Director of Sales for Holiday Inn Express & Best Western Plus on St. Simons Island, GA.

 Responsible for booking and coordinating private events. Establish goals and expectations for each client. Coordinate facilities, catering, signage, displays, and audio visual equipment. Attend and setup trade shows and press events. Work hand in hand with local vendors. Establish policies and contracts for Resort. Establish bonus plan incentive for catering. Establish PACE reports.

 Sold catering for Bambara, a four star restaurant, to guests of Hotel Monaco and other local businesses in the area. Liaison between Hotel Monaco and Bambara. Responsible for banquet staff of ten. Held business review meetings daily focusing on ideas to exceed forecasted sales.  Through networking with planners and other suppliers in the area gained a reputation in the community. Created menus along with the executive chef and set menu prices in relation to the… Show more  Sold catering for Bambara, a four star restaurant, to guests of Hotel Monaco and other local businesses in the area. Liaison between Hotel Monaco and Bambara. Responsible for banquet staff of ten. Held business review meetings daily focusing on ideas to exceed forecasted sales.  Through networking with planners and other suppliers in the area gained a reputation in the community. Created menus along with the executive chef and set menu prices in relation to the competition. Created packages that enticed guests to book events. Responsible for forecasting all catering sales, room revenue, audio visual, and other property specifics. Generated proposals and contracts. Responsible for all inventories used for catering. Show less

 Responsible for all catering sales in hotel with 28,000 square feet of meeting space and in addition hotel restaurant that seated 120 guests.  Networked with clients at Corporate Alliance, Chamber, and local CVB. Created menus and set menu prices in relation to competitive comp set. Responsible for forecasting catering sales within a 3% of actual revenue. Generated proposals and contracts for myself and two catering managers Under Director of Sales and second in… Show more  Responsible for all catering sales in hotel with 28,000 square feet of meeting space and in addition hotel restaurant that seated 120 guests.  Networked with clients at Corporate Alliance, Chamber, and local CVB. Created menus and set menu prices in relation to competitive comp set. Responsible for forecasting catering sales within a 3% of actual revenue. Generated proposals and contracts for myself and two catering managers Under Director of Sales and second in command in the sales department including; supervision of two sales managers, two catering managers, IBT manager, reservation supervisor, catering assistant, and sales assistant. Show less

 Responsible for all groups booked by five sales mangers for single property events and city wide conventions. Liaison between client and operating departments at hotel. Provided overall planning and direction for 33,000 square feet of meeting set up and décor, catering, audio visual, and sleeping rooms needs for clients. Maintains effective customer/client communication. Responsible to generate increased revenue by up-selling all group functions. Ensures successful… Show more  Responsible for all groups booked by five sales mangers for single property events and city wide conventions. Liaison between client and operating departments at hotel. Provided overall planning and direction for 33,000 square feet of meeting set up and décor, catering, audio visual, and sleeping rooms needs for clients. Maintains effective customer/client communication. Responsible to generate increased revenue by up-selling all group functions. Ensures successful events to generate repeat business. Maintains financial records and prepares reports Show less

 Responsible for booking and coordinating private events. Establish goals and expectations for each client. Coordinate facilities, catering, signage, displays, and audio visual equipment. Attend and setup trade shows and press events. Introduce clients to programming aspects of Thanksgiving Point. Maintain current relations with preferred clients.