CATERING SALES MANAGER
Catering Sales Managers will be responsible for soliciting and closing new business while growing existing relationships to meet and/or exceed provided revenue goals. Candidates must have a strong sales track record but will work with Event Specialists to produce events. We are looking for managers to specialize in corporate sales as well as social/wedding business. While experience is required, true success for any Catering Sales Manager is heavily dependent upon personality, organization, and communication skills. You will be responsible for identifying/pursuing new client opportunities, building relationships, and planning proactively towards your goals. You will be given the freedom to manage your time, clients, and daily duties, yet will be supported and monitored on your successes and shortcomings.
Philosophy & Culture:
- Uphold the company vision, mission, and culture
- Uphold and maintain a positive, professional work environment for all staff and peers
Responsibilities:
- Exceed/hit annual sales targets
- Research, cold call, and generate new accounts and main a consistent stream of leads
- Constantly investigate, seek out, and target new customers and sales opportunities
- Work with the Sales Director to hone in on specific targets and close business
- Build and maintain good and long-lasting customer relationships
- Manage client expectations and understand business objectives and needs
- Create proposals that work within Gotham Catering And Events parameters and meet clients’ needs and objectives
- Maintain and track all communication with clients
- Comfortable picking up the phone to proactively communicate with clients
Essential Functions:
- The ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Excellent communicator and with superb verbal and written communication skills
- Manage and train staff to use follow Gotham Catering And Events standards of excellence
- Organized approach to projects
- Target and collaboration driven team leader
- Able to inspire others to be creative and work hard; morale builder
- Adaptable in fast-paced and challenging work environment
- Motivated self-starter, process-oriented with high attention to detail
- Work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects/assignments with tight deadlines
- Able to work nights, weekends, holidays, and a variable schedule, per the needs of the business
Experience / Qualifications:
- 2-4+ years’ experience in a sales role, ideally at restaurant, hotel, or catering business
- Bachelor’s degree or certification in a hospitality related field or equivalent experience
- Proficient in a variety of technology systems, especially Catering Software Programs, CRMs, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel
- Strong knowledge of food, current industry trends, and fine dining points of service
- Proven track record for meeting sales goals
- Ability to assess client requirements and ensure client satisfaction
- Social position requires experience in weddings/mitzvah or similar
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OUR CATERING SERVICES
The Gotham’s Corporate Catering department offers our corporate clients seamless service in all areas of your catering needs. From food preparation to transportation and service, we specialize in professionalism. We proudly practice CCSR: Corporate Catering Social Responsibility. This means providing the freshest locally grown ingredients for our customers sourced from socially responsible, local farmers and vendors.
CORPORATE CATERING
We’ve got the experience. Day after day, our clients expect, and receive, the highest degree of quality, variety and consistency. These same qualities are the very foundation we bring to Gotham Catering. Your business will always be appreciated, your requests will be filled in a timely and professional manner.
CORPORATE EVENTS
Hiring a caterer is a great way to show your clients or employees that you appreciate them. It can also be a great way to build relationships and strengthen bonds with key customers or partners. Our corporate catering services include: Executive Dining, Company Socials, Company BBQs and More!
PRIVATE PARTIES
Spending time with the people we know and love is what life’s all about. That’s why the team at Gotham Catering is so dedicated to helping you bring family, friends and acquaintances together to share a special experience. Small and intimate or large and extravagant, we’ll work with you to plan an amazing party!
WEDDING
Your guests are probably just as excited to know what’s going to be on the menu as they are to see you walk down the aisle. That being said, it is important to pay careful attention to your wedding day dishes!
Rehearsal Dinners
Staffed Stations
Wedding Showers
Staffed Stations
Bachelor Parties
Themed Buffets ETC.
Let’s Start Planning Your Event!
Our planners are standing by to answer your questions and bring your vision to life
Contact Gotham Catering And Events For Your Next Event . Corporate or wedding Gotham catering And Events will offer you the best services available. From Healthy Choices To Special diets please call us today.Contact Gotham Catering
ADDRESS AND HOURS
We Cater 7 days a week all over 5 Boroughs throughout NYC including: Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, Bronx ; Brooklyn
32 W 39th St New York, NY 10018
Hours
Monday – Sunday: 5:00AM – 7:00PM
Phones are answered 24 hours a day
GOTHAM CATERING EVENT PLANNERS
M. kariem
516-920-8163
mkariem@Gothamcateringnyc.com
Jesus Rojas
929-412-7850
Jesus@Gothamcateringnyc.com
Merlyn Recio
917-472-7275
merlyn@Gothamcateringnyc.com