Catering Manager 3

Sodexo Corporate Services is looking for a talented and energetic Catering Manager 3 to join our team at one of our Premier accounts Eastman in Kingsport TN!  Kingsport TN is rated as one of the best places to live in TN!  

This Eastman location is the Global Headquarters and Manufacturing site. The current food landscape consists of 8 cafes and coffee shops across 6 buildings, and catering operations. 

About the Catering Program at Eastman

Our catering program consist of day to day catering to the C suite executives; Lunches and Dinners, about 10 events a year that are past 5pm. the bulk of our catering is  day to day catering for the manufacturing building, to includes Breakfasts and Lunches. All special events are done on site.

The Catering Manager 3 support and leads a Catering Team of 3 to Seeking candidates that possess a strong customer service focus ( World Class Service) and willingness to serve, ability to listen effectively to catering customer events, experience with Executive Board Members catering events, direct and supervise catering deliveries and maintain a high level of quality for every event ordered. Experienced catering background critical for this high volume multi-site locations. Proven background in quality catering presentation, delivery and protocols. Strong organization skills, planning and staff development critical to the success of this position. Experience with computer managed catering software is a plus. This position reports to the General Manager.

If you have the following skills set, we would love to hear from you:

• 5 plus years of exp in a Catering Manager role in Hotel, Country Club or Conference Center setting is a plus
• Experience managing Executive Board Members and multiple Executive Catering events from start to finish.
• Experience training and leading catering staff on high level customer service
• Exceptional communication skills, professional and customer services oriented. This position will work closely with the client and Sodexo General Manager.
• Entrepreneur spirit,  must have flexibility in schedule
• Knowledgeable of MS Office programs/Familiar with Sodexo programs is a plus.
• Customer-driven and strong track record of in organizational development, time management and detail oriented
• Experience training & developing hourly/management staff, supervising and coaching
• Experience working with other chef’s to assure food quality, menu, recipe, techniques, menu developing, food & labor cost.
• Must have a valid Driver's License

At Sodexo, we strive to make working for our company a great experience. We offer a wide array of employee benefits; our benefits aimed at improving the quality of daily life for all of our employees.

This position offers a traditional Business & Industry,Predominately M-F scheduled but must be flexible as some evenings will be required for catering.  Accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation per year (first year pro-rated based on date of hire).  Medical Benefits beginning date of hire, and 401K with company match eligible.  

Apply today! We look forward to hearing from you.

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Basic Education Requirement - Associate's Degree or equivalent experience
Basic Management Experience - 2 years
Basic Functional Experience – 1 year work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.