Catering & Event Sales Manager - Wooden Paddle
Lemont, IL 60439
About the Job
- Do you thrive on the thrill of sales, and the challenge of rolling up your sleeves to get it done?
- Are you a natural hunter, comfortable chasing down leads and converting them into real deals?
- Do you live and breathe hospitality? Are you obsessed with making clients feel valued and taken care of?
- Are you skilled at building win-win partnerships with people who can refer you over and over again?
- Are you super comfortable analyzing sales performance and developing new sales strategies?
- Are you the type of person that takes your career seriously, but doesn't take yourself too seriously?
Yes?! Then YOU should join our team!
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WHY WORK HERE?:
Here are some of the perks!
- PPO medical, dental, + vision Insurance with 50% company contribution
- 401K retirement savings plan w/ 3% company match
- 2 weeks of paid time off + 5 sick days
- Flexible days off
- A generous, never-expires, $250 monthly food & drink allowance
- A 50% employee discount on food while you're working
- A 20% employee discount on food & drinks anytime you're not working, for you & your whole table
- Monthly gift card rewards for giving recognition to your team (+ for getting it, too!)
- Access to lots of company-paid business coaching + resources
- As a company, we run on EOS; so we're a collaborative, strategic, and winning team (i.e. no more meetings that just waste your time - promise!)
- Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, & your birthday off, automatically
- The opportunity to grow quickly with a forward-thinking company that regularly reinvests in itself and it's people
- The flexibility to optimize your own role - we'll teach you how to to get the things you don't like and aren't good at off your back, so you can focus on doing the things you do like and are good at
- Administrative sales support, so you don't have to do all the nitty-gritty yourself
WHAT DOES A TYPICAL DAY LOOK LIKE?:
RESPONSIBILITIES
As our Catering & Event Sales Manager, you'll be at the helm of all things sales. These are the results you'll be hired to accomplish:
1) Jungle-Hunter Revenue Generation
You don't wait for sales to come to you (ala the zoo) - you go out and get 'em, tiger! - (ala the jungle).
2) High-Touch Client Relationships
You'll build genuine, human-first relationships with our clients by sticking to the golden rule - always.
3) Win-Win Strategic Partnerships
You'll build and maintain a super strong referral network full of ambassadors that love us, and love to refer us.
4) Look Back & Think Forward Sales Strategy Development
What's working? What's not? You'll analyze our past performance and develop new sales strategies to grow business.
As a disclaimer: This is a new-ish position, in a rapidly growing company, in an always-changing industry. That means that this position and its responsibilities will continue to evolve. So, if you're change-adverse, this job ain't it.
That being said - if you're good with change, switching things up, and trying new things - you'll love this job, and it'll love you right back.
PAY
The total compensation for this position will likely fall between $65,000 - $85,000+. The base salary is $50,000 - $55,000 and depends on relevant experience. There are quarterly bonuses based on sales and performance targets. Commission structure is straightforward, and if you sell more, you'll earn more!
We expect this position to hit a sales target of $1M. You'll earn 30% of your commission up front - alongside the client's initial, 30% deposit - and you'll earn the remaining 70% of your commission when the event is completed, and fully paid.
WORK SCHEDULE
This position is full-time and salaried, with a semi-set schedule that allows for flexibility. Days off are flexible, and typically back to back. Our Catering & Sales Event Manager will work 5 days, and typically 45+ hours per week.
WINNING TRAITS:
The *best* candidate will be great at he following:
- Taking Initiative & Being Resourceful
- Client Focus & a Natural Knack for Hospitality
- Written & Verbal Communication
- Sound Judgement & Decision Making
- Organization & Planning
- Strategic Thinking & Execution
- Negotiation
- Being a Team Player
- Having Tenacity
- Excellence & Keeping High Standards
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Here are some of our must-haves + would-like-to-haves:
- At least 3 years of experience in an equivalent Sales role, in any industry
- Experience in an equivalent Sales role, specifically in the Catering & Event industry, strongly preferred
- A Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Event Management, or similar, strongly preferred
- Must be at least 21 years old
- Must have open availability
- Must have the ability to regularly work 45+ hours per week
- Must have a valid driver's license + sole access to a personal vehicle
Wooden Paddle is 11-years-young restaurant & catering company, started in 2013. (That's a whole middle-schooler ago!)
Our purpose, and the reason we exist, is to be 'The Place You Want to Be'.
Our niche, and the thing we work really freaking hard to do better than anyone else, is creating ✨ Super Fun Dining Experiences✨.
Our focus is shareable, wood-fired comfort foods , artsy cocktails , & good-time energy ♀️.
As a team, we're scrappy go-getters who don't take ourselves too seriously - but we take our food, drinks, and hospitality *extremely* seriously.
And we're all on a mission to hit 10 Million Good-Time Guest Experiences by 2033! Come for the pizza, stay for the party bb!
