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Redondo Beach, California
Chart House
Redondo Beach, CA
Sales & Events Manager
Join the award-winning Chart House Redondo Beach as a Sales & Events Onsite Manager and be part of one of Southern California’s most iconic waterfront dining experiences. Recognized with the Diners’ Choice award for outstanding seafood and scenic views, this historic location—established in 1969—offers a truly unique setting where waves crash just beyond the dining room and guests enjoy unforgettable sunsets. In this role, you’ll drive private events and group dining sales while delivering elevated guest experiences in a high-volume, hospitality-driven environment. This is an exceptional opportunity for a motivated, relationship-focused professional to grow their career with a premier restaurant brand known for its stunning views, timeless reputation, and unmatched cuisine.
Benefits:
- Extensive and well-rounded training program
- Continued career development and growth opportunities
- Generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels
- Multiple health benefit plans to suit your needs
- Dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, flexible spending accounts and 401 (k)
- Paid sick leave
- Paid time off
- Competitive base salary, plus sales commission
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all catered functions from organization to execution, including delegation of responsibilities
- Work closely with sales managers and coordinators to generate new business and maintain contact with present accounts
- Ensures excellence in guest satisfaction through effective training of staff, commitment to a “Do Whatever It Takes” attitude” and a hands-on, lead by example management style.
- Identify qualifying business potential, closing business, overcoming objections, negotiating, upselling and understanding the client’s needs through Features-Adjectives-Benefits selling
- Manage business on the books successfully and work pipeline of Inquiries, Prospects, Tentative and Definite bookings
- Work local Key Influencers including Hotels, Convention & Visitor Bureaus, Chambers, Retail Outlets, Office Buildings and Condo/Apartment buildings
- Conduct client visits that are targeted and meaningful to build private dining sales
Qualifications:
- At least 3 years previous sales experience in an upscale /fine dining restaurant or hotel operation
- Ability to write business correspondences and set up contracts and function sheets
- Ability to professionally present promotional materials to prospective customers, and to effectively communicate and coordinate with catering, kitchen staff, and outside vendors
- Delphi, Salesforce, OpenTable experience welcomed
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts for guest catering contracts
- Ability to communicate with guests and employees using a positive and clear speaking voice, listen to and understand request, respond with appropriate actions and provide accurate information
- Stable and progressive work history; Strong work ethic
EOE
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Pay Range:
USD $72,000.00 - USD $75,000.00 /Yr.