Education

• Diploma Guide notes that employers typically seek those with a bachelor’s degree and relevant experience. Courses in hospitality management are beneficial. Banquet sales manager must have a firm grasp of the financial aspects of managing a banqueting facility.
  
  

Skills

• Strong leadership qualities and good organizational skills are important to the role. Charter One Hotels notes that banquet managers should have a goal-orientated and “can do” attitude.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities vary between establishments. Charter One Hotels reports that banquet sales managers must drive revenue and bookings, provide proactive customer service, function as part of the hotel's key management team and work towards sales targets.
  
  

Considerations

• Diploma Guide reports that many banquet sales managers start their careers in junior roles, such as serving roles, and work their way up through gaining educational qualifications and a long work history.
  
  

Salary

• The salary range of a banquet sales manager varies depending on experience, location and employer. According to Indeed, the average annual salary of a banquet sales manager in July 2010 was $45,000.