Catering Jobs in Las Vegas, NV

City, State :

Las Vegas, NevadaHourly Wage $19.00

The purpose of a Catering Coordinator is to provide organizational support to the Catering team while booking and providing in-house details for small group events.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Assist in tracking Catering revenue by sorting banquet checks from prior day’s events and distributing to appropriate manager.
• Finalize and distribute Banquet Event Orders weekly to internal departments for all events in 10 day forecast.
• Distribute Daily Events reports to ensure communication to all internal departments throughout hotel.
• Answer phones and field catering sales inquiries routing to appropriate Sales Manager for handling.
• Respond to requests for proposals for small meetings / events (groups under 25 people) including set-up, food & beverage needs, sleeping rooms and audio visual needs.
• Negotiate rates and create sales contracts for small group events.
• Create and communicate event resumes for all small group bookings.
• Maintaining banquet menus in SalesPro.
• Ensure that reader boards are updated daily for all event space.
• Maintain and organize sales promotion materials for Catering team.
• Assist Catering team with mailings, promotions and file maintenance.
• Maintains regular attendance, is consistently on time, and observes prescribed work, break and meal periods in compliance with standards.
• Maintains high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include compliance with the dress code.
• Performs any other duties as requested by supervisor.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

DESIRED COMPETENCIES, WORK SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies. Other competencies may be required.

Associate demonstrates a high QUALITY of work :

Associate demonstrates acceptable PRODUCTIVITY standards

Associate demonstrates excellent CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS

Associate demonstrates INITIATIVE

Associate demonstrates ACCOUNTABILITY for their job performance

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS :

A high school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 6 to 12 months of related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must be fluent in reading and writing English.

Ability to interpret and perform intermediate computer system functions including MS Word and web-based meeting planning systems.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Typical of those found in an office environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

Sitting more than 75% of time, hearing more than 75% of time, walking and standing less than 20% of time.

Our company does not discriminate against its associates or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability or medical condition. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-associate relationships, including recruitment, hiring, advancement, compensation, benefits, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination. Every reasonable accommodation will be made for disabled associates.

Resumes and applications for employment will be evaluated on the basis of qualifications to meet the requirements of the position and ability to perform the requirements of the position.