About the job
Create Extraordinary Celebrations. Build Lasting Relationships.
For more than 20 years, Café Natalie Catering has been one of Houston's most trusted names in luxury catering and hospitality. We specialize in exceptional weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations, delivering elevated culinary experiences and impeccable service at some of the region's most prestigious venues. We are seeking an experienced, relationship-driven Wedding Sales Manager & Event Coordinator who is passionate about luxury events, consultative sales, and creating unforgettable client experiences. This is an exciting opportunity for a hospitality professional who thrives on building relationships, exceeding sales goals, and guiding clients from their initial inquiry through a flawlessly executed event.
If you enjoy connecting with people, closing business, and bringing extraordinary events to life, we'd love to meet you.
What You'll Do
Drive Sales & Business Development
- As a trusted advisor to prospective clients, you will:
- Respond promptly to wedding, corporate, and social event inquiries
- Conduct client consultations, venue tours, tastings, and planning meetings
- Prepare customized proposals, estimates, and contracts
- Guide clients through the booking process while delivering exceptional service
- Manage an active sales pipeline and consistently follow up on opportunities
- Build lasting relationships with wedding planners, venues, corporate partners, and industry professionals
- Represent Café Natalie at networking events, bridal shows, venue showcases, and community events
- Generate new business through referrals, partnerships, and strategic outreach
- Achieve and exceed monthly and annual sales goals
Coordinate Exceptional Events
- Once an event is booked, you'll help ensure every detail is executed with excellence by:
- Serving as the primary client contact throughout the planning process
- Coordinating seamlessly with culinary, operations, service, rentals, and production teams
- Developing event timelines, floor plans, staffing requirements, and logistical plans
- Communicating event details clearly across internal departments
- Supporting on-site event execution to ensure an outstanding guest experience
- Managing client requests and resolving challenges with professionalism and urgency
- Upholding Café Natalie's reputation for exceptional hospitality, attention to detail, and flawless execution
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in wedding sales, catering sales, event sales, hospitality, venue sales, or event management
- Proven ability to build relationships and close sales
- Outstanding communication and client service skills
- Strong organizational and project management abilities
- Ability to manage multiple events, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously
- Professional, polished, and confident presence
- Comfortable working evenings, weekends, and special events as business requires
- Reliable transportation
- Experience with CRM systems, Caterease, HubSpot, Google Workspace, or similar software is preferred
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary starting at $60,000 annually + tips + commission
- Performance-based commission opportunities
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Employee dining and catering discounts
- Flexible scheduling
- Career growth and advancement opportunities
- Join one of Houston's premier luxury catering and hospitality companies
Why Café Natalie?
At Café Natalie, we believe exceptional events begin with exceptional people. Every wedding, celebration, and corporate gathering is an opportunity to create lasting memories through remarkable cuisine, thoughtful service, and genuine hospitality.
If you're passionate about luxury events, relationship-driven sales, and delivering unforgettable experiences, we'd love to hear from you.
Work Location: In person (Houston, TX)
Pay: $60,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Application Question(s):
- Do you have experience managing clients from initial inquiry through event execution?
- Do you have experience meeting sales goals and closing client contracts?
- Are you available to work evenings, weekends, and special events as needed?
- Do you have reliable transportation and the ability to work in person in Houston, TX?
- Are you comfortable with a starting base salary of $60,000 annually, plus tips and performance-based commission?
Experience:
- wedding, catering, event, venue, or hospitality sales: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
