Catering Manager jobs in Battle Creek, MI

POSITION TITLE: Catering Sales Manager

REPORTS TO: Director of Sales

POSITION SUMMARY:

To ensure maximum revenue, promotional coverage and marketing opportunities are achieved. A catering sales manager targets and coordinates catering sales efforts. The job involves initiation and development of quality leads to ensure growth of catering sales.

The primary responsibility of a catering sales manager is to develop existing business and solicit new catering business through catering lead generation and catering sales marketing. The sales manager solicits new catering customers through traditional and non-traditional sales techniques.

Other important duties include booking, selling, planning and coordinating all special social events while assuring the highest level of customer service. Generating revenue, establishing new accounts, monitoring booking space, booking repeat business while keeping quality consistently high, conducting catering sales presentations and catering sales calls also falls under the purview of a catering sales manager job.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Planning menus
• Advertising vacancies and recruiting staff
• Making sure that staff is fully trained
• Keeping staff motivated to provide the highest standard of service
• Organizing shifts and rotas
• Managing stock control financial planning and managing budgets
• Meeting with suppliers and customers
• Discussing contract requirements with customers

Requirements

• Proficient in English or Spanish
• Leadership experience in fine dining or catering services required.
• Experience in a university setting is preferred
• Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills

Skills

• Communication
• Teamwork Oriented
• Maintains a Good Energy Level
• Thorough and Organized
• Professional
• Punctual

If you meet these requirements, please apply today and we will email you with an interview opportunity. No Phone Calls please.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Travel reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities
• Commission pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights

Experience:

• Catering Sales: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person