Sales Associate/Event Designer - Tasty Catering

Tasty Catering is adding to the Tasty Family!

We are seeking an Sales Associate/Event Designer to add to our Special Events Sales Team. The ideal candidate exhibits outstanding communication and organizational skills, as well as a commitment to providing excellent customer service.

Sales Associate/Event Designer job responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Assist clients in planning catering for a variety of events, such as weddings, social, corporate, receptions, picnics, holiday parties, etc.

• Create proposals for clients based on their vision, which include menu choices, bar service, equipment, rental items, and staffing

• Work with rental partners in linen, china, decor, floral, entertainment, and other

• Coordinate flow of communication and details of each event between sales team, kitchen staff, and operations team to ensure smooth execution of events

• Participate in client prospecting, networking, cold calls, and other sales techniques to build and maintain client base

• Design timelines, layouts and production schedules to streamline events

• Collaborate with marketing to build strategic plans to promote affiliated venues with social media and marketing materials

• Assist clients to develop budgets, and negotiate services with vendors and suppliers

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, venues, and strategic partners

Most importantly, candidates should portray a positive upbeat attitude, be an excellent multitasker and excel in a team based environment.

We offer great benefits, such as health insurance, 401k, free meals, Mileage reimbursement, PTO, continuing education, profit sharing, bonuses, among others.

Tasty Catering is an award-winning, employee-focused workplace with a culture crafted and maintained by our amazing team. Our culture is our greatest differentiation, the foundation of which are our core values:

1. Always moral, ethical and legal

2. Treat all with respect

3. Quality in everything we do

4. High customer service standards

5. A competitive and strong determination to be the best

6. An enduring culture of individual discipline

7. Freedom and responsibility within the culture of individual discipline

To learn more about Tasty Catering, please visit https://tastycatering.com/about/

All applicants should embrace and embody these values.

if a fun, fast-paced, employee-oriented workplace sounds appealing then we would like to hear from you!

Please visit tastycatering.com and download our online application, or email Kornel Grygo at kornel@tastycatering.com; 847.593.2000

NOTE: This in no way constitutes an employment contract and should not be intrepreted as such. Tasty Catering is an At Will Employer as designated by the State of Illinois.