Manager of Catering Services

The Manager of Catering Services is responsible for generating profitable sales, pursuing growth opportunities, and building relations with guest, vendors, venues and the off-premises dining community.

The Manager will drive process improvements and identify efficiencies while delivering a best-in-class experience for our guests.

This position leads the Catering team and reports directly to the Vice President of Off-Premises.

Responsibilities:
Promote and maintain an environment that thrives on creating memorable events for our guests.
Review and analyze processes and identify ways to improve end-to-end catering workflow to increase efficiency.
Managing catering sales and profitability targets
Supervising and leading a team of local catering managers
Create guidelines for consistent proposals that represent our brand
Utilize local store marketing tactics to increase awareness of the catering program
Partner with the restaurant’s General Managers to follow-up on “warm leads” in their trade areas
Actively develop and manage relationships with past, current, and future guests, local businesses, and other networking channels to successfully promote UJRG catering programs.
Provide consistently clear direction and timely communication of guests needs to restaurant’s General Managers, and operations teams to ensure flawless execution of catering events
Manage all aspects of catering sales, from fielding inquiries, guest interactions and meetings, developing proposals, negotiating contracts, and confirming payment
Negotiate contracts with vendors for a variety of goods and services related to event planning
Qualifications:

At least 3 years of proven experience in multi-unit, off-premises catering operations.
Prior leadership experience, specifically managing catering team
Experience using catering and lead generation software
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a book of business via proven sales techniques, including cold calling
Passion for hospitality and creating memorable events
Track record of reengineering and streamlining processes, including leveraging technology and industry best practices.
A commitment to our Company’s values
We offer a competitive salary, bonus potential and benefits package including medical/dental/vision, term life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance and restaurant dining discounts.

Uncle Julio’s Restaurant Group serves made-from-scratch Mexican cuisine, using fresh ingredients and authentic recipes to create its signature taste in everything from its mesquite-grilled meats to its hand-crafted margaritas.

Guests find memorable dining experiences through a welcoming atmosphere and world class hospitality.

Headquartered in the Dallas, Texas area, the first Uncle Julio’s opened in 1986 and has since grown to 3 brands (Uncle Julio’s, Hacienda Colorado and Savage Burrito), with 41 restaurants in 11 states.

Our mission: Fanatically Delivering from Scratch Mexican Memories
We are FANATICAL about delivering delicious Mexican food that is made from scratch.
INTEGRITY and honesty is our screen for all internal and external communication and decision making.

We do what we say, when we say we will do it.
By being RESPECTFUL and courteous, we treat everyone as we would like to be treated
Providing SINCERE SERVICE is the Uncle Julio’s way of making everyone we interact with feel special and appreciated
Being TRUSTWORTHY leads to loyalty and retention of our team members, guests and supply partners
Uncle Julio’s bases all employment decisions, including selection of employees and the job advancement of employees, on an individual’s qualifications, aptitude, and experience for the position, as well as satisfactory references.

The Company does not discriminate with respect to terms and conditions of employment on the basis of a person’s race, creed, color, religion, age, gender, genetic information, national origin, sex, uniform service, veteran status, protected disability, and any other category protected under federal or state law.

This policy of equal employment opportunity applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

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