Job description

The Catering Manager is responsible for all catering orders (mostly delivery with third party vendors). He/she also supports the General Manager by completing tasks as directed.
Pay range: $62,500-75,500 per year

Job Duties:

• Manages the property's reactive and proactive catering sales efforts
• Develops and implements sales strategies to achieve maximum revenues
• Builds local client base through sales calls, prospecting, networking, referrals
• Responds to customer inquiries and develops customers independently
• Analyzes competition to maintain competitiveness and right pricing
• Responsible for the financial performance of the catering department
• Ensure successful events that meet both the client needs and company’s profitability guidelines
• Communicate all relevant information to appropriate departments in a timely fashion and in a detailed manner
• Responds in a timely manner to customer issues and resolves complaints
• Maintain effective communication, direction, support, timely feedback and recognition of performance
• Celebrate team success
• Creates sales activity expectation
• Must wear approved manufacturer certified slip resistant or non-slip shoes at all times while working

Education/Experience:

• 3 years of progressive, strong sales experience with a catering company, hotel or restaurant.
• Experience managing a Catering Sales Department team
• Strong catering sales and event planning experience

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Work with fluctuating schedule based on departmental requirements.
• Must be able to create and maintain a team atmosphere with in the department and ensure that employees are appropriately trained and have an adequate work load.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented with a strong emphasis on accuracy.
• Strong PC skills with a working knowledge of including but not limited to MS Excel, MS Word, MS Office, and Outlook. Delphi experience is a plus.
• Highly organized and creative
• Must be able to clearly and effectively communicate in English.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,500.00 - $75,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Experience level:

• 2 years

Restaurant type:

• Fast casual restaurant
• Quick service & fast food restaurant

Shift:

• Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
When required by the CDC, we follow all guidlines.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Redondo Beach, CA 90278: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Microsoft Excel: 2 years (Required)
• Restaurant experience: 2 years (Required)
• English: 1 year (Required)
• Catering: 2 years (Required)
• Spanish: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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