Catering Manager: Lead Events, Menu & Client Service

Compass Group USA; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

PTO

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Holiday Time Off

Job summary

Compass Corporate is seeking a Catering Manager to oversee the Catering Department, train new associates, manage event set-ups, and supervise temporary staff alongside daily duties to ensure top-tier client service during events.

You will work with the Chef on menus, manage labor and food cost, and coordinate with management and clients to maintain excellent relationships. This full-time role offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities in a large, nationwide organization.

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

Food service operations

Food cost controls

Communication with clients

Training staff

Budgeting basics

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Compass Corporate is seeking a Catering Manager to oversee the Catering Department, train new associates, manage event set-ups, and supervise temporary staff alongside daily duties to ensure top-tier client service during events.

You will work with the Chef on menus, manage labor and food cost, and coordinate with management and clients to maintain excellent relationships. This full-time role offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities in a large, nationwide organization.