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Catering Manager
Job summary
A catering services company in the Makkah Region is seeking an experienced Catering Manager to oversee all aspects of catering operations. Responsibilities include planning and budgeting, managing staff, and ensuring high-quality service and food presentation. The ideal candidate will possess strong culinary knowledge, business acumen, and excellent interpersonal skills. This position offers an opportunity to lead a team and ensure client satisfaction in a dynamic environment.
Qualifications
- Strong interpersonal skills to liaise with clients and staff.
- Culinary knowledge to ensure high-quality food preparation and presentation.
- Business acumen for managing budgets and costs.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all aspects of catering operations including planning and budgeting.
- Negotiate prices and prepare catering order forms.
- Manage hiring, training, and supervision of staff.
Oversee all aspects of a catering operation, from planning and budgeting to staffing and service execution. He is responsible for ensuring high-quality food, service and presentation while managing costs and maintaining client satisfaction. This role involves a mix of culinary knowledge, business acumen, and strong interpersonal skills.
- Determining customer requirements and proposing catering options.
- Negotiating prices and preparing meticulous catering order forms.
- Planning menus and overseeing venue, equipment, food, and service preparations.
- Hiring, training, and supervising catering staff, as well as scheduling employee shifts.
- To ensure the methods of preparation and presentation comply with all current recognized catering standards.
- To ensure all catering activities are carried out in line with the pre-agreed agreed budget to ensure any comments regarding the catering operation – positive or otherwise, are noted and acted upon appropriately
- Liaising with customers, sales staff, chefs, and specialized catering equipment providers.
- Overseeing seating arrangements, the serving of meals and beverages, and the clearing of tables.
- Monitoring the availability of catering stock and supplies and ordering replenishments.
- Tracking catering expenses and maintaining accurate records.
- Adhering to food and health industry regulations and standards.
- Researching catering trends and promoting competitive catering services.
- Demonstrates understanding and awareness of all company & municipal policies and procedures relating to Health, Hygiene and ensures your direct reports do the same to meet all standards.
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