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Job Description

Position Summary:

To coordinate, manage, and prepare all event documentation and coordinate with Sales, property

departments and client to ensure consistent, high level of service throughout all phases of property

events. Ensures their property events have a seamless turnover from sales to service back to sales.

Recognizes opportunities by up-selling and offering enhancements.

Responsibilities:

  • Know your work schedule and follow it with a high degree of reliability.
  • Work in a cooperative and friendly manner with fellow associates.
  • Maintain professional attire and personal hygiene.
  • Maintain a clean, neat and orderly work area.
  • Read, understand and follow all policies, procedures and practices as stated in the

Associate Handbook.

  • Inform management promptly of any work-related problems or guest complaints.
  • Practice “aggressive hospitality” and provide guest satisfaction.
  • Provide for a safe work environment by following all safety and security procedures and

rules.

  • Comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances as they apply to the

hotel, guests and associates.

  • Know all emergency procedures (fire, severe weather, bomb threats, guest

accidents/illness, etc.).

  • To negotiate with the guest and other patrons for banquets, meetings and other functions,

all arrangements, suggesting menus, bar set up, room arrangements as per policy and

procedure. On completion of negotiations, inform other departments of arrangements in

writing which are necessary to assure success of the function.

  • Works closely with set up person for all catering functions to insure maximum utilization

of facilities.

  • Prepare monthly inventory of all catering office supplies and requisition same for General

Manager’s approval.

  • Train, coordinate and supervise regarding the duties of the banquet captain and the banquet

staff.

  • Maintain budgeted sales quotas.
  • Solicit banquet business, correctly enter bookings in diary and finalize these functions.
  • Handle changes in information listed on Banquet Event Orders (BEO) effectively.
  • Finalize details on Banquet Event Order Sheets from the sales department by making

customer contact, receiving finalized program and publishing BEO’s for distribution.

  • Meet or exceed own booking goals each month by talking and personally meeting with

customers to sell hotel function space.

  • Perform MOD responsibilities as directed by property policy.
  • Accurately prepare weekly forecast for banquet functions.
  • Provide site tours to potential customers of the hotel’s banquet facilities.
  • Perform MOD responsibilities as directed by property policy.
  • May perform additional duties as required.

Location

Anchorage Sheraton-ANC

Location Description

401 East 6th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501

Immerse into the awe-inspiring beauty of Alaska by staying at Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa, located in the heart of downtown Anchorage. After a restful night's sleep on our signature beds, wake to spectacular city, Cook Inlet or Chugach Mountain views.

Requirements

  • Previous experience in hotel convention sales or related industry
  • Performs all job duties and responsibilities in an honest and ethical manner and in

compliance with all laws, regulations, and Company policies.

  • Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Excellent communication and public speaking skills.

Status

Full-time

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