CATERING SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Published: May 26, 2025 - The Catering Professional manages catering operations, including menu planning, cost control, and staff supervision. This position requires skills in coordinating orders, ensuring food quality, and maintaining compliance with health and safety standards. This role is able to build client relationships and deliver exceptional customer service in fast-paced environments.
Essential Hard and Soft Skills for a Standout Catering Resume
- Food Preparation
- Menu Planning
- Cost Control
- Stock Rotation
- Temperature Monitoring
- Order Coordination
- Quality Control
- Contract Negotiation
- Sales Forecasting
- Till Operation
- Communication Skills
- Time Management
- Problem Solving
- Team Collaboration
- Attention Detail
- Critical Thinking
- Adaptability Flexibility
- Customer Service
- Organizational Skills
- Multitasking Ability
Summary of Catering Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BS in Culinary Arts with 3 years of Experience
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to perform necessary cleaning of utensils, work space, tables, shelves, and equipment.
- Ability to read and follow written recipes and oral instructions pertaining to cooking recipes.
- Ability to handle sharp items such as knives and slicer blades as well as be around hot food items, food pans, ovens, fryers, steam tables, grills.
- Knowledge of equipment, cooking methods, measurements and food safety.
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers, supervisors, and peers.
- Ability to provide exemplary customer service to every guest.
- Experience with plating and presentation in fine dining and or white linen catering
- Ability to perform recipe testing/development and recipe implementation
2. BS in Hospitality Management with 5 years of Experience
- Able to resolve differences through diplomatic means
- Knowledgeable in various training methods
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of Food City policies and procedures
- Expertise in all job duties that associates must perform in each area of responsibility
- Ability to understand and follow verbal and/or written instructions, perform routine and repetitive tasks and have constant contact/interaction with various levels of individuals on a daily basis
3. BS in Food Science with 2 years of Experience
- Knowledge of all hotel support departments
- Able to interact effectively with all levels of hotel staff and management
- Excellent communication skills including oral and written
- Outstanding leadership skills
- Outstanding sales capabilities
- Able to meet the demands of clients’ events to include presence at numerous food and beverage functions throughout the day
- Excels in a fast-paced work environment
- Able to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays
- Ability to date computer knowledge of sales and catering and general business software
4. BS in Nutrition with 4 years of Experience
- Experience in catering or event sales, in facilities with greater than $2 million annual catering/event sales.
- Creative menu development skills including food, wine, spirits, and beer as well as pricing knowledge.
- Experience in fully executing and coordinating a wedding ceremony processional and wedding reception.
- Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to possess the following strengths including High energy, motivational leader, excellent communicator, strong developer, and effective in providing exceptional customer service.
- Be organized with extreme attention to detail.
- Ability to be assertive and firm, yet tactful and respectful.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), catering software such as Club Essentials, Open Table, and Reserve Cloud, Wedding Wire, and The Knot dashboards.
5. BS in Hotel and Restaurant Management with 3 years of Experience
- Experience in managing a team in a mid-to-large food preparation environment
- Experience and having had responsibility for the entire Food and Beverage operation within a mid - large food preparation environment
- Successful track record & experience of leading and developing high-performing teams
- Experienced in all aspects of food safety and H&S
- Allergen compliance (to include Natasha's law) in adherence to policy
- Ability to develop operational plans and have proven experience of event planning and hospitality
- Ability to build and maintain an effective network of contacts internally and externally
- Engaging communicator & have influencing skills at all levels
- Ability to analyse and interpret operational, financial data and feedback in order to continually deliver improvements
- Ability to deliver under pressure and in situations of ambiguity
6. BS in Dietetics with 2 years of Experience
- Experience with a proven track record of successfully managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
- Projects a professional manner and appearance at all times, and communicates effectively with Guests, Team Members and the general public.
- Has an upbeat, positive, and energetic personality to engage and build clientele.
- Be detail-oriented and organized alongside a creative and innovative work style.
- Adept in written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- Solid financial and analytical skills with experience driving sales and profits.
- Ability to handle high-pressure job demands while maintaining composure and exhibiting sound judgment.
- Ability to set realistic objectives and goals, and implement the necessary steps to achieve them.
- Experience with CRM,
- ServSafe Certification
7. BS in Food Service Management with 3 year of Experience
- Ability to qualify sales opportunities through inquiries and prospecting to maximize revenue potential
- Ability to input data to generate proposals, contracts, BEO's, update client files, and enter information into the catering software used on site
- Ability to follow up with all clients through phone calls, letters, and site tours in order to secure contracts and ensure customer satisfaction
- Ability to greet and serve all clients/groups to ensure satisfaction
- Able to successfully manage and execute events in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to verify, from the booking report, that all files are made and that all bookings are turned definite in a timely manner
- Experience with Phone support, creating correspondence, and providing back-up support for the managers as well as administrative staff
- Ability to create and maintain reports to assist with the sales effort
- Experience within a hotel, country club or event center
- Ability to meet sales goals consistently
- Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
8. BS in Business Administration with 4 years of Experience
- Strong background in the selling, planning and implementation of weddings and other events.
- Ability to communicate effectively, with a customer service focus, with clients, vendors internal team members both verbally and written.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks with appropriate prioritization of duties, and demonstrate courtesy and cooperation in all interactions.
- Ability to participate in M.O.D. duties and schedules.
- Excellent communication skills, in both the spoken and written word
- Ability to drive to meet and exceed both client expectations and sales goals
- Enjoy asking for business and closing sales.
- Ability to make cold calls.
- Ability to book repeat business.
- Ability to maintain consistent verbal and written communication with clients.
- Ability to conduct familiarization trips
- Ability to make on-site and field presentations to prospective clients.
- Ability to work effectively with Rooms, Recreation, Catering, Conference/Convention Services, and Banquet Departments.
- Ability to participate in the local community to develop business.
- Ability to attend trade shows and participate in sales blitzes.
- Excellent phone sales skills.