Catering Lead, Events & Partnerships

Eataly North America; Short Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with match

Free family meal daily

Discounts at Eataly

Classes on products and Italian cuis

and more!

Job summary

Eataly North America seeks a Catering Lead to plan, organize, and execute the catering business for a location. You will create proposals, contracts, and packages tailored to each guest while negotiating executive partnerships for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and large-scale events.

You will oversee end-to-end catering operations, including on-site and off-site events, staff training, and daily communication of needs. Flexibility for nights, weekends and holidays is required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in catering/sales management.
• Ability to multitask in a fluid environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creates proposals, contracts, event orders and packages tailored to each guest’s requests.
• Negotiates executive partnerships to sell catering packages for breakfast, lunch, dinner and large-scale events.
• Oversees catering events from start to finish: books, plans and executes functions.
• Executes all off-site catering for offices and VIP clients, coordinating delivery services and pickup business.
• Acts as a trainer for team members on catering operations.
• Communicates product and staffing needs for catering events on a daily basis.
• Manages catering call-backs from orders delivered same day to ensure 100% guest satisfaction.
• Handles and resolves complaints/accolades and communicates results to managers.
• Ensures catering collateral is displayed and stocked in the store at all times: catering menus, catering table, business cards, etc.

Skills

Catering sales

Event planning

Client relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Eataly North America seeks a Catering Lead to plan, organize, and execute the catering business for a location. You will create proposals, contracts, and packages tailored to each guest while negotiating executive partnerships for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and large-scale events.

You will oversee end-to-end catering operations, including on-site and off-site events, staff training, and daily communication of needs. Flexibility for nights, weekends and holidays is required.