Director of Catering Sales

Culinaire, a Compass Group USA company, is hiring an experienced and seasoned Director of Catering who shares our values and passion for excellence at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. We strive to be competitive with salary and commission for a potential total compensation package between $95,000 - $110,000.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center is a large entertainment venue that operates in downtown Newark. It features multiple spaces available to Culinaire for catering.

We offer our associates an entrepreneurial atmosphere with opportunities for growth and promotions. There are competitive benefits to include AD&D, dental, disability, identity theft, legal, life, company-sponsored medical, pet care, and vision, along with a lucrative matching 401k and paid time off from work.

A few important responsibilities will include :

• Exceeding monthly booking goals.
• Maintaining positive working relationships with our client and building staff.
• Producing a monthly forecast of revenue.
• Submitting monthly Pace and Gap Reports.
• Understanding how to help the museum’s special events department grow business volumes and close sales.
• Ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction.

Qualification and Skill Set :

Essential Job Functions :

Culinaire, in partnership with Compass, provides upscale food and beverage management services to a very diverse collection of national accounts including art museums, performing art centers, cultural landmarks, hotels, restaurants, special event venues, and conference centers. While our portfolio is diverse, the one constant in every operation that we manage is our total commitment to our associates to put their career path, safety, and success as a top priority, and to our client to provide top-quality food products and services to our customers and guests.

Culinaire is a drug-free environment, EOE, and E-Verify Employer.