CATERING/EVENT SPECIALIST

Promote, organize and carry out events for corporate and social clients. Execute sales strategies/programs primarily designed to increase catering events, maximize revenues and promote a positive image of Chef's Choice Catering. Provide menu planning, rental details and address budgetary concerns for clients. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.Minimum

• Excellent customer service skills
• 2 years of event planning and/or catering sales experience
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills
• Strong oral/written communication and organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail

Desired

• Bachelor's degree
• Community catering and event sales experience
• Strong culinary knowledge
• Experience working with Caterease catering software

• Solicit new catering accounts and actively sell catering services to current clients in order to accomplish aggressive sales goals.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with new and existing clients and venues.
• Meet with clients, venues and vendors to orchestrate menus and rental agreements and determine event requirements.
• Manage off-premises events to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Maintain a high level of knowledge of market trends, customer needs and competitive activity within the events and catering industries.
• Manage Chef's Choice Catering's presence on social media sites (e.g., Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, etc.).
• Attend local area wedding expos and community marketing/networking events.
• Manage relationships with several area venues to ensure all client and company needs are addressed.
• Maintain flexibility to work any shift.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.