Catering Director - Casino jobs in Lawrence, KS

HCI Catering is the Manhattan area’s premier catering company representing Coco Bolos, Cox BBQ, JCs BBQ and Grill, and Powercat Sports Grill! We offer delivery and full-service on-site catering, as well as event planning - with complete customization according to our client’s needs. Our successful team caters to groups of 10 up to 7,000.

The Catering Sales Coordinator will develop the existing business and solicit new catering business through catering sales marketing. The sales manager solicits new catering customers through traditional and non-traditional sales techniques.

• Assist and guide clients to plan all aspects of each catering event.
• Create proposals and manage catering sales cycle.
• Communicate directly with the Director of Catering regarding all the catering events.
• Develop business relationships in a way that ensures future business will be with our catering company.

Team Responsibilities

• Planning and assigning events for catering staff and communicating with Catering Captains about expectations of assigned events.
• Maintain aspects of catering event tracking to assist payroll procedures.

Sales Responsibilities

• Pursuing old, current, and new clients through a variety of styles of communication.
• Assess client needs, categorize events according to guidelines, and create proposals.
• Book events and communicate bookings to Director of Catering
• Ensure all billing and ageing are up to date.
• Manage and track all client correspondence, through phone and email communication.
• Organize and produce sales presentations, tastings, client meetings, on-site walk-throughs.
• Expand client base through B2B marketing and networking.
• Maintain relationships with venues.
• Create catering orders, maintain details as we communicate with clients, and record details to create measurable data in our CRM platform.

• Punctual & Reliable; this sets the tone for the team.
• Must have hospitality experience: 2 years required.
• Must have sales experience: 1-2 years in a similar role.
• Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail.
• Must be comfortable with sitting and performing office/desk work for long durations.
• Must be comfortable joining the service team, providing support during active times. To include, walking, standing, and lifting up to 50 lbs. during event.
• Must adhere to clean uniform policy: (Field dress code and office dress code).
• Must have reliable transportation and a current Driver’s License.
• Must have a working cellular phone.
• Must be able to work well with, direct and motivate members of a team in a work setting.
• Must be able to follow specific instructions from venue and clients to create the event planning notes that the Catering Captains and teams will follow.