Catering Sales & Events manager

Job Description

Job Description

Catering Sales & Events Manager

Build Relationships. Sell BBQ. Grow Your Market.

R&R BBQ is looking for a driven, outgoing Catering Sales & Events Manager to help grow our catering business and build strong relationships throughout the local community.

This is not a role where you simply wait for catering orders to come in.

We are looking for someone who enjoys meeting people, building relationships, creating new business, and delivering an incredible catering experience from the first conversation through the final order.

You will work directly with businesses, schools, sports teams, organizations, event planners, and members of the community to introduce them to R&R BBQ, generate catering opportunities, and turn first-time customers into long-term fans.

If you are competitive, organized, personable, and motivated by growth, this could be a great fit.

What You'll Do

• Build relationships with local businesses, schools, organizations, teams, churches, event planners, and community partners

• Prospect for new catering opportunities and actively generate new business

• Develop and maintain a pipeline of catering leads and potential customers

• Follow up with leads, previous customers, and local organizations to create repeat business

• Respond quickly and professionally to catering inquiries

• Help customers select the right catering package, quantities, and options for their event

• Look for opportunities to increase sales through thoughtful recommendations and upselling

• Coordinate catering orders from initial contact through final execution

• Work closely with restaurant leadership and team members to ensure orders are accurate, organized, and ready on time

• Communicate important event details clearly to the restaurant team

• Follow up with customers after events to ensure satisfaction and generate future business

• Represent R&R BBQ at community events, networking opportunities, and local business outreach

• Build awareness of R&R BBQ catering throughout the local market

• Track catering opportunities, customer relationships, and sales activity

• Work toward established catering sales and revenue goals

• Identify new opportunities to grow catering within the market

• Deliver the hospitality and service R&R BBQ fans expect

You'll Probably Love This Job If You

• Enjoy meeting new people and building relationships

• Are comfortable starting conversations and introducing yourself to businesses

• Get excited about closing a sale and hitting goals

• Are competitive and motivated by results

• Enjoy being out in the community rather than sitting behind a desk all day

• Are organized and capable of managing multiple events and customers at once

• Have strong follow-up and communication skills

• Enjoy hospitality and creating great experiences for customers

• Take ownership instead of waiting to be told what to do

• Are comfortable working independently while still being part of a restaurant team

• Believe that great service creates repeat customers

What We're Looking For

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• Sales, catering, hospitality, event, restaurant, or customer service experience preferred

• Previous outside sales or business development experience is a plus

• Strong organizational and follow-up skills

• Ability to confidently communicate with business owners, office managers, event planners, and community leaders

• Self-motivated and comfortable working toward sales goals

• Ability to manage details while maintaining a strong sense of urgency

• Reliable transportation for local outreach and community relationship building

• Positive attitude and professional presence

• Ability to work some evenings or weekends when major catering events require it

Perks of the Role

• Opportunity to directly impact and grow R&R BBQ's catering business

• A role with independence and ownership

• Competitive compensation

• Opportunities to earn additional income based on catering growth and performance, where applicable

• Flexible schedule depending on business and event needs

• Employee food discounts

• Opportunity to build valuable sales, business development, hospitality, and event-management experience

• Work with a growing restaurant brand

• Spend time in the community building real relationships instead of being behind a desk all day

• Opportunity for career growth within R&R BBQ

• Be part of a team that values hospitality, accountability, and taking care of our fans

What Success Looks Like

Success in this position is not simply processing catering orders.

A successful Catering Sales & Events Manager is constantly building relationships, creating new opportunities, staying connected with previous customers, and growing catering sales within their market.

You should know who your customers are, who your next customers could be, and what opportunities are coming next.

The goal is simple:

Create relationships. Create opportunities. Execute great events. Earn repeat business. Grow catering sales.

If you love people, enjoy sales, and want the opportunity to help grow a business in your local community, we'd love to meet you.

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