Assistant Banquet Manager

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, South Africa Marriott International, Inc Full time

**Job Number** 22209363

**Job Category** Event Management

**Location** Protea Hotel Fire & Ice Pretoria Menlyn, Summit Place Precinct, Menlyn, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa VIEW ON MAP

**Schedule** Full-Time

**Located Remotely?** N

**Relocation?** N

**Position Type** Management

**JOB SUMMARY**

Entry level management position that leads the banquet staff while personally assisting in executing events based on requirements and standards. Develops and directs team to provide consistent, high quality service. Communicates performance expectations and trains staff in processes. Responsible for managing financial and administrative duties.

**CANDIDATE PROFILE**

**Education and Experience**
- High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in the event management, food and beverage, or related professional area.

**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**

**Supporting Management of Department Operations and Inventories**
- Manages departmental inventories and assets including par levels and maintenance of equipment.
- Conducts monthly department meetings with the Banquet captains and employees.
- Maintains attendance log for banquet employees.
- Maintains and enforces established sanitation levels.
- Adheres to and reinforces all standards, policies, and procedures (SOPs, LSOPs, etc.).
- Ensures employee awareness of the event phase portion of the Meeting Planner Survey and Guest Satisfaction Scores.
- Orders supplies for the department (e.g., china, glass, silver, buffet presentations, props, and other service equipment needs).
- Uses banquet beverage “Use” records to guide banquet beverage supervisor in controlling liquor costs, managing the banquet beverage perpetual inventory and requisitioning liquor.
- Understands the impact Banquet operations has on the overall success of an event and manages activities to maximize customer satisfaction.
- Schedules banquet service staff to forecast and service standards, while maximizing profits.

**Participating in and Leading Banquet Teams**
- Attends and participates in all pertinent meetings.
- Leads shifts and actively participates in the servicing of events.
- Applies and continually broadens knowledge of food and wine pairings and cutting edge cuisine, and overall event presentation.

**Providing and Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service**
- Sets a positive example for guest relations.
- Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
- Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.
- Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
- Strives to improve service performance.
- Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
- Reviews quarterly Meeting Planner Survey and participates in the development and implementation of corrective action to address service challenges; focuses on continuous improvement of guest satisfaction.

**Conducting Human Resources Activities**
- Interviews and hires Banquet captains and employees with appropriate skills.
- Supports a departmental orientation program for employees to receive the appropriate new hire training to successfully perform their job.
- Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters.
- Observes service behaviors of employees and provides feedback to individuals.
- Reviews comment cards and guest satisfaction results with employees.
- Participates in the development and implementation of corrective action plans.
- Communicates and executes departmental and property emergency procedures and ensures staff are trained in safety procedures.

The acquisition and maintenance of GUESTS

Drive the broader goals of the Hotel, in terms of the Food & Beverage department, by planning and achieving objectives.

Managing effective operations of all F&B areas (restaurant, bar, room service, kitchen, conference & events and social spaces)

Managing of daily food and beverage cost of sales, proactive action on variances and achieving acceptable margins.

Ensuring that the required F&B procedures, operational and administrative systems and controls are in place.

Daily / weekly and monthly stock takes to be conducted of food, beverages, consumables and operation equipment and compiling of trading summaries and variance reports

Overseeing and assisting with daily, weekly and monthly beverage, paper supplies and operating equipment stock takes.

Regular operating stock and operating equipment stocks are conducted and variance reports reconciled.

Interacting with GUESTS to receive valuable feedback and thus being a salesperson, researcher and problem solver.

Ensuring GUEST comment results meet and exceed set targets

Safe and proper control/usage/maintenance of all F&B equipment.

Ensuring that the cleanliness and hygiene of all F&B areas are of the highest standard

Forecasting volumes of business to maintain sufficient stock levels and schedule STAFF to meet operational requirements within budgeted parameters.

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