About the Role
This is a posting for an existing job vacancy.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and organize catering orders with weekly invoicing
- Perform administrative duties, including: All booking, coordinating and follow-up on all catering events, reconciling billing and invoices and preparing month end
- Ensure specifications and requests of each catering event are communicated and executed down the channel effectively
- Work collaboratively on menu planning with clients and Executive Chef, and identify revenue-generating opportunities
- Assist in production, hiring, employee training, staff scheduling, associate supervising, as well as addressing and resolving employee relations issues
- Direct department activities and maintain highest-quality service standards
- Maintain compliance with industry, company, and legislative standards
- Develop team and provide performance improvement programs
Requirements
- Degree in Hospitality/Food Service or equivalent experience, including supervisory experience
- AFST (Advanced Food Safety Training)
- Responsible Beverage Service Certificate
- Strong management skills, capable of motivating, leading and developing associates
- Excellent client relationship-building and communication skills
- Ability to control food and labour costs
- Detail-oriented and a strong team player
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Proven Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) and comfortable with utilizing multiple supporting programs
- Must have ability to support managing larger groups in the main Retail Food operation
- Canadian work experience is not a requirement for this role
- Artificial intelligence–based tools may be used at certain stages of the recruitment and applicant screening process
Skills
- Management skills
- Client relationship-building
- Communication skills
- Cost control
- Team player
- Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Experience Level
- Supervisory experience
Education Level
- Degree in Hospitality/Food Service or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $60,000 to $70,000
Benefits
- Group benefits
- Employer RRSP contributions
- Discretionary bonus or incentive programs
