Job Description

Consilio Enterprise Talent Solutions is actively recruiting for a Catering and Office Services Manager on behalf of our client, a top AMLAW firm.

Degree in Culinary, Restaurant Management or Hospitality Management is preferred, along with a minimum of five years of progressive management experience in a professional services, corporate catering or banquet event services environment.

This is an exciting opportunity in the firm's beautiful, newly constructed office building to provide VIP services to attorneys, clients, and staff. The building has 36 conference rooms, 5 pantries, and an all-employee lounge. Primary responsibilities include the management of a diverse team of professionals providing catering, office services, and reception support to an office of 450 individuals. Additionally, the Manager will oversee the daily scheduling, preparation, and clean-up of conference rooms for meetings and/or special events, as well as the ordering of food and beverage for the office.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of strong leadership in a fast paced, highly visible professional services or conference/banquet services environment. Successful candidates will thrive on providing platinum service to internal and external clients and have a flexible customer service attitude.

This role reports to the Director of Administration.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure reliable scheduling of all Catering, Office Services, and Reception staff
• Develop and evaluate work procedures related to catering, office services, and reception area functions
• Work directly with firm partners (within and outside DC) to ensure proper nuances to high profile meetings and catered events
• Develop and finalize plans for all Conference Center bookings, Catering and DC office special events
• Review all departmental invoices before signature approval and processing for Accounts Payable
• Maintain awareness of evolving dining preferences and trends and communicate all recommendations or issues to management in a timely manner
• Inventory control, stocking, maintaining and cleaning the employee kitchens, lounges, flexible workspace (FWS) offices, and conference rooms
• Prepare and operate within a budget and maintains trend analysis reports on a regular basis
• Identify new and creative ways to improve service and offerings
• Liaise with corporate catering vendors to ensure menu selections, pricing and delivery is timely and accurate
• Contact necessary service vendors for additional supplies, equipment inspection and service needs as required
• Maintain all health operating permits and food handler certificates as requested
• Ability to hire, train and motivate a high performing team within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to remain on one’s feet (standing and walking) for long periods of time
• Maintain a clean and organized conference center, FWS offices, and lounge while exhibiting a high level of detail
• Interact and communicate clearly with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Generate clear, concise and well-organized written communications that are free of spelling and grammatical errors
• Readily and easily adapt to changes in the work environment while maintaining flexibility, composure and poise
• Proficient using online conference/reservation/event management systems
• Plans, markets and executes special/events and promotions in the marketplace
• Knowledge and understanding of methods of food and beverage handling, volume, staging and storage
• Ability to lift, move and push up to 25 pounds on a regular basis, and to bend, stoop and reach for objects frequently

The annual compensation range for this position is $110k-$130k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; and basic life insurance.

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