Corporate Catering & Events Manager

Corporate Event And Catering Manager

We believe a workplace food program is something employees should love and look forward to every day. Powered by technology and a network of over 1,400 restaurants, Fooda feeds hungry people at work through our ongoing food programs located within companies and office buildings. Every day, each Fooda location is served by a different restaurant that comes onsite and serves fresh lunch from their chef's unique menu. Now with over 30 million meals sold, Fooda operates in over 20 major US cities and plans for continued expansion. Eight out of ten employees consider Fooda their number one perk.

Position Overview

The Corporate Event and Catering Manager performs a critical oversight for one of Fooda's largest Enterprise (Cafeteria Replacement) clients. In this role you will oversee all events for the client ranging in scale and number of attendees (e.g. lunches for 20 employees to corporate meetings for 500+ attendees)

This role will be directly responsible for the management of the catering function at a particular Fooda Client Account, including Day to Day Catering, Meeting and Event Planning, and Company wide special events. This role will hold ownership in creating unique dining experiences from start to finish. In addition to working directly with our client, this role will also serve as the main point of contact for all outside vendors.

The Corporate Catering and Event Manager will also serve as a Customer Success Advisor to our client to ensure Fooda Best Practices are being met as well as finding potential additional opportunities to enhance the daily operations for employees and customers.

What You Will Be Doing

• Serve as the leader and main point of contact while working with our client to plan all catering events at client location, may include weekend and evening events
• Lead, plan, execute, and closeout for all large meeting and events.
• Provide necessary details to relevant stakeholders and manage the flow of events including space requirements, menu development, marketing, design & dcor, execution, and post mortem evaluation on event success.
• Lead the process in creating and executing day to day catering orders aligning to event specifications and client requests.
• Provide leadership and direction to onsite staff, including direct employees and contracted partners, communicate all event details including menu items, catering orders and specific duties for staff members
• Ensure inventory is being properly monitored as well as completing all necessary event administration.
• Serve as an internal resource to client to ensure Fooda & Client best practices are being met.
• Perform special projects and other responsibilities as assigned.

What You Should Already Have

What We'll Hook You Up With

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No phone calls or recruiters please.