Director of Catering - Embassy Suites Airport

CULINAIRE, a dynamic, privately-owned food and beverage management company headquartered in Texas, is seeking an enthusiastic, highly organized and self motivated team player to drive catering sales for the Embassy Suites Miami Airport hotel.

 

As  Director of Catering you will report to the Food and Beverage Director and will be responsible for:

 Complete oversight of the busy catering department and one catering sales manager

 Development of new business through inside sales calls and solicitation of outside business

 Initiation and development of  quality leads to ensure growth of catering sales

 Assuring the highest level of customer service in order to strive for flawless organization and execution of events

 

Our ideal candidate will have:

 Minimum of 3 years catering sales management experience in the local market

 Strong selling and interpersonal skills

 High level of creativity

 Excellent written and verbal communication skills

 Strong knowledge of food and current food and decor trends

 Excellent organizational skills and keen attention to detail

 Proficiency in Microsoft applications to include Word and Excel and must also have experience working with catering software

 

CULINAIRE  provides upscale food and beverage management services to a diverse collection of accounts including cultural arts centers, hotels, restaurants, private clubs, special event venues, zoos, and retail operations.  We add value to our clients' enterprises by maintaining a distinctively high level of quality in our cuisine and service. We offer our associates an entrepreneurial atmosphere with continued growth and leadership opportunities.  Our best managers have a passion for the industry and a strong desire to learn and take on more responsibility.  We offer a competitive base salary and commission,  plus medical, dental, life, disability and life insurance, 401K with company match, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays and vacation.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug-Free Workplace.