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Flik Hospitality Group

Salary: $60000 - $65000 / year

What makes FLIK click

What makes FLIK click? Our people. The decisions, actions and attitudes of our associates earn the trust and loyalty of our clients every day. We know how to pick them and we know how to grow them. It starts with hiring people who share our passion for food and hospitality. Once we find the right talent, we encourage, value and recognize their contributions.

We keep our people renewed, excited and engaged by providing hands-on training and educating them about the latest trends. We give them a stake in successfully raising the bar. Our people love what they do and they love sharing their passion. Join our team and see the FLIK difference. Where a job isn’t merely a job but the start of a career where you can flourish.

Job Summary

The Assistant Food & Beverage Manager for Conference Catering has overall responsibility for each event and interacts with clients and vendors on a regular basis. They are responsible for the profit and loss of each event and must have excellent people skills to negotiate and, as necessary, re-negotiate various aspects of the event with both clients and with vendors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists F&B Director to oversee full scope of catering operation

• Consults with clients as to scope, expectations, setting, menu, collateral entertainment and the like to have a successful and appropriate event within the client’s budget;

• Plans menus in consultation with the clients and chefs;

• Negotiates individual vendor contracts as to scope, content, terms, and execution with respect to staff, entertainment, audio-visual, and the like;

• Recruits, interviews, selects, and trains permanent and casual staff

• Organizes, leads and motivates the catering team;

• Plans staff and event schedules;

• Ensures that health and safety regulations are strictly observed;

• Budgets and establishes ongoing financial targets and forecasts;

• Manages ongoing payroll and controlling spending levels;

• Maintains ongoing stock levels and ordering new supplies as needed

• Interacts with clients and event staff at all levels;

• Serves as liaison and coordinator between Sales Catering Managers, Supervising Chefs, Staffing, Captains, Suppliers, Vendors, Rental Companies and Clients as needed to plan events;

• Performs final review and assessment of catering events to determine if they met performance and quality standards for evaluation of staff and determining training and counseling needs;

• Resolves customer concerns and ensuring timely customer payment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor’s degree (and/or equivalent experience) plus 2-3 years’ experience in a hospitality management environment (preferably in an off-premise catering environment).

• Operationally savvy industry professional with demonstrated leadership in managing people, events and the overall guest experience.

• Strong organization, time management and team motivation skills

• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision.

• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written)

• Ability to respond effectively to continuously changing demands.

• Computer literate.

• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, P&L, labor and sales forecasting and reporting.

• Excellent negotiating skills.

• Full working knowledge of BOH operations that include the ability to establish credibility with senior culinary professionals.

• Human Resources and Employee Relations experience including hiring, training, mentoring and development.

• Familiarity with legal context in which Human Resources and Employee Relations duties must be carried out.

• Highly intelligent, driven, a quick learner, and with strong attention to detail.

Apply to Flik today!

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Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Flik maintains a drug-free workplace.

Associates at Flik Hospitality are offered many fantastic benefits.

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance/ AD

• Disability Insurance

• Retirement Plan

• Paid Time Off

• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)

• Associate Shopping Program

• Health and Wellness Programs

• Discount Marketplace

• Identity Theft Protection

• Pet Insurance

• Commuter Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Req ID: 1307875

Flik Hospitality Group

JEANNE M LANE

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