Catering Sales Manager

Responsibilities:

Excellent time management and organizational skills
Strong organizational skills & strong attention to detail
Organizing details for catering functions, including BEO’s and group resumes and distributing all pertinent information to the appropriate hotel areas
Handling inquiry calls for Food & Beverage space and bedrooms,
Pursuing new accounts
Maintaining relationships with current clients
Exceptional customer service skills & a positive attitude
Strong understanding of Food & Beverage
Organizes and Maintains a favorable working relationship with all associates and customers to foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious relationship
Support the Catering Department as required

Qualifications:

Excellent communication (written & verbal) and interpersonal skills
A strong team player, able to work within deadlines
A good problem solver, confident, energetic and flexible
Able to multi-task and work independently
Rooms & Food and Beverage experience, a must
Hospitality Degree or Diploma preferred
Minimum 3 years experience in a full service hotel
Computer literate with knowledge in Microsoft Office, GEAC, Delphi and Meetings Matrix
Confident in understanding and explaining contractual information to clients
Results oriented, positive, service driven with a sense of urgency and ability to prioritize
Adapts to change with ease and is able to handle many tasks simultaneously
Creative individual who has a proactive eye for detail and cleanliness

Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire is committed to an employment equity program that includes special measures to achieve diversity among our colleagues. We therefore encourage applications from qualified Aboriginal Canadians, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. While our policy is to hire the best qualified candidate at all times, we particularly encourage people with disabilities to apply for this position in keeping with our employment equity objective to increase representation with people with disabilities in this job.

If this position is of interest to you there is an application center located directly outside of the Human Resources office that offers detailed job postings. Application forms are provided there as well.

Please note that the hours to submit applications are Tuesday mornings from 10am until 12pm and Thursday afternoons from 2pm until 4pm. Outside of these hours the doors are locked with employee access only.

The Office is located on the North side of the building near the YMCA entrance.

There are 3 alternate ways you may submit your resume:

by mail to the attention of Human Resources at 255, Barclay Parade S.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5C2
by fax to area code 403-517-6657
or by email: resumes@sheratonsuites.com

All resumes are kept on file for a period of 3 months. Thank you for your interest in the Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire.