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Job description / Role
The Catering Administration Specialist provides technical support and detailed financial input to support the development of client solutions and bids prepared in response to Requests for Proposals or otherwise. The work requires a great deal of attention to detail and precision.
The focus is on providing technical and analytical support for the catering proposal development process. The Catering Administration Specialist ensures that the unique catering concepts proposed for commercial and military clients in remote areas of the world, are founded in accurate, realistic and commercially viable financial and administrative planning.
The Catering Administration Specialist prepares spreadsheets of full menu cycles developed by the Catering Specialist for various nationalities, including special meals, and menus for events. He contributes to the development or enhancement of meal registration systems, food storage concepts and stock management systems for remote camps. In addition, he develops spreadsheets or graphical representations of:
- Equipment lists
- Ingredient lists
- Staffing plans and organization charts
- Shift rosters and rotations
The Catering Administration Specialist supports the development of plans for customer service and contract/project management systems and solutions. He contributes to the cost planning and estimating process for all catering services, kitchens, DFACs, equipment, personnel, training, uniforms, PPE, etc.
Requirements
Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years experience in catering operations; experience in large-scale camp catering operations is an asset
- A minimum of 3 years experience in planning, measuring or evaluating financial data for catering operations
- Experience with Recipe Manager or another recipe management software program
- Experience planning and costing requirements for catering operations, including:
* Manpower
* Equipment
* PPE
* Food
* Dining facilities
- Operational experience in Africa, Eurasia, the Far East or Australasia is an asset, as is experience in the oil and gas or mining sector
Background and character:
- Fluent in English, with strong IT/computer skills
- Attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable to rapidly changing requirements
- Strong commercial acumen
- Ability to balance multiple and competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- Flexible work approach and willingness to work additional hours
- Ability to digest and understand complex RFPs and develop clear plans of action for assigned tasks
- A focus on solutions, not problems, always seeking a way to move the project forward
About the Company
Ecolog provides you with any kind of life support and infrastructural services which enables you to accomplish your mission. Reliably and quickly we build up the required infrastructure, even under the toughest conditions. The services that Ecolog provides span a wide spectrum: from logistics solutions to waste management and laundry services to fuel supply, to mention just a few. We offer you this comprehensive support on a sole supplier basis. Our experts quickly find the best answers for your needs and new challenges.
We are there when you need us always on time.
We provide our service solutions to multinational task forces, aid organizations, and private companies which operate in crisis-ridden areas around the world.
Ecolog has the team-spirited commitment which drives us in delivering the utmost of excellence for our customers satisfaction.
Ecolog is synonymous with experience, reliability, and professionalism. You concentrate totally on your mission while we take care of your needs!