Catering Operations Manager, Sony Studios
Compass Group
- Culver City, CA
- $85,000-95,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- We have Wolfgang’s PASSION for our business, our product, and our people / guests / clients.
- A FLEXIBLE MINDSET is key; we are strategic business partners who wear multiple hats.
- Our services require a CONCIERGE mentality, a bias to action with humble hospitality.
- We are out-of-the-box PROBLEM SOLVERS, who look around corners so our clients and guests don’t have to.
- We curate company and partner resources to bring our client’s vision to life. We seek to cultivate the next generation of talent, purveyors and partnerships.
- We bring an entrepreneurial approach to deliver results for our clients (you might call this scrappy).
- Collaboration and openness to innovative business tools, new ways of thinking and ability to partner across departments are essential to create optimal business solutions.
- Consults clients as to scope, expectations, setting, menu, collateral entertainment to have a successful and appropriate event within the client’s budget
- Plans menus in consultation with the clients and chefs
- Negotiates individual vendor contracts
- Delegates to, and ensure that, the Event Manager coordinates and executes the event within the parameters established by the Catering Event Manager
- Recruits, interviews, selects, and trains permanent and casual staff
- Organizes, leads and motivates the catering team
- Plans staff and event schedules
- Maintains and develops accurate financial and administrative records
- Serves as liaison and coordinator between Sales Catering Managers, Supervising Chefs, Staffing, Captains, Suppliers, Vendors, Rental Companies and Clients as needed to plan events
- Assesses contract requirements and ensure satisfaction with the services delivered
- Performs final review and assessment of catering events to determine if they meet performance and quality standards
- Resolves customer concerns and ensures timely customer payment
- Operationally savvy industry professional with demonstrated leadership in managing people, events and the overall guest experience
- Strong organization, time management and team motivation skills are essential for success in this role
- Ability to work independently with little direct supervision
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) with clients, senior management, and WPC support staff
- Ability to respond effectively to continuously changing demands
- Demonstrated experience in budgeting, P&L, labor and sales forecasting and reporting
- Effective use of discretion to problem solve in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent negotiating skills
- Ability to establish credibility with senior culinary professionals
- Human Resource experience including hiring, training, mentoring and development
- 3-5 years’ experience in a hospitality management environment (preferably in an off-premise catering environment)
- The ability to manage in an environment with focus on client service, entrepreneurship and building and growing a strong business
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/ AD
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)