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Events and Catering Coordinator

Brown-Forman

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Compensation
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Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Job overview

Brown-Forman is hiring an Events and Catering Coordinator. The Events and Catering Coordinator will plan and execute key events and corporate hospitality across three distilleries, including Glendronach, Glenglassaugh, and Benriach. This role focuses on overseeing experience catering, particularly at Boynsmill House, and ensuring high-quality customer experiences. The coordinator will manage vendors, maintain operating procedures, and contribute to quality assessment and improvement.

Key focus areas include Plan and oversee private and corporate events across sites, Coordinate scheduled events ensuring quality of experience, and Organise and liaise with external vendors for catering.

Successful candidates bring Experience Within Hospitality. Important skills include Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Collaboration, Adaptability, Highly Organized, and Attention To Detail. Preferred (not required): Planning Events, Execution Of Events, Overseeing Experience Catering, and Coordinating Scheduled Events.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsCollaborationAdaptabilityHighly OrganizedAttention to DetailPlanning EventsExecution of EventsOverseeing Experience CateringCoordinating Scheduled EventsOrganizing External VendorsLiaising With External VendorsManagement of VendorsManagement of ContractorsSecuring FacilitiesDuty ManagerDeveloping Standard Operating ProceduresImplementing Standard Operating ProceduresMaintaining Standard Operating ProceduresComplying With Brown Forman Quality PoliciesComplying With Brown Forman StandardsMeeting Statutory Health and Safety RequirementsMeeting Statutory Food Safety RequirementsMeeting Statutory Environmental LegislationQuality AssessmentQuality ImprovementReviewing Service StandardsMaintaining FacilitiesAdministrationAccounting Tasks

Qualifications

Experience Within HospitalityExperience Covering CateringExperience Covering EventsAbility to Work IndependentlyAbility to Prioritise Multiple ProjectsAbility to Complete Multiple Projects Within Time FrameAbility to Work WeekendsAbility to Work Holidays

Full job description

Responsible for the planning and execution of key events and corporate hospitality across our portfolio of 3 distilleries, Glendronach, Glenglassaugh and Benriach. The events and catering coordinator will oversee experience catering across The Glendronach and Glenglassaugh distilleries, with a particular focus on the exclusive, Boynsmill House.

What You Can Expect

  • Plan and oversee private and corporate events across sites as required, coordinating scheduled events ensuring the quality of experience at every customer touch point.

  • Organise and liaise with external vendors to deliver catering for experiences and events.

  • Responsible for management of vendors and contractors and securing of facilities acting as a duty manager when required.

  • Develop, implement, and maintain robust standard operating procedures for catering operations, complying with Brown Forman quality policies and standards, and ensuring that the operation meets statutory requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and Environmental legislation.

  • Responsible for ongoing quality assessment and improvement in all customer-facing areas, working with the Head of European Homeplaces and Visitor Centre Supervisors to review service standards and maintain facilities.

  • Ensure all administration and accounting tasks associated with catering and events operations are completed in line with set procedures.

  • Work as part of the European Homeplace Team, communicating with the leadership team to ensure effective delivery of shared goals.

What You Bring to the Table

  • Experience within hospitality with previous role(s) covering catering and/or events.

  • Ability to work independently with a demonstrated ability to prioritise and complete multiple projects within a dedicated time frame

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work within a team environment. ● Flexible and adaptable to changing workloads including ability to work weekends and holidays

  • Highly organised individual who shows exceptional attention to detail

Brown-Forman Corporation is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Brown-Forman Corporation to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.

Business Area: Global Marketing

Function: Homeplace

City: Aberdeenshire

State:

Country: GBR

Req ID: JR-00010198

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