Hospitality and Events Manager

Baxterstorey Ireland are looking for a Hospitality and Events Manager to join the team at a well-known sporting and entertainment location in Cork.

As Hospitality and Events Manager for Baxterstorey Ireland you responsible for the planning, co-ordination and delivery of the stadium events and day to day operations. You will manage and co-ordinate the team during the regular operations and key events, working closely with overall Operations team and  the client to deliver seamlessly and in line with business expectations and standards. 

As Hospitality and Events Manager, you will receive the following industry leading benefits:

• Access to everyday discounts and communication portal
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to enhanced benefits such as paid maternity/paternity leave, paid fertility leave, paid adoptive leave
• Meals provided on shift 
• Annual recognition and reward events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Your birthday off to celebrate in style every year
• Three days off to volunteer / give back to the charity of your choice
• Access to award-winning accredited learning and development opportunities

The Hospitality and Events Manager will lead an exciting catering and event team to deliver the food & beverage/hospitality service requirements at a key Cork stadium.

Will also lead the front of house operation on assigned events, providing a comprehensive briefing and ongoing delegation to all team members involved in the delivery of the service.

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent, Flexible Working (5 over 7)

Salary: DOE

Responsibilities:

•  To ensure day to day stadium catering operations and hospitality events are set up as required and in line with business standards
•  Establish and manage daily and weekly event & operations planning meetings to ensure timely and effective communication across the team
•  To liaise with the kitchen, event sales, operations and client teams to deliver successful location operations.
•  Conducts short- and long-term planning and management for the catering service and hospitality events delivery.
•  Contributes to budget planning and objectives and manages within those approved plans. Provides accurate and timely weekly and month end financial reporting withing business guidelines.
• Delivers on all food, health and safety requirements in line with business and operational standards, maintaining best practice and auditable excellence for the service and location

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 years’ experience in event and general management (ideally in a catering and hospitality environment although other  industries will be considered)
• Thorough understanding of the event and operations management process – conception to completion
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, commercial environment while maintaining professional and commercial standards
• Meticulous organisational abilities; high attention to detail
• Demonstrable experience in setting and controlling financial budgets/targets while delivering high compliance with procedural requirements
• Concise and effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective
• Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills
• Creative, positive energy, self-directed, amiable, and composed under pressure; helpful and humble

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.