Catering Coordinator

Descripción del puesto:

Catering Coordinator

Location: Campbell

Salary: $ 70.400 + $ 4.000 bonus
Job Type: Full-Time

We are a high-volume Spanish restaurant group in California seeking an experienced, hands-on Catering Coordinatorto join our team. This is a hybrid role combining catering operations, event execution, client management, and sales.

The ideal candidate is a hospitality professional who understands both sides of the catering business: delivering exceptional events operationally while actively developing relationships, generating new business, and growing catering revenue. This role is perfect for someone who is organized, energetic, commercially minded, and comfortable being both in the field and in front of clients.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the planning and execution of catering events from initial inquiry through completion
• Manage day-to-day catering operations, ensuring events are executed smoothly, efficiently, and to company standards
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with corporate clients, private clients, event planners, and other business partners
• Respond to catering inquiries, prepare proposals, build menus, and close sales
• Proactively generate new catering business through networking, outreach, partnerships, referrals, and local business development
• Conduct client meetings, venue visits, tastings, and event consultations
• Coordinate staffing, equipment, rentals, transportation, food preparation, and event logistics
• Work closely with the kitchen and restaurant management teams to ensure seamless execution
• Be present at key events to oversee service, troubleshoot issues, and ensure an exceptional guest experience
• Manage event timelines, BEOs, contracts, deposits, payments, and other operational details
• Monitor catering costs, pricing, labor, food costs, and overall profitability
• Follow up with clients after events to encourage repeat business and referrals
• Track sales activity, leads, conversion rates, and catering revenue
• Help develop and implement strategies to grow the catering business
• Maintain high standards of hospitality, presentation, service, and professionalism
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sanitation regulations

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in catering, restaurant management, event management, hospitality sales, or a related field (required)
• Experience in high-volume catering, events, restaurants, or hospitality environments (required)
• Proven ability to generate sales and develop new business
• Strong client relationship and communication skills
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
• Hands-on operational mindset with the ability to manage events in the field
• Strong sales and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage multiple events, clients, and priorities simultaneously
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to remain calm under pressure
• Professional, energetic, and service-oriented personality
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
• Knowledge of the local business and events community is a plus
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation preferred

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Competitive sales incentives / commission structure
• Two consecutive days off per week when operationally possible
• Managers meal provided
• 15 paid vacation days per year
• Medical insurance option and additional benefits
• Stable, full-time position in a busy, well-established restaurant group
• Opportunity to grow the catering business and take ownership of a key revenue channel

Ideal Candidate

This position is perfect for a Catering Coordinator with a hybrid operational and sales mindset. We are looking for someone who enjoys building relationships and closing business, but who is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves and making sure an event is executed flawlessly.

The ideal candidate is commercially driven, highly organized, hands-on, and passionate about hospitality. You should be comfortable meeting a potential client in the morning, preparing a proposal in the afternoon, and overseeing a catering event that evening.

Our restaurants and catering operations are lively and fast-paced, so we are looking for someone with energy, initiative, strong leadership, attention to detail, and a genuine desire to grow the business.

If you are an experienced hospitality professional who can sell the event, plan the event, and execute the event, we would love to meet you!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume along with a brief cover letter describing:

• The most memorable event you have managed
• One thing you would have approached differently and why

Email: lbas@telefericbarcelona.com

THANK YOU! MUCHAS GRACIAS!

Telefèric Barcelona does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $71,700.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to commute to Campbell - Monday to Friday?
• Do you understand or speak some Spanish languange?

Work Location: In person