Catering Manager

**About Us**: We are currently looking for a Catering Manager to be responsibly for running day to day catering operation, to be responsible for monitoring the quality of food and service. To do weekly books and month end accounts Tsebo Solutions Group are the largest provider of facilities services in Africa. Through our 37,000 staff and 41 offices in 25 countries, Tsebo manages our clients “non
- core” services such as facilities management, cleaning, catering and security. This enables our clients to maintain focus on their own core operations without the distraction and cost of maintaining their business infrastructure. Tsebo clients benefit through reduced risk, cost and complexity, with improved transparency and productivity across our African and Middle East portfolio.
**Duties & Responsibilities**: - Take full responsibility and management of the unit - Need to be able to work in a demanding environment. - Setting and management of service delivery standards - Lead, motivate, train and develop a team of staff - Implement and maintain operational controls in line within budgetary requirements - Ensure quality of food preparation, presentation and service is up to Fedics standards by meeting all quality star grading standards - Ensure all Fedics policies and procedures are complied with - Daily HR and IR issues (including training, development & performance management) - Analyse and pre-empt client needs and possible complaints - Take responsibility for all functions by organising, preparing & co-ordinating. - Management of all administration, finances, debtors, budgets, etc. - Process Fedics paperwork and compile & understand weekly & monthly P & L - Relationship building with the client and customers on a daily basis (essential) - Must be able to work long hours and over weekends should there be a need - Stay abreast of latest food trends and best practices
**Skills and Competencies**: - Strong judgement and problem solving skills - Excellent people skills - Strong interpersonal and communicative skills (verbal and written) - Flexibility with regards to working hours - Weekly books and month end accounts - Client service orientated - Business management principles - Fully computer literate - Excellent food skills

**Qualifications**: - Matric/Grade 12 - Relevant Degree/Diploma or Certificate