Sales & Events Manager

Sales & Events Manager

Wedding & Banquet Venue | Villa Park, IL

Full-Time | $50,000 Base Salary + Commission

We're looking for a charismatic, high-energy, ambitious, and highly motivated Sales & Events Manager to join our team at an established wedding and banquet venue.

We want someone with a fresh, modern mindset who knows how to connect with people, build relationships, generate new business, and most importantly, close deals .

This is a hands-on leadership position combining sales, event management, marketing, and business development. You'll be responsible for bringing in bookings, building client relationships, and ensuring the events you book are executed successfully from start to finish.

Key Responsibilities

Sales & Bookings

• Conduct engaging venue tours and convert prospective clients into confirmed bookings.
• Handle inquiries, prepare quotes, negotiate pricing, and close deals.
• Build strong relationships with couples, families, and event organizers.
• Consistently follow up with leads and maximize booking conversions.
• Identify upselling opportunities and maximize event revenue.

Event Management & Team Leadership

• Take ownership of booked events and ensure they run smoothly from preparation through completion.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients before and during their events.
• Lead and coordinate event staff, ensuring everyone understands their responsibilities.
• Work closely with kitchen and catering teams to ensure food is prepared, served, and replenished on schedule.
• Oversee event timelines, vendor arrivals, room setups, and overall event flow.
• Coordinate with decorators, DJs, photographers, and other vendors to ensure everything stays on schedule.
• Monitor service quality, guest experience, and staff performance throughout events.
• Quickly resolve unexpected issues, client concerns, or operational challenges.
• Ensure every event meets the venue's standards for hospitality, professionalism, and execution.

CRM, Technology & Financial Management

• Manage leads, appointments, proposals, contracts, and follow-ups through our CRM.
• Communicate professionally and efficiently through email, phone, and text.
• Use AI tools such as Claude to improve sales workflows, communication, and productivity.
• Prepare accurate quotes and calculate pricing, discounts, deposits, and payment schedules.
• Track booking revenue, outstanding balances, commissions, and sales performance.
• Work confidently with spreadsheets, budgets, percentages, and financial calculations.
• Maintain organized records and ensure no opportunities or payments fall through the cracks.

Marketing & Business Development

• Build and manage social media pages, including Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
• Create engaging content, reels, venue showcases, and promotional campaigns.
• Network with wedding planners, decorators, photographers, caterers, and other event professionals.
• Develop referral partnerships and generate new leads through community outreach.
• Attend networking events, wedding expos, and industry gatherings.
• Continuously find creative ways to increase bookings, strengthen the venue's reputation, and grow revenue.

Who We're Looking For

• Fluent in English AND Urdu and/or Hindi (required).
• Strong understanding of South Asian wedding culture, traditions, and family dynamics.
• High-energy, outgoing, charismatic, charming, and confident personality.
• Fresh, modern, creative mindset with an entrepreneurial attitude.
• Strong sales instincts, negotiation skills, and the confidence to close high-value deals.
• Natural leadership abilities , with the confidence to manage staff, delegate responsibilities, and take charge during events.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, especially under pressure.
• Highly tech-savvy , with excellent email communication, computer proficiency, and CRM skills.
• Strong math and financial skills , including pricing, percentages, budgets, spreadsheets, and basic financial calculations.
• Comfortable using AI tools, social media, and modern sales technology.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, resourceful, and consistent with follow-ups.
• Comfortable communicating with couples, parents, extended families, vendors, and employees.
• Able to multitask and solve problems quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Motivated by sales targets, commissions, and results.
• Must be available to work evenings and weekends , particularly during scheduled events.

Experience in event sales, hospitality, wedding venues, catering management, real estate, or other client-facing sales and leadership positions is preferred.

Compensation & Growth

$50,000 Annual Base Salary + Sales Commission

• Performance-based earning potential.
• Opportunity to grow with an established venue.
• Significant responsibility and ownership over sales, event operations, marketing, and business development.
• Long-term growth opportunities for a high-performing individual.

How to Apply

Send us your resume, but don't stop there.

Sell us on why we should hire you.

Tell us what makes you different, why you'd excel in this role, and how you'd help us bring in more bookings while delivering exceptional events.

We're hiring someone to sell weddings and events worth thousands of dollars, lead teams, and represent our venue.

If you can confidently sell yourself to us, that's a great place to start.

Show us your personality, creativity, confidence, and sales ability. Make us want to hire you.

Pay: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person