Catering Sales/Event Coordinator - Offsite Catering Company
Yorkshire Pudding Inc. has been providing the GTA with elevated, service-oriented events since 1994. Why do we do what we do? We simply LOVE food. We love the gatherings that happen around food, the traditions surrounding mealtimes and the amazing memories these occasions create. From casual backyard BBQs to elegant galas, classic corporate events to tailor-made weddings, creating customized, food-centric and worry-free gatherings is our passion.

If you love giving excellent care to customers and / or have related experience in catering service, we would love to chat!

Job Duties:

- Primary support to the Senior Planners
- Create, quote and adjust menus, rentals orders and staffing needs depending upon client requests and needs
- Conducting venue/home site visits as/if necessary
- Work with venues and/or clients and rental company to coordinate event logistics
- Coordinate and communicate event files/notes to all Captains and Event Staff
- Prepare and assemble all non-food related materials for events such as food signs, menus, décor, etc.
- Supervises off site events from start to finish, when required
- Provides leadership and direction to servers and bartenders while onsite, when required
- Processes all post-event related reports, invoices and follow ups
- Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

- Customer service driven with a keen eye for detail, sales experience an asset




- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Familiarity with catering software considered an asset
- Solid knowledge of catering service principals, processes, procedures, policies, directives and guidelines considered an asset
- Ideal candidate would have 2+ years of event coordinating experience and/or post-secondary education in Event Management, Marketing
- Experience working with budgets and invoicing
- Ability to problem solve, to multitask and to remain calm under pressure in a quick-paced environment
- Professional demeanor

DETAILS:

- 4 days a week that may be extended to full-time. Expectation is 32 hours a week to start.
- Must be available to work Saturdays. The other 3 days would be determined with the supervisor once hired.
- Some evening and weekend work (to be onsite for high touch events the planner creates) as event require. We find this is generaly 6 - 10 times a year.
- Work remotely: no
- $22 - 25/hr (depending on experience) in office, $30-35/hr onsite
- Casual dress

Pay: $45,000.00-$55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- customer serivce: 2 years (required)

Language:

- English proficiently (required)

📌 Event Coordinator - Catering Sales (Toronto)
🏢 Yorkshire Pudding Inc Catering
📍 Toronto