Catering Manager: Lead Events & Client Experience

Eurest USA; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 68,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Paid Parental Leave

Personal Leave

Job summary

Eurest USA is seeking a Catering Manager in Charlotte, NC to lead the Catering Department, train staff, oversee event set-ups, and ensure service quality during events.

The role requires catering experience, budgeting skills, and ServSafe certification. The manager will collaborate with chefs on menus, manage labor and food costs, and maintain strong client relationships across events.

Qualifications

• 2 years of food service experience including 1 year at the management level.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, health care, and/or related food service operations.
• Catering experience is required.
• Some knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• Financial, budgetary, accounting and computational skills.
• Proficient computer skills and knowledge of MS Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and internet.
• ServSafe Certification.

Responsibilities

• Supervises all catering events.
• Involved in catering events operations, including logistics, quality improvement, sanitation, and all facility-related activities.
• Works with the Chef in creating menus.
• Trains catering associates in service techniques, menu presentation, and customer service.
• Tracks and monitors the labor and food cost for each event.
• Communicates on various levels to include management, client, customer and associate levels; maintains excellent client relationships.
• Assists in the responsibility for all foodservice-related activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Catering management

Budgeting

Customer service

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Eurest USA is seeking a Catering Manager in Charlotte, NC to lead the Catering Department, train staff, oversee event set-ups, and ensure service quality during events.

The role requires catering experience, budgeting skills, and ServSafe certification. The manager will collaborate with chefs on menus, manage labor and food costs, and maintain strong client relationships across events.