background check.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Customer Service: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person