Function Manager

1 month ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Empact Group Full time

**Role**: Function Manager**

**Reporting to**: Key Accounts Manager**

**Business Area**: Midrand, Gauteng**

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**The main purpose of the job**:
**Education and experience required**:

- Relevant Diploma in Hospitality or Food and Beverage Management is essential
- Minimum 5 Years of experience in a catering environment is essential
- Experience within a corporate environment essential
- Customer service experience is essential
- Computer literate (MS Office)
- Own reliable vehicle

**Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies**:

- Knowledge of the catering environment
- Knowledge of food preparation, diet, and cultural/religious preferences
- Good knowledge of Health and Safety policies and processes relevant to the catering industry
- Excellent verbal, written and telephonic communication skills
- Creativity and innovations with functions/events
- Ability to achieve prescribed targets within budgetary constraints
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Well-groomed and well presented
- Creativity and Innovation
- Strong sense of service and customer orientation
- Excellent organisation and planning skills
- Ability to negotiate the type and cost of service to be provided within budget
- Ability to negotiate, delegate and work under pressure
- Menu planning
- Effective People Management
- Team player
- Collaboration
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Resilience under pressure
- The ability to reflect and consider ways to improve
- Self-starter and motivated

**Key areas of responsibilities**:

- Plan and organize functions/events
- Execute all functions/events while operating within budget.
- Consistently provide and maintain optimum client service on site
- Ensure operational excellence is achieved and maintained
- Assist in managing the operations according to company processes and procedures, with necessary controls in place
- Achieve prescribed financial targets while operating within budgetary constraints
- Maintain a professional and comfortable working environment for staff in order to achieve productivity
- Conceptualise and provide creative and innovative solutions to client’s requests for functions
- Prepare and manage functions of a high calibre with the required flair and innovation
- Oversee staff in deliveries of functions food and beverages as well as the correct and timeous set up of all functions
- Talk with clients about the event and offer suggestions to make sure that the request can be met
- Negotiate the type and cost of service to be provided within budget
- Organize the venue and make sure that it is appropriately set up with regard to seating and décor
- Design bespoke menus, in conjunction with the Exec chef, and the client
- Prepare quotes, finalise billing
- Manage multiple events that are rolled out at same time in different parts of the building
- Responsible for profitable operation of the events department along with labour costs etc
- Develop new and innovative ideas
- both for events and for promotions
- Problem solving and hosting during an event.
- Ad hoc duties as and when required


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