Now Hiring - Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. - Food And Beverage Catering Sales Manager TreDita in Chicago, IL

Hiring Now: CATERING SALES MANAGER!

Lettuce Entertain You is looking for a CATERING SALES MANAGER with 3+ years of catering sales experience in a high volume, full service restaurant for TreDita . Tre Dita, opening in the St Regis Chicago, will be led by award-winning Chef Evan Funke of the acclaimed Felix Trattoria, Mother Wolf and Funke, and will feature a "pasta lab" preparing fresh, handmade pasta daily, classic Italian steaks like bistecca Fiorentina.


Lettuce is a culinary-driven company with a genuine commitment to our people: we welcome unique perspectives and nurture diverse talents at 100+ locations, supported by our Culture of Caring. If youre ready to be a part of what we do next, then explore your possibilities at Lettuce! EOE. We participate in E-Verify / Participamos en E-Verify

Some of Our Catering Sales Manager Benefits:

• Quarterly Bonus
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k)

The Catering Sales Managers Primary Focus:

• Manage the restaurants catering and events to ensure an exceptional guest and employee experience
• Develop and maintain a Lettuce client list using various techniques including but not limited to prospecting and cold calls

• Develop and write catering proposals, contracts and event orders; schedule catering events in online system; respond to client and guest questions; and work toward achieving sales goals

• Attend tastings and meetings, and collaborate with General Manager and Chef to develop catering menus
• Cultivate and maintain a list of preferred vendors
• Assist GM in managing costs, driving sales and growing the business in support of financial goals
• Partner with GM and management team to interview, hire, onboard, train, supervise and develop all catering team employees as needed
• Understand and assist as needed with in-house audio visual equipment as needed
• Model and promote teamwork across all teams
• Use tact and good judgment when dealing with challenges pertaining to guests, vendors and employees, and respond with patience and courtesy
• Work a variety of days and shifts (including early mornings, late nights and weekends) at multiple sites with or without overnight travel, as needed
• Move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds