Salon 61 Events is Hiring Now: CATERING SALES MANAGER!

Salon 61 Events is River North's newest premier event space located on 61 West Hubbard. Complete with a vaulted roof, the space can accommodate weddings, social, corporate events and more for up to 300 people.  

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants is looking for a Catering Sales Manager with 3 years of catering sales experience.  The ideal candidate will have experience planning and coordinating weddings, mitzvahs and large scale corporate events. We reward our teams with benefits, career-long training and growth opportunities. We reward our teams with benefits, career-long training and growth opportunities.

A Few of Our Benefits:

• Competitive Salary + Commission Structure
• Quarterly Bonus
• Paid Time Off - including Paid Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation
• 401(k)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program - focusing on a commitment to mental health & wellness

Why Work With Lettuce? 

Lettuce is a culinary-driven restaurant company with a genuine commitment to our people: we welcome unique perspectives and nurture diverse talents at 130+ locations, supported by our Culture of Caring. If you’re ready to be a part of what we do next, then explore your possibilities at Lettuce and apply today!

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• Manage the restaurant’s catering and events to ensure an exceptional guest and employee experience
• Develop and maintain a Lettuce client list using various techniques including but not limited to prospecting and cold calls

• Develop and write catering proposals, contracts and event orders; schedule catering events in online system; respond to client and guest questions; and work toward achieving sales goals

• Attend tastings and meetings, and collaborate with General Manager and Chef to develop catering menus

• Cultivate and maintain a list of preferred vendors
• Assist GM in managing costs, driving sales and growing the business in support of financial goals

• Partner with GM and management team to interview, hire, onboard, train, supervise and develop all catering team employees as needed
• Understand and assist as needed with in-house audio visual equipment as needed
• Model and promote teamwork across all teams
• Use tact and good judgment when dealing with challenges pertaining to guests, vendors and employees, and respond with patience and courtesy
• Work a variety of days and shifts (including early mornings, late nights and weekends) at multiple sites with or without overnight travel, as needed
• Move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds

• 3+ years of catering sales management experience
• Skilled in developing guest rapport