The Sales Manager (General Banquets) is responsible for developing and managing banquet business, including weddings, corporate functions, meetings, and social events. Duties typically include generating sales leads, maintaining relationships with corporate and agency clients, preparing proposals and quotations, negotiating contracts, coordinating with hotel departments, and ensuring events meet guest expectations. Candidates should have experience in hotel sales, banquet operations, event planning, or a related field, along with strong communication, negotiation, organization, and presentation skills. Business-level Japanese is generally essential, while English and experience with luxury hospitality or Marriott systems are advantageous. The role requires a proactive, target-focused professional who can manage several client projects, meet revenue goals, and deliver consistently high service standards.
The Ritz-Carlton Osaka is a luxury hotel operated by Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies. Located in central Osaka, the hotel combines refined European-inspired design with Japanese hospitality and offers premium guest rooms, restaurants, lounges, banquet facilities, meeting spaces, and wellness services. It serves leisure travelers, international visitors, luxury groups, weddings, and corporate clients. As part of The Ritz-Carlton brand, the property is known for highly personalized service, attention to detail, elegant surroundings, and strong employee service standards. Marriott provides an international working environment, structured training, career mobility, and access to employee benefits across its global hotel network. The Osaka property is particularly well positioned for business and event sales because of the city’s convention activity, tourism demand, transport connections, and large corporate and cultural calendar.
Japan offers employment opportunities in hospitality, tourism, technology, manufacturing, education, healthcare, and international business. Major urban areas such as Osaka, Tokyo, Kyoto, and Fukuoka provide the widest range of jobs, while resort regions offer seasonal hotel and tourism work. Japanese workplace culture values punctuality, respect, teamwork, detail, and reliable communication. Life in Japan is generally safe and convenient, with excellent public transport, varied food, and a mix of modern cities and traditional communities, although housing and commuting costs can be high. Foreign workers usually need an employer-sponsored status of residence, such as Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services, or another category matching their role. Applicants should confirm eligibility, obtain a Certificate of Eligibility where required, arrange housing and health insurance, and prepare for language and cultural adjustment. Osaka offers comparatively reasonable living costs and strong transport links.
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