About the Role
Join Starwood Hotels as an exuberant Director of Catering & Conference Services. This role is ideal for a luxury events professional and natural salesperson who can develop creative strategies to maximize profit, achieve revenue goals, and support financial, business, and marketing objectives for various events.
Responsibilities
- Develop creative ways to maximize profit
- Achieve set revenue goals
- Support financial, business and marketing objectives for meetings, parties and other gatherings
Requirements
- Minimum of 6 years of similar work experience
- Expert in Catering & Events
- Strong leader
- Natural salesperson
- Proven track record in guest and team member engagement and financial performance
- Excels at communication, both verbal and written
- Flexible and willing to work a flexible schedule including days, evenings, weekends and holidays
Skills
- Hospitality
- Food & Beverage
- Catering & Events
- Sales
- Guest engagement
- Team member engagement
- Financial performance
- Communication (verbal and written)
- Creativity
- Imagination
Experience Level
- 6 years of similar work experience
Education Level
- Post-secondary diploma or degree would be a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $145,000
About the Company
- Starwood Hotels is a mission-driven company focused on its purpose, which impacts team members, guest experiences, community building, and planet care.
- Founded in 2006 by Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Hotels is a luxury hotel brand management company and affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group.
Equal Opportunity
- Starwood Hotels is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We believe in a diverse, sustainable workforce with an empowered, inclusive culture.
- We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis covered under applicable law.
- If you require any special accommodations, please visit People Operations.
