Hospitality Coordinator

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Chicago, IL
In-Office
Junior
Professional Services
The Role
The Hospitality Coordinator manages catering services and cafe operations, ensuring food delivery, logistics, vendor coordination, and compliance with health regulations. They support a welcoming workplace by maintaining cleanliness and overseeing inventory and equipment maintenance.
Summary Generated by Built In

The Hospitality Coordinator is responsible for managing catering services, café operations, and hospitality logistics within a corporate office environment This role ensures high-quality food service delivery, accurate billing, and seamless coordination between vendors, internal teams, and facilities. The Hospitality Associate also oversees café upkeep, supply inventory, and equipment maintenance to support a welcoming and efficient workplace experience. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, customer-focused, and thrives in a fast-paced corporate environment.

Pay: $23.50

Shift: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm (flexibility required)

Job qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum (1) year professional experience preferably in hospitality, restaurant or housekeeping industry.
  • Able to make independent decisions that conform to business needs and policy.
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills required.
  • Excellent organizational skills required.
  • Must be able to meet deadlines and complete all projects in a timely manner.
  • Strong attention to detail is required.
  • Must work well in a team environment.
  • Professional attire and demeanor required.
  • Good written communication skills.
  • Good problem-solving skills, with the ability and understanding of when to escalate a problem to a supervisory level.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, high-energy environment.
  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to operate basic audio/visual equipment.
  • Professional telephone demeanor.
  • Ability to anticipate client’s needs for meetings and events.
  • Must be self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude.
  • Proven customer service skills are required to create, maintain and enhance customer relationships.

 Key Responsibilities

  • Coordinate catering orders for meetings, events, and weekly food programs across the office.
  • Manage delivery timelines and ensure all catering components are executed smoothly.
  • Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
  • Support ongoing efforts for catering services, including tastings and events.
  • Liaise with approved vendors to ensure timely delivery, accurate orders, and quality presentation.
  • Maintain and track catering expenses and reconcile invoices against purchase orders and delivery records.
  • Assist in developing and updating catering menus and vendor lists.
  • Ensure compliance with food safety and corporate policies.
  • Support special events and workplace experience initiatives as needed.
  • Serve as the point of contact for internal teams regarding catering and café needs.
  • Maintain quality and cleanliness of conference rooms.
  • Train and supervise temporary or event staff as needed.

Job duties

  • Check the conference room and meeting schedule throughout shift and make note of any changes to ensure meetings are set-up accurately.
  • Set up conference rooms according to client’s request, including audio/visual equipment, food, beverages,    
  •  utensils, ice, etc.
  • Clean up conference rooms after use and return property to vendors if necessary.
  • Prepare coffee and other beverages in assigned kitchens each morning.
  • Clean up coffee makers Pantry in each kitchen in the evening. Throughout the day
  • Communicate with supervisor or client on meeting request concerns or deadline issues.
  • Maintain inventory of catering supplies and order supplies as needed.
  • Place orders for food and beverages for use during meetings
  • Coordinate and act as liaison with personnel, food merchants, selected contact and outside vendor(s) to ensure the pricing is competitive and reviewed quarterly.
  • Ensure the value-added products and services are secured at competitive rates that have been vetted
  • Perform appropriate vendor selection and management associated with department services and/or products.
  • Assist in training new hires.
  • Prioritize workflow.
  • Assist in process improvement ideas.
  • Answer telephone in Office Services center.
  • Adhere to Williams Lea policies in addition to client site policies.
  • Use equipment and supplies in a cost-efficient manner.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis.
  • Provide back-up support to Reception and/or Office Services as needed.

Café Operations & Supply Management

  • Oversee daily upkeep and cleanliness of office cafés and pantry areas.
  • Monitor and manage inventory of food, beverages, and hospitality supplies.
  • Place and track orders for café and pantry stock, ensuring timely replenishment.
  • Maintain equipment such as coffee machines, refrigerators, and water dispensers; coordinate repairs or servicing as needed.

Who we are: In a rapidly changing world, the ability to innovate and break new ground drives progress. Williams Lea has harnessed this ability for more than 200 years.

Our 5,200+ talented employees worldwide are experts in delivering efficient business processes in complex and highly regulated environments.

We’re always progressing. Connecting technology with expertise and strong processes to transform support services. As we enter our third century, we continue helping businesses thrive in a future driven by digitization and virtualization.

It is the policy of Williams Lea to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity of expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Williams Lea is a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
3,739 Employees
Year Founded: 1820

What We Do

Williams Lea is the global provider of tech-enabled skilled business-critical support services to financial, legal and professional services firms, connecting people, processes and technology to streamline key business and administrative functions and helping companies adapt to a more virtual and digital workplace.

Built on a strong heritage, great client relationships and a talented team, Williams Lea is the trusted global outsourcing provider to clients in highly regulated environments.

Williams Lea serves clients in 20 countries across four continents and has 7,000 employees worldwide. Williams Lea is backed by Advent International, one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors.

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