Gecko Hospitality NC is hiring: Catering Manager - Restaurant Group in Durham
Gecko Hospitality NC, Durham, NC, US,
Job Description
Job Opportunity: Catering Manager - Restaurants (Durham, NC)
Are you an experienced catering professional ready to take your career to the next level? A local restaurant group in Durham, NC, is seeking a Catering Manager to join our team and help us deliver exceptional experiences to our clients while enjoying a balanced, rewarding work environment.
What You’ll Do
- Oversee all aspects of catering operations, from initial intake of catering requests to successful event execution.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships through meetings, sales interactions, and excellent service.
- Coordinate schedules, bookings for venues, and preferred vendors effectively.
- Manage outside marketing efforts to grow catering sales leads.
- Handle administrative needs such as contracts, scheduling, and ensuring seamless execution of events.
- Provide hands-on oversight at events, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience: 3+ years as a Catering Manager, preferably within a restaurant setting.
- Skills: Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills. A proven track record of managing multiple clients, events, and team members simultaneously.
- Attitude: A proactive, customer-focused mindset that thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
What We Offer
- Compensation: Competitive salary ($50,000 - $55,000), with a commission structure based on catering sales.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a healthy work environment with office-based hours—no late nights or weekend burnout!
- Great Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacation and holidays, and opportunities for professional growth within our company.
- Bonus Potential: Hard work and excellent performance are rewarded with generous bonuses based on your results.
Why Work With Us?
At our restaurant group, we pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where talent thrives. We’re passionate about creating memorable dining and catering experiences, and we believe in investing in the people who make it all happen.
Your Opportunity Starts Here
If you're an enthusiastic, detail-oriented catering professional looking for your next opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!
Location: Durham, NC
Apply Now to be part of a forward-thinking restaurant group that's shaping culinary excellence and client satisfaction in our community.
Gecko Hospitality, named to Forbes list of America’s Best Recruiting Firms, offers the largest selection of restaurants, catering, grocery store, corporate dining, senior living, healthcare foodservice, K-12 foodservice, and higher education foodservice positions. Our hospitality-exclusive team covers all 50 states and Canada and offers professional placement services with over 120 dedicated hospitality experts.
With Gecko's extensive list of hospitality recruiter services, we get you and your resume in front of the hospitality industry's leading decision-makers! Better yet, Gecko has exceptional national, regional, and local relationships and is well respected in the hospitality industry for enhancing hospitality careers.
Our national network consists of 80 regional offices driven to meet the needs of the hospitality industry. From fast food to fine dining and grocery stores to senior living, Gecko recruits chef and management positions for all facets of the hospitality industry. Gecko boasts generations of hospitality recruiting experience, consisting of over 1,900 collective years, that furthers the careers of those seeking professional management positions. Contact us today and we will get you in touch with one of our experts to discuss your opportunities.
Gecko Hospitality, incluida en la lista Forbes de las mejores empresas de contratación de Estados Unidos, ofrece la mayor selección de puestos de restaurantes, catering, supermercados, cenas corporativas, residencias para personas mayores, servicios de alimentación para atención sanitaria, servicios de alimentación K-12 y puestos de servicios de alimentación para educación superior. Nuestro equipo exclusivo de hotelería cubre los 50 estados y Canadá y ofrece servicios de colocación profesional con más de 120 expertos en hotelería dedicados.
¡Con la extensa lista de servicios de reclutamiento hotelero de Gecko, lo ponemos a usted y a su currículum frente a los principales tomadores de decisiones de la industria hotelera! Mejor aún, Gecko tiene relaciones nacionales, regionales y locales excepcionales y es muy respetado en la industria hotelera por mejorar las carreras en el sector hotelero.
Nuestra red nacional consta de 80 oficinas regionales impulsadas a satisfacer las necesidades de la industria hotelera. Desde comida rápida hasta restaurantes elegantes y tiendas de comestibles hasta residencias para personas mayores, Gecko contrata puestos de chef y gerencial para todas las facetas de la industria hotelera. Gecko cuenta con generaciones de experiencia en contratación hotelera, que consta de más de 1900 años colectivos, que impulsan las carreras de quienes buscan puestos directivos profesionales. Contáctenos hoy y lo pondremos en contacto con uno de nuestros expertos para analizar sus oportunidades.