NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF CATERING GROWTH

Position Title: National Director of Catering Growth  

Salary: $110000 - $120000

As the leader in business and industry dining, Eurest is the company to join if you want a rewarding career packed with limitless opportunities. We feed the employees of the nation's largest and most-prestigious companies -- in every state and across all industries. As a member of Eurest's leadership and professional support team, you will help our 16,000 chefs, and in-unit associates excel as they deliver world-class meals in corporate cafes and executive dining rooms with on-site catering through vending innovations and more.

Our company is innovative, high performing and fast growing. Our teammates are enthusiastic, committed to quality and thrive on consistently delivering unparalleled results. And did we mention we work with exciting companies and at interesting locations? Come grow your career with Eurest.

Job Summary

The National Director of Catering Growth serves as the enterprise leader responsible for the performance, profitability, standards, and growth of the Compass One catering program across all Amazon locations. This leader drives national strategy while influencing a matrixed network of operations leaders, culinary teams, marketing partners, and support functions to achieve consistent execution and sustainable growth.

The role is accountable for establishing industry-leading catering standards, driving financial performance, developing scalable growth initiatives, and ensuring a best-in-class customer experience. Success requires exceptional leadership through influence, strong business acumen, data-driven decision-making, and the ability to align diverse stakeholders around common goals. While serving in a national capacity, this role also provides partial support and key responsibilities to onsite an operation.

This is a fully on-site position requiring five days per week in the office. To effectively support the strategic objectives and operational demands of the role, the ideal candidate will be based in either Austin, Texas or Nashville, Tennessee.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Leadership and Influence

• Lead the national catering governance model across all Compass One at Amazon locations
• Influence operational leaders, culinary teams, and support functions to achieve national catering objectives regardless of reporting structure
• Establish clear performance expectations, scorecards, and accountability mechanisms for catering execution across all markets
• Partners with Area Leaders on action planning for performance expectations, providing tools, measurement and monitoring to the initiative with final accountability for execution owned by the Area Leadership
• Drive organizational alignment between operations, culinary, finance, marketing, digital, and client stakeholders
• Serve as the executive subject matter expert for catering growth and operational excellence
• Create a culture of innovation, accountability, profitability, and customer-centricity
• Lead change management initiatives required to deploy new processes, systems, menus, technologies, and standards nationally
• Develop and maintain national catering playbooks, operating standards, and training frameworks

Financial Leadership

• Own national catering P&L performance
• Establish annual profitability targets for all sites
• Develop strategies to improve contribution margin through menu engineering, labor optimization, operational efficiency, and pricing
• Partner with Finance and Operations leaders to ensure catering programs meet or exceed defined profitability standards
• Analyze pricing models against competitive industry benchmarks
• Develop corrective action plans for underperforming markets

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute national catering strategy aligned with business and brand goals
• Drive revenue growth through menu innovation, service optimization, and cross-selling initiatives
• Leverage approved branding guidelines to develop catering collateral and messaging
• Partner with Area Leaders to manage catering budgets and cost controls
• Lead the development of a uniform customer journey for catering clients
• Support VIP and high-impact events with elevated service standards
• Develop relationship with Amazon Travel & Events for continued growth opportunities

Operational Execution

• Key contact for onsite clients at home site for VIP events, providing relationship point of contact and oversight of customization and quality
• Design and implement seasonal catering menus and promotions
• Support national catering customers through simplified offerings and direct engagement
• Manage Expressions Lab funnel
• Aggregate and analyze catering data, trends, and performance reporting
• Provide ad-hoc support for CLT catering and events
• Implement and maintain catering service standards across all sites
• Develop new cross-selling opportunities (e.g., Food Fleet, WPC)
• Track and report execution of seasonal promotions and growth initiatives

Core Competencies

• Collaboration : Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Driving Engagement : Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
• Ensuring Accountability : Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Driving Results : Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Instilling Trust : Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity

Qualifications

• Education : Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business, or related field preferred
• Experience : 8+ years in catering operations, hospitality, or food service leadership roles, with national or multi-site oversight
• Skills : Strong operational, analytical, and leadership skills; proficiency in catering systems, reporting tools, and customer experience platforms
• Travel: 30% as determined by business needs.

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Eurest is a member of Compass Group USA

Associates at Eurest 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)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Personal Leave

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information. 

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. 

Eurest maintains a drug-free workplace.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.