Event Services Banquet Manager

Schedule: Full time

Availability: Morning, Afternoon, Evening (Includes Weekends).

Age Requirement: Must be 18 years or older

Location: Rochester, NY

Address: 1500 Brooks Ave

Pay: $60,410 - $65,000 / year

Job Posting: 01/31/2025

Job Posting End: 02/28/2025

Job ID:R0235749

At Wegmans, our Events Services team helps to plan and execute events including private parties, off-site events and large-scale conferences. In this role, you will be responsible for the food and beverage service for the event, coordination of activities, and providing direction to banquet team members. You will ensure all events are successfully executed and clients are provided with incredible service and a one-of-a-kind experience.

What will I do?

• Manage and develop a team of employees, engage in meaningful conversations, build trusted relationships and provide the resources, feedback, and development opportunities they need to be successful
• Manage the work of our contracted service staff, ensuring tasks are prioritized and completed efficiently, and that events runs smoothly, consistently, meet client needs and are in line with our high standards
• Ensure all roles, duties and stations are assigned to all servers ensuring they are knowledgeable about the event, menus, room layout and expectations, and ensure the banquet area is clean, organized and maintained at all times
• Foster open communication with team members by planning and facilitating pre-event meetings and educating team members on products and processes in the department
• Maintain updated knowledge of hospitality and food service industry trends and implement new ideas
• Provide pre-event support including creating lists of needs and ensuring all supplies are pulled and ready for use
• Manage vendor relationships, negotiating contracts and staffing needs, evaluating service levels and finding ways to continuously improve collaboration, efficiency and guest experience
• Evaluate financial reports make recommendations and implement continuous improvements that decrease expenses and increase profitability
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 2 or more years of experience in a hospitality/event planning role
• Experience coordinating events and leading banquets
• Enthusiasm for and knowledge of relevant food and beverage products and services
• Experience prioritizing and delegating the work of others
• Comfortability speaking with external vendors on behalf of Wegmans
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing vendor relationships
• Experience managing and developing a team in a restaurant, hotel or country club environment
• Experience working at large-scale events
  
  

At Wegmans, we’ve long believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive pay and a variety of benefits & perks is just the start of what it means to work at Wegmans.

Whether through premium pay for working overtime, on Sundays or on recognized holidays, offering industry-leading health care coverage and wellness programs to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being, or paid time off (PTO) to help you balance work and life, we’ve got something for everyone.

And because we care about the wellbeing and success of every person, we recognize each person has their own unique scheduling needs. We’re proud to offer flexibility in scheduling so our employees can prioritize what is most important to them. Our large, high-volume stores and 24x7 operations allow for personalized schedules that balance an employee’s individual needs with the needs of our business and each department.

Comprehensive benefits*

• Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life
• Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday
• Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
• Retirement plan with both a profit-sharing and 401(k) match
• A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals
• LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness
• Exclusive discounts on electronics, entertainment, gym memberships, travel and more!
• And more!
• Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.
  
  

For 25 years in a row, our employees have put us on the FORTUNE magazine’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For®. Discover what it means to work for a family-owned, mission-driven, values-based company that believes in caring, respect, empowerment, high standards and making a difference in the community. Because with a family-like atmosphere of shared support, leaders who have your best interest at heart and growth as part of everything we do, Wegmans is the place for you to do what you love—and love what you do.