Banquet Manager

Job Description

One of Minnesota s most iconic Universities seeks an experienced Banquet Manager to lead all Food Service operations. If you are you looking for a great place to work with tremendous benefits and great opportunities for growth and development, apply today.

The Catering Manager is responsible for planning and managing food service across the entire campus. In conjunction with direct reports, develop strategic operations plans aligned with the client’ s mission, vision, and objectives to include sustainable practices while balancing the fiscal constraints of the operation.

Essential Functions:
Leadership: Ensure catering operations connect to the Executional Framework. Deliver consistent quality in planning and execution of events. Leverage established company solutions to ensure consistency, quality, and efficiency within consumer-driven offerings. Manage catering team to ensure quality in final presentation of food. Train and manage employees to ensure knowledge of food menus and promotional calendars. Model and reinforce our coaching process. Reward and recognize employees. Monitor team performance and provide regular feedback. Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles. Complete and maintain all staff records including training records, schedules and performance data.

Client Relationship: Develop and maintain effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships. Demonstrate excellent customer service using our standard model. Implement communication strategy as provided by the marketing team in order to build catering revenue.

Financial Performance: Responsible for delivering food and labor targets. Develop and execute strategies to achieve catering revenue forecasts.

Productivity: Responsible for executing catering events of varied size and scope, including staffing and management. Ensure accurate reporting of all catering related revenue, expenses, and receivables. Coordinate activities with other departments as appropriate.

Compliance: Ensure compliance with company food, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations. Comply with all applicable policies, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in a manager role

Previous experience in a college/university or business dining is preferred exceeding $2M in sales

Union experience is preferred.

Experience implementing tools and systems to increase top and bottom line as well as strong communication skills.

Benefits

Relocation designated amount

Medical Plans

Prescription Drugs

Wellbeing Healthy for Life Incentives

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Vision and Hearing Aid Discount Programs

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life and Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

Retirement Benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Elder Care Support

Adoption Assistance Program

Support for Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities

PTO/Vacation

Tuition Reimbursement

Company Corporate Discounts