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With properties throughout Colorado, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, each hotel’s exquisite art, music, and cultural influences are intentionally approachable. Designed to inspire and create unforgettable experiences, Kessler guests are immersed in refined Bohemian luxury, whether at a cutting-edge downtown icon, a premier luxury lodge, Savannah’s entertainment destination, or an elite ski lodge. As the founding member of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, Kessler Hospitality has long championed bold, original hotels, each carefully created with distinctive style and the Individualist traveler in mind.\nLocation\nThe AAA Four Diamond JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District is located in the heart of historic Savannah on the Savannah riverfront, with countless activities a short walk away. 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Directs, implements and maintains a management philosophy that serves as a guide to Convention Services staff.\nResponsibilities\nResponsible for the planning and execution of flawless catering and convention events while building, maintaining, and growing relationships with customers and accounts to meet and/or exceed food and beverage revenue goals.\nOversee client functions to ensure customer satisfaction.\nManage, coordinate and execute group assignments turned over by the Sales Department.\nMonitor all contractual agreements pertaining to meeting space, food and beverage and special concession.\nResponsible for maximizing food and beverage revenues through upselling.\nEffectively communicate to all hotel departments the information necessary to successfully execute the group’s needs while maintaining a good client relationship.\nMaintain strong client relations and ensure that event specifications are communicated and executed for a successful meeting experience for the meeting planner and attendees.\nReview sales contract as well as other important information, i.e., room block, cut-off date, special concessions and attrition clauses \nMonitor and enforce program deadline dates and work with client to release meeting space not needed to maximize hotel revenues.\nProduce and distribute banquet event orders, diagrams an event resumes.\nEffectively communicate any changes to resort departments.\nAccurately forecast group food and beverage revenues for assigned groups and affiliate business within a 5% variance.\nPartner with Group Reservations Coordinator to assure suite blocks, special room concessions, special rates, etc. are implemented per the sales agreement. \nParticipate in site visits and planning meetings for upcoming groups.\nVerify deposit due dates and billing at point of turnover, to include following up on status and payment of deposits, billing type and appropriate contact updating information as necessary until departure.\nParticipate in 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