Catering Sales Manager

Department: University Housing

Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing

Salary: $60,000 - $66,000 per year

Compensation Band: OS-OA05-Fiscal Year 2025-2026

FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins

October 27, 2025; position open till filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please complete the online application, uploading your resume. Please also include three professional references. Candidates will be notified prior to references being contacted.

Department Summary

Student Services and Enrollment Management's mission is to build a diverse, exceptional, and inclusive campus community. The person in this role will work toward this mission in the following ways: Illustrate efforts at awareness and implementation with other individuals in the workplace; act as an advocate to assure efforts toward best practices, including support of trainings and serving as a resource for inquiries; act as a supporter to implement policy and/or establish procedures or guidelines for their school/college or VP area/Division; and act as a supporter to implement and/or establish procedures or guidelines for the University.

University Housing, a department within the Division of Student Services and Enrollment Management, is committed to supporting student success by cultivating inclusive communities. Our goal is to provide a robust living experience through accessible and affordable state-of-the-art housing, dining, social and academic programs for the entire student body to develop community leaders, innovators and change-makers who will enrich the future.

We value equity and inclusion, responsibility and integrity, innovation and learning, and safety and security. University Housing staff work hard to incorporate these values into daily work and practices to ensure an excellent UO experience.

University Housing units, which include Business Services Operations, Dining Services, Facilities Services, Promotions & Student Recruitment, and Residence Life. University Housing is a $100-million educational and business department that is a self-sustaining, self-liquidating agency of the University (receives no tuition or tax support for its operating budget).

Living on campus adds tremendous value for students and the University. Students who live on campus their first year have higher grades, are retained at the University of Oregon at higher rates, graduate at higher rates, and graduate more quickly.

Position Summary

The Catering Sales Manager is the initial contact for catering customers and provides direction and guidance to customers placing catering orders. The Catering Sales Manager communicates and coordinates with the Catering Chef and Catering Operations Manager to meet the customer's expectations and ensure the successful execution of multiple on and off-site events daily. The Catering Sales Manager follows up with customer events to ensure the customer's expectations are fulfilled, then completes timely and accurate billing. The Catering Sales Manager supervises a 3-person office support staff and makes independent decisions regarding staffing, training, ordering, menus, and daily operations. Budgetary responsibility will include the allocation of staff and pricing of menus; purchasing of food and equipment; managing income and costs to remain viable. The Catering Sales Manager reports to the Assistant Director of Dining for Catering & Conference Services.

Minimum Requirements

• Three years of experience in a large catering, restaurant, or hotel food service operation; one year of this experience must include catering or banquet experience
• Three years of experience supervising or leading the work of others. Experience must include assigning and evaluating work, and dealing with disciplinary issues.

Professional Competencies

• Demonstrated experience with and/or commitment to working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, in support of an inclusive and welcoming environment.
• Ability to prepare reports, budgets, and documents.
• Ability to understand and apply policies, procedures, and safety information.
• Demonstrated creativity in developing menus and presentations for elegant catered events.
• Excellent Customer service skills on the phone, in writing, and in person.
• Comfortable in a variety of public/social settings and working with diverse groups to plan and coordinate catered events.

Preferred Qualifications

• A degree in culinary arts, food service management, hotel and restaurant administration, or a related field.
• Experience directing employees in coordinating complex catered events.
• Knowledge of culinary standards, safe food handling practices, and liquor laws.
• Experience costing menus, and ordering food products and supplies.
• Experience organizing equipment, food, and staffing for catered events.
• Experience managing a unionized food service staff.
• Experience in a college or university food service operation.

FLSA Exempt: Yes

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit our website.

The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please email us or call 541-346-5112.

UO prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy (including pregnancy-related conditions), age, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including family medical history), ancestry, familial status, citizenship, service in the uniformed services (as defined in federal and state law), veteran status, expunged juvenile record, and/or the use of leave protected by state or federal law in all programs, activities and employment practices as required by Title IX, other applicable laws, and policies. Retaliation is prohibited by UO policy. Questions may be referred to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access. Contact information, related policies, and complaint procedures are listed here.

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To apply, visit https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/536003