Lead Catering Manager - Luxury Events NYC

Compass Group USA; New York; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Personal Leave

Job summary

Restaurant Associates in New York City seeks a Catering Manager to lead sophisticated catered events for a premier client account. You will oversee flawless execution with a focus on white-glove hospitality, ensuring events meet the highest standards of service, quality, and attention to detail.

The role requires strong leadership, superb organization, and the ability to manage multiple high-profile events while coordinating culinary, operations, vendors, and client stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a high-volume hospitality management environment, preferably in high-end dining.
• Hands-on experience supporting catering events in a high-volume setting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in a client-focused, hospitality-driven environment with an entrepreneurial mindset and a proven track record of driving business growth, operational excellence, and long-term client partnerships.
• Operationally savvy industry professional with demonstrated leadership in managing people, events, and the overall guest experience.
• Strong organization, time management, and team motivation skills are essential for success in this role.
• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, senior management, and support staff.
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, P&L, labor and sales forecasting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Consults clients as to scope, expectations, setting, menu, collateral, and entertainment to have a successful and appropriate event within the client’s budget.
• Plans menus in consultation with the clients and chefs
• Delegates to, and ensures the coordination and execution of events
• Recruits, interviews, selects, and trains permanent and casual staff
• Organizes, leads, and motivates the catering team
• Plans staff and event schedules
• Maintains and develops accurate financial and administrative records
• Serves as liaison between Sales Catering Managers, Supervising Chefs, Staffing, Captains, Suppliers, Vendors, Rental Companies and Clients as needed to plan events
• Assesses contract requirements and ensures satisfaction with the services delivered
• Performs final review and assessment of catering events to determine if they meet performance and quality standards
• Resolves customer concerns and ensures timely customer payment

Skills

High-volume hospitality

Client-focused

Event coordination

Staff leadership

Communication skills

Job description

Restaurant Associates in New York City seeks a Catering Manager to lead sophisticated catered events for a premier client account. You will oversee flawless execution with a focus on white-glove hospitality, ensuring events meet the highest standards of service, quality, and attention to detail.

The role requires strong leadership, superb organization, and the ability to manage multiple high-profile events while coordinating culinary, operations, vendors, and client stakeholders.