Sales Manager - Private Dining & Events

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Restaurant: Ramsay’s Kitchen | Chisholm Creek

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants is seeking a relationship-driven Sales Manager, Private Dining & Events, for Ramsay’s Kitchen in Oklahoma City. This market-facing role drives private event revenue and incremental restaurant reservations through proactive sales, curated concierge relationships and local partnerships. You will develop corporate and social demand across Oklahoma City, with a strong emphasis on business dining, client entertaining, celebrations and group occasions.

WHAT YOU’LL OWN

Private Dining & Events sales

• Grow group revenue. Prospect and convert corporate events, business dinners, private celebrations, group dining and other locally relevant occasions.

• Own the sales cycle. Prospect, respond to inbound inquiries, host site tours, create proposals, negotiate, contract and prepare accurate Banquet Event Orders (BEOs).

• Convert and retain. Build long-term client accounts, reactivate past bookers and develop repeat, referral and seasonal business.

Concierge relationships & restaurant covers

• Build a curated referral network. Develop and actively manage relationships with hotel concierges, front-office teams and other influential local hospitality contacts through intentional outreach, visits and hosted experiences.

• Generate and track restaurant covers. Turn concierge relationships into incremental reservations, record attributable covers and earn performance-based compensation on eligible covers under the company incentive plan.

Business development, partnerships & local activations

• Be a local ambassador. Build relationships with local businesses, corporate offices, event planners, hotels and community leaders throughout Oklahoma City and the Chisholm Creek area.

• Activate partnerships. Engage the local convention and visitors bureau (CVB), Chambers of Commerce, hotel partners and market organizations to create introductions, marketing opportunities and qualified business.

• Host and entertain. Plan and participate in in-restaurant networking, partner receptions, client entertainment, concierge familiarizations and community showcases that introduce new audiences to Ramsay’s Kitchen.

• Work cross-functionally. Collaborate with Marketing, Restaurant Operations and Culinary to shape and execute local marketing activations, promotional opportunities and commercially relevant community events.

Commercial discipline & event execution

• Manage a healthy pipeline. Set sales priorities, monitor conversion and report activity, event revenue, relationship outcomes and referral-driven covers against goals.

• Keep details accurate. Maintain timely records of leads, client communication, contracts and BEOs in Tripleseat and company systems.

• Set teams up for success. Communicate event requirements and guest expectations clearly to restaurant leadership and Culinary for seamless execution.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 3+ years of relevant experience in restaurant, hotel, hospitality or events sales, account development or business development.

• A strong local network and working knowledge of the Oklahoma City business, hospitality and social events market; established concierge, corporate and community relationships are a plus.

• A proactive sales mindset with genuine enthusiasm for prospecting, relationship building, hosting and being out in the market.

• Commercial accountability and comfort managing targets, measuring pipeline conversion and demonstrating a clear return on partnership activity.

• Excellent follow-through and confident communication, presentation, organization and relationship-management skills.

• Systems fluency with Microsoft Office and CRM/POS tools; Tripleseat experience preferred.

• Market presence and flexibility to work in and around Oklahoma City, including occasional evenings or weekends for client events and local activations.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

$60,000–$70,000 base salary plus commission and bonus opportunities, including performance-based earning potential for eligible concierge-generated restaurant reservation covers under the company incentive plan.

Benefits include: 401(k) • Medical, dental and vision insurance • Flex time • Employee Assistance Program • Global training and development opportunities • Staff and Friends & Family discounts at participating US and UK Gordon Ramsay Restaurants.

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Restaurant: Ramsay’s Kitchen | Chisholm Creek

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants is seeking a relationship-driven Sales Manager, Private Dining & Events, for Ramsay’s Kitchen in Oklahoma City. This market-facing role drives private event revenue and incremental restaurant reservations through proactive sales, curated concierge relationships and local partnerships. You will develop corporate and social demand across Oklahoma City, with a strong emphasis on business dining, client entertaining, celebrations and group occasions.

WHAT YOU’LL OWN

Private Dining & Events sales

• Grow group revenue. Prospect and convert corporate events, business dinners, private celebrations, group dining and other locally relevant occasions.

• Own the sales cycle. Prospect, respond to inbound inquiries, host site tours, create proposals, negotiate, contract and prepare accurate Banquet Event Orders (BEOs).

• Convert and retain. Build long-term client accounts, reactivate past bookers and develop repeat, referral and seasonal business.

Concierge relationships & restaurant covers

• Build a curated referral network. Develop and actively manage relationships with hotel concierges, front-office teams and other influential local hospitality contacts through intentional outreach, visits and hosted experiences.

• Generate and track restaurant covers. Turn concierge relationships into incremental reservations, record attributable covers and earn performance-based compensation on eligible covers under the company incentive plan.

Business development, partnerships & local activations

• Be a local ambassador. Build relationships with local businesses, corporate offices, event planners, hotels and community leaders throughout Oklahoma City and the Chisholm Creek area.

• Activate partnerships. Engage the local convention and visitors bureau (CVB), Chambers of Commerce, hotel partners and market organizations to create introductions, marketing opportunities and qualified business.

• Host and entertain. Plan and participate in in-restaurant networking, partner receptions, client entertainment, concierge familiarizations and community showcases that introduce new audiences to Ramsay’s Kitchen.

• Work cross-functionally. Collaborate with Marketing, Restaurant Operations and Culinary to shape and execute local marketing activations, promotional opportunities and commercially relevant community events.

Commercial discipline & event execution

• Manage a healthy pipeline. Set sales priorities, monitor conversion and report activity, event revenue, relationship outcomes and referral-driven covers against goals.

• Keep details accurate. Maintain timely records of leads, client communication, contracts and BEOs in Tripleseat and company systems.

• Set teams up for success. Communicate event requirements and guest expectations clearly to restaurant leadership and Culinary for seamless execution.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 3+ years of relevant experience in restaurant, hotel, hospitality or events sales, account development or business development.

• A strong local network and working knowledge of the Oklahoma City business, hospitality and social events market; established concierge, corporate and community relationships are a plus.

• A proactive sales mindset with genuine enthusiasm for prospecting, relationship building, hosting and being out in the market.

• Commercial accountability and comfort managing targets, measuring pipeline conversion and demonstrating a clear return on partnership activity.

• Excellent follow-through and confident communication, presentation, organization and relationship-management skills.

• Systems fluency with Microsoft Office and CRM/POS tools; Tripleseat experience preferred.

• Market presence and flexibility to work in and around Oklahoma City, including occasional evenings or weekends for client events and local activations.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

$60,000–$70,000 base salary plus commission and bonus opportunities, including performance-based earning potential for eligible concierge-generated restaurant reservation covers under the company incentive plan.

Benefits include: 401(k) • Medical, dental and vision insurance • Flex time • Employee Assistance Program • Global training and development opportunities • Staff and Friends & Family discounts at participating US and UK Gordon Ramsay Restaurants.