Origin Hotel Kansas City
1001 E. Riverfront Drive
Kansas City, MO 64120
Website www.originhotel.com
Managed by Tandem Hospitality Group
Current Job Openings
Origin Hotel Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
- Solicitation, prospecting, and direct selling in the local, Corporate and Social Catering market.
- Discuss all event details with planner including room setup, food and beverage, audio visual. Communicate this information clearly and through respective hotel department heads via a catering/meeting banquet event orders
- Prepare proposals, contracts, and other client-requested documents
- Event planning and detailing for booked events
- On-site contact for group and standalone events
- Plan, organize and effectively communicate on-site events including Employee of the Month, internal meetings, etc
- Conduct property tours and convey new service offerings helping to establish new customer relationships in the community.
- Maximize Catering and Banquet revenues wherever possible and minimize erosion of check averages from price-sensitive groups.
- Communication of function-arrangement to all responsible hotel departments via weekly BEO meetings, as well as via email and direct paper & digital communication
- Communication with clients prior to events to initiate, negotiate, and close contracts for all catered functions.
- Creation of profitable menus and distribution of client expectations to Food & Beverage Departments.
- Participate in networking events both on-site and off-site. This may include charity and community events as well
- Physically double-check all function arrangements against specifications of client. Correct where necessary.
- Effective communication and follow-up to ensure repeat bookings.
- Update and increase client prospects through active prospecting.
- Maximize revenues for the hotel through up-selling techniques.
- Seeking a self-starter who is goal oriented, highly detailed and a strong communicator.
- Other duties as assigned by Director of Sales.
- High School Diploma or Equivalent required, college degree preferred
- Minimum of 2 years hotel sales/catering experience preferred
- Knowledge of the operations of the hotel industry.
- Dynamic, enthusiastic, creative leader who thrives under pressure and can perform multiple functions and troubleshoot when needed.
- Must have proven selling, negotiating and presentation skills.
- Requires knowledge of intermediate sales techniques.
- Highly developed customer service skills with strong attention to detail.
- Proficient computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, and Outlook. Event Temple and/or Opera Cloud experience preferred.
- The ability to delegate, effectively train and coach
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
Origin Hotel Kansas City
118 Room Hotel
AT HOME IN THE HEART OF AMERICA
Welcome to Kansas City, Missouri – famed for jazz, barbecue, and championship football. Set to open in Summer 2024 as the first-ever hotel on the Berkley Riverfront, Origin Kansas City, a Wyndham Hotel, is a boutique beauty with 118 pet-friendly guest rooms and suites, farm-to-table dining, and some of the city’s most stunning meeting and event spaces. Across five floors, locally inspired art and design set the stage for an array of thoughtfully curated events and activities.