Senior Catering Sales Manager

Senior Catering Sales Manager

Become part of Restaurant Associates, the industry's leading provider of dining and event catering for some of the nation's most prestigious museums, performing arts centers and corporations! Voted Glassdoor's Employee Choice Awards - Best Places to Work!

Job Summary: As a Senior Catering Sales Manager, you'll be at the forefront of creating unforgettable experiences. This role combines sales expertise, hospitality finesse, and leadership in one of our most dynamic catering environments. You'll build strong client relationships, craft tailored event proposals, and oversee the flawless execution of high-profile events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive catering sales growth by cultivating new business and nurturing existing relationships.
• Partner with clients to design custom menus, event layouts, and memorable guest experiences.
• Oversee seamless coordination between culinary, operations, and service teams from proposal to execution.
• Serve as the on-site point of contact during events, ensuring seamless execution by coordinating with culinary, service, and client stakeholders from load-in through breakdown.
• Lead and inspire a core team while managing and scheduling on-call team members during large-scale events.
• Ensure budgets, contracts, and service standards align with the highest levels of hospitality.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of proven success in catering/event sales within luxury, fine dining, or high-volume environments.
• Strong background in client development, event planning, and contract negotiation.
• Exceptional communication skills with a polished, professional presence.
• Hands-on leadership style with the ability to motivate teams and deliver excellence under pressure.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law. Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Associates at Restaurant Associates are offered many fantastic benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, holiday time off, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, paid parental leave, and personal leave.