Director of Catering, Events & Sales
Sorry Charlie’s Oyster Bar | Savannah, GA
Salary: $65,000 to $75,000 annually, based on experience, plus performance bonus
Sorry Charlie’s Oyster Bar is looking for an experienced hospitality professional to lead and grow our catering, private events, banquet, and group sales programs.
This is not a basic event coordinator position. We are looking for someone who understands how to sell events, manage multiple functions at the same time, communicate with operations, and turn leads into revenue.
Hotel catering, banquet, conference services, or event sales experience is strongly preferred. We want someone who has worked in a high volume environment and understands the organization required to manage multiple events without things falling through the cracks.
This position will oversee private events and catering for Sorry Charlie’s while also helping develop the catering and event business for our upcoming restaurant concept, The Rex Smokehouse & Cantina.
Responsibilities
- Sell and coordinate private dining, banquets, restaurant buyouts, corporate events, weddings, rehearsal dinners, holiday parties, and off site catering
- Respond to event inquiries quickly and professionally
- Generate new business through outbound sales, networking, venue partnerships, corporate relationships, wedding planners, hotels, and local organizations
- Conduct site tours and client meetings
- Prepare proposals, contracts, deposits, menus, timelines, and event details
- Create accurate BEOs and communicate event details clearly with culinary, FOH, management, and banquet teams
- Manage multiple events and clients simultaneously
- Maintain an organized sales pipeline and follow up consistently with leads
- Track event revenue, booking conversion, average event spend, and future business
- Help grow catering and event sales for The Rex before and after opening
- Build relationships with Savannah wedding planners, hotels, businesses, convention groups, and hospitality partners
- Attend major events as needed to make sure execution meets expectations
- Work closely with culinary leadership to make sure what is being sold can actually be executed properly
What We Are Looking For
- At least 3 years of catering sales, hotel events, banquet sales, conference services, or similar hospitality experience
- Hotel experience strongly preferred
- Proven experience managing multiple events at one time
- Strong sales ability and a history of generating new business
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Strong understanding of food and beverage operations
- Experience with BEOs, contracts, event timelines, deposits, and final billing
- Comfortable prospecting and developing new clients instead of relying only on incoming leads
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of the department
- Professional, dependable, organized, and able to work well with both clients and restaurant teams
- Existing relationships in the Savannah hospitality, wedding, corporate, or tourism market are a major plus
Compensation & Benefits
- $65,000 to $75,000 salary based on experience
- Performance based bonus opportunity
- Health insurance
- 401(k) eligibility after one year
- Paid time off after one year
- Opportunity for growth as our catering and restaurant operations expand
We are looking for someone who wants to build something, not simply maintain a calendar.
The right person will have the opportunity to take ownership of a growing events program at Sorry Charlie’s while helping build the catering, corporate, and private event business for The Rex from the ground up.
Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
