Position Summary
Senior Catering Coordinator
(Part of Deloitte Services internal operations team)
Are you passionate about fostering relationships and delivering exceptional client experiences? As the heart of our catering operations, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless execution of events, from administrative to final delivery. We want to hear from you if you possess superb organizational skills, a knack for problem-solving, and a dedication to exceeding client expectations!
Work you'll do
Catering Coordinators play a key role within our meetings and events teams by supporting the end-to-end catering needs for small -to large-scale events. They work closely with our Hospitality team and external catering vendors to manage and/or assist with menu planning, ordering, and execution to ensure a seamless catering experience.
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As a Catering Coordinator at Deloitte, your responsibilities will include:
- Consulting and driving the catering process on behalf of the customer (or event planner), providing expertise, support, and guidance in such areas as ordering and vendor management, assisting with logistical planning and set-up, and day-of delivery.
- Supporting day-of execution, including coordination with team and vendors to ensure accuracy and delivery of orders, addressing last-minute issues or needs, and effective set-up and removal.
- Managing and fostering relationships with the team, vendors, and other key stakeholders through effective communications, collaboration, and engagement, with the purpose of delivering a " best-in-class" catering experience.
- Ensuring an excellent working knowledge of department services, catering services, vendor capabilities, meeting space, and building and Deloitte protocols, policies, and procedures
- Performing post-event duties such as invoice management, expense processing, providing feedback to vendors to improve processes, and other details, as needed.
The team
At Deloitte, the internal operations team (known as the "One Team") provides a full range of hospitality and business services. We help our Deloitte professionals with daily office support needs, meeting and event planning and execution, and various other office operations and facility management services. Our team members work collaboratively and apply their specialized knowledge and skills to think proactively to provide a holistic customer-centric "experience" for our Deloitte professionals, clients, and guests.
Qualifications
Required:
- Minimum of 3 years of related catering or event support experience in a corporate, hospitality, service-oriented, or customer-centric environment
- High school diploma
- Ability to work occasional overtime.
An Ideal candidate will possess:
- Strong technical skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Excellent written and verbal communication/interpersonal skills.
- Effective problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills
- Critical thinking and ability to anticipate needs.
- Willingness to be cross-trained in other office support service areas for backup support and assume additional responsibilities/projects when necessary and appropriate.
- Associate/bachelor's degree
- Advanced experience in Microsoft Office applications
- Catering coordination experience within a corporate environment supporting small to large-scale catering management
Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in New York state, Deloitte is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to New York state and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $50,100 to $83,500.
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Requisition code: 207677