meg bell

* Solicits catering business for both on-premise and off-premise operations * Maximizes catering revenues via upselling wherever possible and minimizes erosion of check averages from price-sensitive groups * Creates and implements marketing plans to attract new business and achieve revenue goals * Develops promotional events to market catering operations to individuals and organizations * Responds to inquiries with the intention of confirming profitable catering business and achieving sales goals * Maintains an active trace/follow-up system on all inquiries and personal sales calls

* Solicited, negotiated, and booked new and repeat business with a strong focus on wedding sales and other high-revenue events * Continually updated and detailed new and existing accounts within the sales system * Coordinated and communicated event details both verbally and in writing to the customer and * to property operations * Conducted weekly F&B meetings to review all Banquet Event Order specifications * Strived to meet and exceed weekly, monthly, and yearly revenue goals

* Arranged all catering and service needs for assigned third-party functions and events * Exercised creativity while developing event itinerary to exceed client expectations * Recognized opportunities to maximize revenue by up-selling and offering enhancements to * create outstanding events * Communicated all specifications to the appropriate operational departments via Banquet * Event Orders and Event Management Orders * Verified that all specifications were implemented and executed to established guidelines * Managed all internal public programs and educational events * Completed billing for both internal and third-party functions and events