Catering Manager
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** Catering Manager**

**Job Category****:** Food & Beverage **Requisition Number****:** CATER04795 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

Founded in 2008, Legends is a premium experiences company with more than 1,500 full-time and 30,000 seasonal team members globally. Legends has six divisions operating worldwide - Global Planning, Global Sales, Hospitality, Global Partnerships, Global Merchandise, and Global Technology Solutions - offering clients and partners a 360-degree service solution platform to elevate their brand and execute their vision. Currently, Legends works with marquee clients across business verticals including professional sports; collegiate; attractions; entertainment; and conventions and leisure. We are the industry leaders in designing, planning and realizing exceptional experiences in sports and entertainment.

**THE ROLE**

The Catering Manager is an experienced hospitality leader who has a passion for organizing and executing special events catering. This position plans and executes special events while coordinating with the event sales teams, internal departments, and customers to ensure consistent, high level service throughout events.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**

* Provides catering clientele with information that requires a comprehensive knowledge of menus, company policies, practices and banquet operations

* Ability to explain and answer questions about menu items, specials, procedures and operations in detail

* Oversee the set-up and breakdown for all special event functions including space layout and design, equipment load-in, staff assignments

* Oversee general cleaning tasks using standard products as assigned to adhere to health standards

* Coordinates with clients, facilities, and culinary staff to ensure an excellent event experience

* Creates banquet event orders and estimation of charges for clients

* Proficient in banquet event configurations and set ups

* Responsible for coordinating vendors and/or rentals

* Responsible for receiving invoices and balancing event troubleshooting.

* Provide appropriate documentation to accounting department to generate a post-event invoice

* Working knowledge of planning special events for on and off premise catering.

* Attend, assist in facilitating and provide materials for various meetings as necessary (BEO, Production, etc.)

* Integrate current trends in the meeting and special event industry

* Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills

* Must have the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a deadline-oriented environment

* Strong commitment to delivering a high level of customer and client service with demonstrated initiative, leadership, and management skills

* Customer service oriented with the ability to interact with all levels of management

* Knowledge of catering event and diagram software

* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

* Ability to identify operational challenges associated with his/her group and work with internal staff and client to solve these challenges and/or develop alternative solutions

* Must be flexible to work extended hours due to business requirements including nights, weekends and holidays.

* Available to work stadium ticketed events and special events as assigned

**QUALIFICATIONS**

To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty above at the highest levels. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

* Bachelors Degree, Hospitality Management degree preferred

* 3 - 5 years of management experience in Catering, Banquets, Fine Dining, Events or Hospitality

* Knowledge of premium services and catering for a sports and entertainment venue.

* Minimum of (3) years in a catering manager role

* Two (2) years of experience in a high volume catering venue

* Current California Alcohol Server Training and Food Handlers Certifications

* We maintain a drug free workplace and perform pre employment drug screening and criminal history background checks

**COMPENSATION**

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

*Legends is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or genetic information.*

**Qualifications**

**Skills**

**Preferred**

**Customer Service** *Expert* **Leadership** *Expert* **Microsoft Office(Excel, PPT, Word, Outlook)** *Expert* **Behaviors**

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**Motivations**

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**Education**

**Preferred**

Bachelors or better in Other.

**Experience**

**Licenses & Certifications**

**Preferred**

Certified Manager

Food Handler's

ServSafe-food handling