Senior Catering Manager
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As the Senior Catering Manager for a premier corporate client located in Hudson Yards, you will be responsible for the successful execution of all catering events. This position ensures success from the planning stages through execution of the event and follow up to ensure client satisfaction. Organization, innovation and operational excellence are all required in this role, in addition to unreasonable hospitality. As the catering team leader, you will oversee a catering manager, supervisors, hourly associates and temp staff. For a creative and career focused individual, this opportunity offers a Monday through Friday schedule (2 weekends per year, required). Daytime and evening availability is required.

Key Responsibilities:

Strong catering experience

Team leadership

Expertise with events coordination including ordering of rentals, temp labor, etc.

Full understanding of planning and executing events from start to finish

Creativity to create events and proposals per client requests

Experience with and understanding of various types of Corporate Events i.e. All Day Conferences, VIP Meetings, Receptions, Dinners etc

Ability to multi-task between numerous projects simultaneously, while remaining extremely organized and calm in a fast-paced, fluctuating environment

Skills:

Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office and Internet Research

High level organizational, financial, and computational skills

Be self-sufficient, able to work autonomously, and on-the-go from cell phone (whenever necessary)

Outgoing, professional and willingness to adapt to constant changes

Ability to execute an event from start to finish with minimal supervision

Desire to continue career in hospitality, interest in contributing new ideas to improve department overall