- Professional
- Office in Denver
Clayton is a catalyst for community and connection. A local experience with a global perspective, constantly evolving the way we travel, gather, and live. Between our highly-anticipated events and Clayton collaborators bringing their individual brands of creativity to the Clayton experience, you’re always in good company here.
The Catering Sales Manager develops strong client relationships while driving catering sales and ensuring flawless planning and execution of meetings, weddings, and social events. This role crafts tailored proposals, collaborates with hotel teams, and uses both creative and traditional marketing to grow business and foster repeat clients. Highly organized and detail-oriented, the manager knows that small touches create the biggest impact.
Requested Tasks:
The Catering Sales Manager develops strong client relationships while driving catering sales and ensuring flawless planning and execution of meetings, weddings, and social events. This role crafts tailored proposals, collaborates with hotel teams, and uses both creative and traditional marketing to grow business and foster repeat clients. Highly organized and detail-oriented, the manager knows that small touches create the biggest impact.
Requested Tasks:
- Drive catering sales by proactively prospecting, networking, and securing new business to meet revenue goals.
- Develop detailed proposals, contracts, and banquet event orders (BEOs) that accurately capture client requirements.
- Collaborate with culinary, banquet, and operations teams to create menus, floor plans, and event timelines.
- Serve as the primary client contact from inquiry through post-event follow-up, ensuring seamless planning and flawless execution.
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with key clients, wedding planners, and community partners.
- Maintain accurate records of contracts, event details, and billing while ensuring compliance with health, safety, and alcohol service regulations.
Requested Capabilities
- 3–5 years of catering sales or event management experience in a hotel, resort, or upscale venue.
- Proven ability to meet or exceed catering revenue goals while managing multiple events simultaneously.
- Strong organizational, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Proficiency in event management software (e.g., Delphi, Marriott CI/TY, or similar).
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays based on business needs.
As part of the Makeready collection, we proudly offer a variety of thoughtful benefits and perks for eligible team members including accommodating PTO/PTO exchange, medical/dental/vision benefits, maternity/paternity leave, pet insurance, company-matched dependent care & 401k, student loan repayment program and a wide range of additional ancillary benefits. The health, happiness and well-being of our team is our top priority.
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Makeready LLC and its affiliated entities are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member as their true independent self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.
