Job Description

Job Location Chevy - Wheeling, IL 60090 Salary Range $20.00 - $24.00 Hourly

Job Title: Event Sales

Job Status: Part Time – Non-Exempt

Division: Chevy Chase Country Club

Primary Work Location: Chevy Chase Country Club

Reports To: Director of Chevy Chase Country Club

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Essential Job Duties

• Establishes and improves the reputation of Chevy Chase Country Club by offering a very personalized style of service.
• Promptly responds to all inquiries.
• Timely attends all incoming telephone calls and online inquiries, using clear and professional language. This includes responding to voicemails.
• Proposes timely quotes for all incoming event queries with approval of Sales Director.
• Schedules showings, tours, plannings, and check –ins with potential clients. Assists with tours when needed.
• Calls customers to remind before cut-off dates.
• Compose, publish and distribute Banquet Event Order (BEO) to all department heads and personnel who are involved in servicing banquets function.
• Distributes promptly to all departments about notice of any change in the Banquet event order (BEO).
• Schedules tastings for guests.
• Orders specialty linens, sweets, cakes and other requests.
• Works with management and other heads of departments at all times and assists in carrying out special requirements and duties necessary in adding to the client’s needs.
• Responsible to attend periodic sales meetings.
• Preserves all client information and folders.
• Maintains and analyzes all won/lost information.
• Maintains Certificate of Insurance information.
• Identifies leads, manage prospects and acquire new business by outside sales calls.
• Assists in Customer Service Issues.
• Performs the job safely and in compliance with Park District policies, procedures, work and safety rules.
• Supports and exhibits the organizational values of respect, communication, integrity, innovation, recognition and appreciation, continuous learning, fun, empowerment and people.

Qualifications

Positio n Requirements

High School Diploma.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate consistent attendance and on-time arrival.

• Must be able to read, write and speak in English.
• CPR/AED certification or be able to earn within 60 days.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to sit, stand, walk, bend, climb stairs, twist, talk and hear; use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tool, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to walk on uneven grounds.
• Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment.
• Specific vision abilities are required and include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Workin g Conditions

• Most activities will be performed indoors.
• Driving to other park facilities will require the worker to be outside.
• Employee may be exposed to cleaning agents and toner chemicals.