Retail Restaurant Events & Catering Manager

At Brigham Young University (BYU), your work is an opportunity to contribute to a distinctive educational mission rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ and to make a meaningful difference in the lives of students.

At Brigham Young University (BYU), your work is an opportunity to contribute to a distinctive educational mission rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ and to make a meaningful difference in the lives of students.

As the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU strives to be among the exceptional universities in the world. We are devoted to our faith, our students, and the University's Mission: "To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life."

We seek staff members who enthusiastically embrace and advance this unique mission. Across the university, staff bring their expertise and talents to work that helps students learn, grow, and thrive. A culture of covenant belonging, weekly devotionals, meaningful opportunities for learning and growth, and a beautiful and historic campus make BYU a distinctive and inspiring place to build a career.

United by our common primary identity as children of God, BYU values and embraces the variety of individual characteristics, life experiences and circumstances, perspectives, talents, and gifts across the BYU community. This richness strengthens our shared efforts to create and support an environment of covenant belonging centered in Jesus Christ.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend to be hired and to remain in any position at BYU.

In hiring decisions, Brigham Young University lawfully gives strong preference to qualified, faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All employees are required to abide by the university's Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Successful candidates are expected to support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university, which are aligned with the principles and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Brigham Young University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or protected veteran status.

The Retail Restaurant Events and Catering Manager’s primary responsibility is to manage Catering and Events operations. The position will coordinate assigned sporting events and all catering orders that come through the retail restaurants and Cougareat.

Responsibilities will include managing catering inquiries, quotes, customer communication, event scheduling, staffing, food and supply ordering, preparation, delivery, setup, service, cleanup, invoicing, sales tracking, customer follow-up, and repeat-business development. The position will also ensure compliance with food safety standards and applicable operational standards.

This is an hourly manager position responsible for leading a dedicated student event team consisting of two Student Event Leads and fifteen to twenty students. The position will recruit, train, schedule, supervise, and evaluate student employees. The Student Event Leads will be trained to manage events when the manager is not physically present.

During periods without scheduled catering or sporting events, the position will focus on sales calls, following up on leads and past customers, increasing repeat business, training and cross-training student employees, and supporting restaurant operations or other Dining Services areas as needed.…