Ashley Saunders Email & Phone Number

United States

In my role as Hotel Task Force Manager I Provide short term solutions to assist hotels and management companies fill open operations or sales positions in an efficient and effective manner!

Aspire to inspire

Houston, Texas, United States

• Supervise, support, assign daily work, inform and train team members in all restaurant activities and operations
• Assist in preparation of staff schedules according to business forecast maintaining adherence to wage control productivity standards and guest service scores.
• Monitor, observe and staff performance; assist Food and Beverage Director in conducting employee performance appraisals.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Accountable for effectively soliciting and becoming familiar with all accounts in the government/ association market segments to promote a 300-all suite hotel
• Incorporated marketing initiatives to support group sales strategies and activities by regularly attending industry networking events, proactively prospecting for potential clients, and creating creative sales blitz.
• Prospect and close on assigned accounts/territories to positively impact the hotels revenue
• Establish and maintain relationships with all new and prospective customers and monitor all activities for sales calls

• Manage the sales efforts on the 4,600 Sq. ft. of meeting space for the property including local corporate and social catering
• Analyze business to ensure booking guidelines and parameters for proper function space is appropriate for hotel’s best interest
• Meet and exceed revenue goals in food, beverage, and room rental segments
• Achieve catering sales revenue, operation budgets, and provide forecasting reports
• Execute and support the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence)

Dallas, Texas

• Oversee daily operations in the catering department for the 18,000 sq. ft. of event space – provide daily distribution of events to staff
• Administrative duties to include, but not limited to; event orders, posting meeting charges, creating collateral, menu design, floralrental, posting masters, presentations, data entry and preparing reports
• Handle all Sales and Catering department purchase orders
• Qualify leads and distribute catering RFPs

Miami Beach, FL

Miami Beach, FL

Miami Beach

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Bachelors, Business-Hospitality Management

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Business Administration And Management, General

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

High School Diploma, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Business Professionals of America