Manager, Catering, Events and Community Outreach

Playa Bowls•Ladue, MO

1d•$47,000 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is a catering and group sales job first, and a marketing and events job second. Most of your week is spent outside the store: walking into hospital departments, law firms, school front offices, athletic departments, corporate suites, and student organizations, and convincing them that their next meeting, practice, team breakfast, or client lunch should be a Playa Bowls order. You’ll drop off samples. You’ll follow up. You’ll turn a one-time order into a standing weekly one. Around that core sits the rest: sponsorships and partnerships with local teams and schools, community events and pop-ups, fundraisers, and the local marketing that makes all of it work. Those are genuinely part of the job, and they’re a lot of fun. They are also, in practice, how you generate catering leads. You’ll report directly to Brittany and work alongside our General Manager, David. You’ll operate independently most days.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree, completed by December 2026.
Genuine comfort walking into a room, introducing yourself, and asking for the business.
Organized enough to run a pipeline: track a hundred contacts, remember who to follow up with, and never drop an order
Clear, quick, professional communication by phone, email, and in person
Self-direction. You’ll set your own week.
Comfort with Google Workspace or MS Office, and with Canva or similar
Valid driver’s license, a reliable personal vehicle, and current auto insurance.
Flexible availability, including some evenings and weekends when events require it
Ability to lift and move 25 to 50 pounds occasionally, and to be on your feet at events
Based onsite in St. Louis. This is not a remote role.

Nice To Haves

Any experience in sales, catering, hospitality, event planning, campus organizations, Greek life philanthropy, athletics, or fundraising is relevant.

Responsibilities

Prospect, pitch, and close catering and group orders across St. Louis
Run a sample-drop program into offices, schools, clinics, and teams, and track what converts
Build and own a master account list: contacts, order history, pricing, follow-up dates
Convert one-time customers into standing accounts
Manage inbound catering inquiries end to end: quote, confirm, coordinate with the store, deliver, invoice
Coordinate with the General Manager on prep, product, and staffing so every order goes out right
Build relationships with schools, athletic programs, universities, and local businesses
Secure season-long team and school partnerships and sponsorships
Run fundraiser nights and give-back programs for local groups
Represent Playa Bowls at community events as the face of the brand in St. Louis
Book, staff, and execute on-site and off-site events, including setup and breakdown
Support our local social media and in-store promotions with content from the field
Manage our local athlete and ambassador program
Report monthly on revenue, orders, new accounts, and what’s working