General Manager - Gils

PROOF OF THE PUDDING • Grand Prairie, TX

44d

About The Position

Proof of the Pudding has spent the past four decades providing innovative menus, services, design expertise and event experiences to clients throughout Atlanta and beyond. As a preferred caterer to over 50 venues in and around Atlanta, our Off-Premise team spearheads event innovations and culinary experiences to a range of events from weddings, holiday parties, corporate retreats, and social gatherings. We are seeking an experienced Executive to provide leadership to our Gil’s Catering team. This position will be responsible for leading and overseeing day-to-day operations of Gil’s. This position will hold all oversight of events, staffing matrixes, hiring, inter-departmental communications, logistics/operations, and financial management. The ideal candidate has a strong background in catering leadership, is detailed in budget management, and has passion for upscale event execution.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Hospitality Operations, Food & Beverage Management, Event Coordination, Operations Management, or equivalent.
• Experience in catering is preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality, Organization Leadership, Management, or related field
• Strong understanding and experience working with relevant softwares. Microsoft 360 proficiency is required
• Exceptional executive presence, business acumen and presentation skills.
• Must live near or be willing to relocate to Dallas, TX
• Extensive experience in reviewing and analyzing financial reports, including P&L, balance sheets, and other key financial documents.

Nice To Haves

• Paycom, Caterease/BEO software, and Ottimate invoicing knowledge is strongly preferred
• Strong technical knowledge, a drive for innovation, and experience with AI tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement business operations to ensure maximum efficiency and profitability of the Gil’s catering department
• Drives methods to improve quality, efficiency and productivity, reduce costs, increase profits, and improve control measures.
• Set comprehensive goals for department performance and growth
• Oversee daily operations of the department and the work of 15 managers and around 150+ hourly employees
• Lead employees to achieve optimal performance by assessing their results based on clear expectations, data, and metrics, while also promoting engagement to enhance morale and foster a strong sense of collaboration within the team.
• Organizing frequent meetings and open lines of communication with sales, operations, culinary, and warehouse teams.
• Monitoring the team and event schedule including reporting status, progress updates, and identifying areas that require corrective actions.
• Responsible for managing and participating in interviewing new employees, developing strategies for developing talent at all levels, and coaching organizational leaders.
• Foster a growth oriented, positive and encouraging environment while keeping employees and management accountable to company policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Practice an open-door policy for employee grievances or dissatisfaction, documenting, addressing and escalating, as needed, appropriately and timely
• Generate weekly forecasting, ensures adherence to monthly reporting deadlines, oversees and approves all invoices department-wide, while ensuring accurate and comprehensive reporting on the department's operations and finances.
• Forge strategic partnerships and relationships with clients, vendors, agencies, venue partners and all other professional business relationships.
• Manage all facilities operations for the corporate building and warehouse, including after-hours oversight to ensure maintenance, safety, and smooth functionality.
• Performs other related duties

Benefits

• Proof is pleased to provide all full-time eligible employees with Basic Life and AD&D as well as long term disability at no cost to employees
• Full-time eligible employees may choose to enroll in optional benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Voluntary Life and AD&D, Short Term Disability, Voluntary Accident, Voluntary Critical Illness, and Voluntary Hospitality Indemnity
• Additional Benefits include call phone allotment, daily lunches in the office, car and gas allowance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED