Catering Sales Manager

RPM Italian is a modern Italian restaurant showcasing housemade pastas fresh seafood and celebrated Italian classics in a chic downtown setting.

RPM Italian is Hiring Now: CATERING SALES MANAGER!

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants is looking for a Catering Sales Manager with 2 years of catering sales experience. We reward our teams with benefits career-long training and growth opportunities.

A Few of Our Benefits:

• Competitive Salary Commission Structure
• Paid Time Off - including Paid Holidays Personal Days & Vacation
• 401(k)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program - focusing on a commitment to mental health & wellness

Why Work With Lettuce

Lettuce is a culinary-driven restaurant company with a genuine commitment to our people: we welcome unique perspectives and nurture diverse talents at 130 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 and apply today!

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• 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

• 2 years of catering sales management experience
• Skilled in developing guest rapport