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CONVENTION & MEETINGS SALES MANAGER
Summary
Hospitality Management Professional with extensive experience within the areas of sales, meeting, event and banquet management, as well as hotel and food & beverage operations.
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Experience
Convention & Meetings Sales ManagerJun 2009 to Current
Hersha Hospitality Management, Lp － Texarkana , TX
Hersha Hospitality Management, Lp － Texarkana , TX
- Solicitation and Sales of Corporate Meetings (2 - 525 attendees), Conventions (3,000+ attendees), Small Social (30 - 200 guests) and Non-Profit Social Events (30 - 420 guests) Plan Meetings, Menus, AV Equipment needs and outside Entertainment needs for clients. Sell small blocks of sleeping rooms (5-10 rooms) Manage meetings and events ranging from 2 to 525 guests (and larger for conventions) in 20,000 Square Feet of Meeting and Banquet Facilities. Scheduling, Supervising and Training of Houseman Staff. Forecast and produce Catering Revenue Reports, Quarterly and Yearly Sales Projections. Liquor and Banquet Management and Inventory Analysis Liaison for vendors.
Executive Meetings ManagerOct 2005 to Jun 2009
Alterra Mountain Co － Laguna Hills , CA
Alterra Mountain Co － Laguna Hills , CA
- Solicitation of Sales of Banquet and Meeting space and Catering services (corporate & social). Manage and service events ranging from 2 to 280 guests in 6,000 Square Feet of Meeting and Banquet Facilities. Scheduling of Banquet and Houseman Staff. Processing of Payroll for Banquet Staff. Liquor and Banquet Inventory Analysis. Creating and implementing new marketing and promotional sales tools. Development of the Catering and Restaurant department yearly marketing plan. Train staff for efficient, prompt, and customer-friendly service Management of on-site restaurant with up to 14 working employees per shift. Liaison for vendors.
Catering Coordinator/ Events SupervisorSep 2004 to Nov 2007
Windsor Gardens, Catering Facility － City , STATE
Windsor Gardens, Catering Facility － City , STATE
- Maintain new and existing contracts. Manage and service events for 60 to 320 people Create marketing databases and maintain past, current and potential clients. Development of purchasing software that allows meal and option selections. Ongoing development of a recipe database program that simplifies preparations. Responsible for marketing campaigns for events and to entice new Clients. Schedule client appointments. Supervise event set-up and clean-up.
Customer Care Relations/Forecast AnalystJan 2001 to Oct 2005
The Vitamin Shoppe － City , STATE
The Vitamin Shoppe － City , STATE
- Maintained and resolved escalated customer service issues. Created resolutions for written correspondence for customer service and website issues. Trained new hires. Quality Assurance (Monitoring of inbound and outbound telephone calls). Scheduled up to 65 Call Center Representatives. Participated in and maintained special sales projects within the call center. Analyzed data and forecast call volume for the call center.
Group Sales AssistantJul 1994 to Jul 1998
BMI Broadcast Music Inc － City , STATE
BMI Broadcast Music Inc － City , STATE
- Contract and Licensing of Radio, Television, Cable and Internet for music performance. Research Projects for new Radio and Television stations. Correspondence between licensees and Sales Executives regarding contractual issues. Liaison for vendors.
Education
Certificate in Hospitality Management12/2004Bergen Community College of NJ － City, State
Certification
T.I.P.S. Certification, Bartender Certification-Safety10/2012T.I.P.S. － State
Bachelor of Arts, Communications1/1994Ramapo College of NJ － City, State
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School Attended
- Bergen Community College of NJ
- T.I.P.S.
- Ramapo College of NJ
Job Titles Held:
- Convention & Meetings Sales Manager
- Executive Meetings Manager
- Catering Coordinator/ Events Supervisor
- Customer Care Relations/Forecast Analyst
- Group Sales Assistant
Degrees
- Certificate in Hospitality Management 12/2004
Certification T.I.P.S. Certification , Bartender Certification-Safety 10/2012
Bachelor of Arts , Communications 1/1994
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