Senior Catering Sales Manager – Live Event Catering

Compass Group USA; Bristol (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vision benefits

Life Insurance

Job summary

Levy is seeking a Senior Catering Sales Manager for Bristol Motor Speedway to coordinate and oversee internal and external catering events. You will drive menu development, costing and marketing functions, and implement labor and food cost controls across events.

You will hire, train and oversee managers, prepare budgets, proposals, and banquet orders while maintaining vendor relations and ensuring HACCP compliance. This role demands strong leadership and client-focused service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven track record for meeting sales goals.
• Strong knowledge of current food, industry trends and fine dining points of service.
• A minimum of two years of experience in hospitality industry including one year experience in catering sales.
• Supervisory, scheduling, training and coaching skills.
• Ability to assess client requirements and deliver ensuring client satisfaction.
• Must be able to write menu proposals in consultation with chefs.
• The ability to supervise food preparation, service and clean-up is also essential.
• Knowledge of A/V equipment with the ability to set up and break down for events.
• Superior quantitative, oral and written communications and problem-solving/strategizing skills.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills, flexible and adaptable to constant changes and must possess attention to detail.
• Excellent overall computer skills with advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proactive mindset and able to remain calm under pressure to anticipate and support changes in our business.
• Conformity to the highest standards of personal integrity and ethical behavior.
• Exceptional client relations and customer service abilities.

Responsibilities

• Hires, trains and develops managers, and is actively involved in the development of service techniques, menu presentation, policies and procedures.
• Creates operating statements, reports, and operational budgets, and reviews of the collection of receivables.
• Creates catering activities, books, plans & directed functions.
• Creates proposals, contracts and banquet event orders.
• Prepares and monitors budgets; financial targets and forecasts.
• Maintains local clients database and builds and maintains relationship with vendors.
• Ensures all safety and sanitation procedures are followed in compliance with HACCP.
• Performs related duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Sales leadership

Catering sales

Menu development

Budgeting

Food cost control

Vendor relations

Client relations

Event planning

Costing

Pricing proposals

Team supervision

Excel

PowerPoint

A/V knowledge

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

A/V equipment

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Levy is seeking a Senior Catering Sales Manager for Bristol Motor Speedway to coordinate and oversee internal and external catering events. You will drive menu development, costing and marketing functions, and implement labor and food cost controls across events.

You will hire, train and oversee managers, prepare budgets, proposals, and banquet orders while maintaining vendor relations and ensuring HACCP compliance. This role demands strong leadership and client-focused service.