Private Dining Manager - Eataly Houston (New Store Opening!)

Job Description

The Private Dining (Events and Sales) Manager focuses on private dining reservations, storewide buyouts and partner events at an Eataly location. Reports to the General Manager of Restaurants.

• Generates events sales by scouting new business and maintaining relationships with existing clients

• Serves as the point of contact for clients to plan events, develop contracts, detail events, and help the restaurant and store teams to execute events

• Works with all event vendors including: florists, rental company, security

• Partners with the Eataly operations team (Culinary, Front of House, Retail and Quick Service) on event preparation

• Meets with clients for additional walk-throughs to finalize event details

• Processes all catering requests in collaboration with the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) team

• Manages all catering events from start to finish; books, plans and executes functions

• Helps develop and maintain private event menu offerings  

• Creates proposals, contracts and event orders, as well as packages tailored to each client’s requests

• Recaps events and provides operation, sales and production suggestions to the team

• Maintains fiscal responsibility in terms of rentals, supplies and labor

• Manages day-to-day catering requests and works closely with the QSR team to ensure proper execution of catering orders

• Maintains industry knowledge including principles and practices within catering

• Performs other duties as required or assigned