Administrative Assistant - Catering/Events (Food Services)

Excellent opportunity for an energetic go-getter with a strong sense of hospitality and customer service! 

You must be organized, proactive, flexible, able to learn in a fast-paced environment and function with minimal supervision.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 · Maintaining current contracts for our catering clients,

· Creating, entering and updating proposals in catering software,

· Hosting property tours, familiarizing customers and potential customers with property features, products and services.

· Preparing mailings containing sales and marketing information for current and potential clients.

· Assisting in the developing of sales and marketing strategies and plans of action to solicit business for both off site and event center caterings.

· Sales responsibilities which may include cold-calling and site-visiting customers in order to generate new sales revenue.

· Assisting in the scheduling, set-up and successful execution of the catered events both on and off-site.

· Collaborating with other team members in various job categories,

· Serving as a liaison to the catering manager to provide them with pertinent information concerning their assigned events; staffing assignment and menus.

· Serving as the liaison to the bookkeeping department to ensure accurate billing and record keeping.

· Other duties as assigned.

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

High School Diploma required; AA Degree or BA Degree preferred

· 1-3 years of administrative assistant experience

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with demonstrated expertise in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Havana Central is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)