Private Dining Manager - Eataly Houston (New Store Opening!)

Eataly North America•Houston, TX

8d•$65,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Private Dining (Events and Sales) Manager focuses on private dining reservations, storewide buyouts and partner events at an Eataly location. Reports to the General Manager of Restaurants.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in events sales
2+ years of experience in event planning and/or production
2+ years of experience restaurant private events
Experience with Tripleseat (Event Management Software) and Microsoft Office Suite
Ability to work in a fast-paced, operational environment
Availability to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends
Availability to occasionally attend workshops, tradeshows and conventions
Must be able to work on-site at Eataly Houston

Responsibilities

Generates events sales by scouting new business and maintaining relationships with existing clients
Serves as the point of contact for clients to plan events, develop contracts, detail events, and help the restaurant and store teams to execute events
Works with all event vendors including: florists, rental company, security
Partners with the Eataly operations team (Culinary, Front of House, Retail and Quick Service) on event preparation
Meets with clients for additional walk-throughs to finalize event details
Processes all catering requests in collaboration with the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) team
Manages all catering events from start to finish; books, plans and executes functions
Helps develop and maintain private event menu offerings
Creates proposals, contracts and event orders, as well as packages tailored to each client’s requests
Recaps events and provides operation, sales and production suggestions to the team
Maintains fiscal responsibility in terms of rentals, supplies and labor
Manages day-to-day catering requests and works closely with the QSR team to ensure proper execution of catering orders
Maintains industry knowledge including principles and practices within catering
Performs other duties as required or assigned