Cedar Park Marriott Social Catering Sales Manager

Social Catering Sales Manager Cedar Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center Cedar Park, Texas Your Impact

The Cedar Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center is seeking a passionate and relationship-focused Social Catering Sales Manager to join our opening team and establish the hotel as one of the premier destinations for weddings, galas, celebrations, and social events in Central Texas.

This position is responsible for generating social event revenue, developing community relationships, and delivering exceptional experiences that create lasting memories for clients and guests.

The ideal candidate combines strong sales skills with creativity, attention to detail, and a genuine passion for hospitality.

• Play a key role in establishing foundational sales processes, account management standards, and client engagement strategies during the hotel pre-opening phase.
• Support the development of opening sales initiatives, prospecting strategies, and revenue pacing plans.
• Assist in building the property’s reputation and client base from the ground up within the Austin market.
• Develop prospecting plans and targeted outreach strategies to establish group, corporate, association, and social business pipelines.
• Participate in pre-opening networking events, community engagement opportunities, chamber activities, and industry events to increase hotel visibility and awareness.
• Assist in creating opening sales collateral, promotional materials, presentations, and client communication strategies.
• Conduct pre-opening site tours, virtual presentations, and hard-hat tours for prospective clients and key accounts.
• Partner with Sales leadership to establish account management practices, lead-tracking procedures, and client response standards.
• Support the transition from pre-opening sales efforts into stabilized business operations following hotel opening.
• Generate new business opportunities for weddings, celebrations, galas, fundraisers, and social events.
• Assist with building Marriott-related sales partnerships and leveraging brand resources to accelerate business development.

• Build partnerships with wedding planners, event professionals, venues, and community organizations.
• Establish the hotel as a preferred venue within the local and regional social event market.
• Participate in bridal shows, networking events, and community engagement opportunities.

• Serve as an ambassador for the Cedar Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center during the pre-opening phase by actively promoting the property throughout the local and regional market.
• Conduct on-site property tours and presentations for prospective clients and key accounts.
• Represent PHG properties at trade shows, networking events, sales calls, and industry functions.
• Entertain clients both on and off property to strengthen business relationships and build accounts.
• Pre-opening hotel or conference center experience is strongly preferred.

• Partner closely with Event Management, Culinary, Operations, and Sales teams.
• Ensure smooth transitions from sales to event execution.
• Support a culture focused on excellence and guest satisfaction.
• Support onboarding and development of new sales team members.
• Lead by example in client engagement, professionalism, and sales performance standards.
• Contribute to a collaborative and high-performance sales culture.
• Assist leadership with special projects, opening initiatives, and departmental strategy execution.

• Complete weekly sales reports, account activity updates, production tracking, and other departmental reporting requirements.
• Attend weekly sales meetings, training programs, and other meetings as designated.
• Provide timely feedback to leadership regarding guest comments, client needs, competitor activity, industry news, and market opportunities.

• Maintain professional appearance and behavior when interacting with clients, guests, community partners, and fellow Team Members.
• Assist with special projects and assignments designated…