Catering / Special Events Coordinator
Part-timeNew Orleans, LAPart-timePosted todayStill listed today
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The Catering / Special Events Coordinator services catering food and beverage orders, maintains guest information, and assists with event-day operations under the direction of the General Manager and Executive Chef. The role includes client prospecting, responding to inquiries, managing event budgets and billing, coordinating menus and event setup, and supporting guest relationships and event execution.
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Full job description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Under the direction of the General Manager and Executive Chef, the Catering / Special Events Coordinator is responsible for accurately servicing all catering food/beverage orders, organizing/maintaining all guest information and assisting all event day operations as needed.
- Proactively solicit new business by making daily cold calls, in person sales drops, engaging in other client prospecting in order to increase the size of the organizations client database.
- Responding to all catering inquiries in a timely manner.
- Creatively find ways to stay within the designated budget per event while meeting guests’ needs.
- Ensure billing accuracy and conduct bill review with the client prior to processing final invoice.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to liaise with clients, vendors and team members.
- Obtain feedback from clients following each special event and analyze client satisfaction and organizational performance.
- Fulfill opening and closing duties as dictated by management.
- Must maintain a friendly, positive attitude and a professional demeanor at all times .
- Must maintain a friendly and accommodating demeanor while building relationships.
- Must organize and accurately place orders in Toast for all guest orders to ensure proper execution of events.
- Effectively communicate with General Manager and the Culinary Team to ensure all applicable information is conveyed.
- Proactively upsells food/beverage offerings.
- Work as a team with fellow associates and other service departments within the Food Hall.
- Perform and successfully complete tasks assigned by management in addition to daily tasks.
- Menu design, event set up and break down.
- Assisting with event/daily operations as needed.
- Ensures all payments are received and responsible for reaching out to guests with outstanding balances.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Be willing to work hours that vary according to the event schedule
- Able to work at a fast pace
- Organization and effective communication skills required
- Follow and encourage your team to follow all safety policies and procedures, including but not limited to looking for and reporting any unsafe work conditions, and complete company-wide safety training and any additional job specific safety training.
- Report all safety incidents (injuries and illnesses) into the company’s risk management system (Origami Risk) on the same day that the safety incident has been reported to you. Legends is an Equal Opportunity employer.
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