Title: Catering Accounts Manager
Working Title: Catering Accounts Manager
Employment Status: Full-Time
Starting Hourly Rate: $27.00 per hour
Address: Front Street W and University Ave. area Toronto ON M5J 2P1
New Hire Schedule: M-F
You might not know our name, but you know where we are. That’s because Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company that’s the 6th largest employer in the world, with 625,000 employees.
You’ll find us in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations and more. We’re in all major cities, at remote work sites and everywhere in between – doing business in Canada and 50+ other countries where you can learn and grow. Join us now and point your career forward!
Gourmet Cuisine has been providing unparalleled fine catering and event planning services for private and corporate functions since 1991. From menu creation to presentation to event logistics, we deliver outstanding dining experiences that people remember well after they leave. As a full service events company, we provide a variety of menu options, serving staff, bartenders, chefs, rentals, entertainment, valet, floral and decor. Whatever vision you have for your event, our chefs and special events team will take it above and beyond your expectations.
Why work with Gourmet Cuisine? We are a member of Compass Group Canada, the leading food and support Services Company. We provide diverse, innovative dining services to corporate headquarter locations, law firms, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and call centers. Join our commitment to providing exceptional food service to the best of business and industry.
Job Summary
Now, if you were to come on board as our Catering Accounts Manager, we’d ask you to do the following for us:
• Oversee all aspects of on-site food service operations within a corporate/financial institution environment
• Monitor and organize catering orders with weekly invoicing
• Coordinate and execute hot breakfast and lunch service for 225+ guests daily
• Support contemporary menu execution within a commissary-style food service model
• Perform administrative duties, including: All booking, coordinating and follow-up on all catering events, reconciling billing and invoices and preparing month end
• Ensure specifications and requests of each catering event are communicated and executed down the channel effectively
• Assist in production, hiring, employee training, staff scheduling, associate supervising, as well as addressing and resolving employee relations issues
• Direct department activities and maintain highest-quality service standards
• Maintain compliance with industry, company, and legislative standards
• Develop team and provide performance improvement programs
Think you have what it takes to be our next Catering Accounts Manager? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in high-volume food service, preferably within a corporate or hospitality environment
• Degree in Hospitality/Food Service
• AFST (Advanced Food Safety Training)
• Strong management skills, capable of motivating, leading and developing associates
• Excellent client relationship-building and communication skills
• Ability to control food and labour costs
• Detail-oriented and a strong team player
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Proven Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) and comfortable with utilizing multiple supporting programs
• Must have ability to support managing larger groups in the main Retail Food operation
Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.
For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact PeopleHub@compass-canada.com for further information.
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