Back to Jobs
A

Catering Services Director - High Point University at Aramark

Aramark High Point, NC

Job Description

Job Description

Position Description:

Director level position. Responsible for developing and executing catering solutions to meet guests? specific event needs. Facilitates sales growth and client engagement, creating exceptional event experiences.

Scope of Role:

Ensures catering operations comply with Harvest Table?s Executional Framework. Delivers consistent, best-in-class quality in planning and execution of events. Manages catering operations, sales, and execution to ensure quality in final presentation of food.

Job Responsibilities
  • Client Relationships

Develops and maintains effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships. Demonstrates excellent customer service using Harvest Table's standard model. Implements communication strategy provided by marketing team in order to build catering revenue.

  • Financial Performance

Responsible for on delivering food and labor targets. Develops and executes strategies to achieve catering revenue forecasts.

  • Productivity

Responsible for executing catering events of varied size and scope, including staffing and management. Ensures accurate reporting of all catering-related revenue, expenses, and receivables. Coordinates activities with other departments as appropriate.

  • Compliance

Ensures compliance with Harvest Table?s food, occupational, and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations. Complies with all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including (but not limited to) those relating to safety, health, and wage and hour practices.

Qualifications
  • Requires at least 4 years? experience and 1 to 3 years in a management role.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • A strong value system, unquestioned integrity, and good listening skills.
  • Excellent communication skills.

This role may have physical demands including, but not limited to, lifting, bending, pushing, pulling and/or extended walking and standing. This role may also require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

About Harvest Table Culinary Group

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At HTCG, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Typical senior pay: $131k for Producers and Directors nationally

National salary averages
Expected senior-level
$131k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$43k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $199k

Top performers earn significantly more—skill and negotiation matter.

Senior roles pay 119% more than entry—experience is well rewarded.

Strong candidate leverage

Pay is responsive to skills and negotiation. Position yourself as a specialist.

Hiring leverage
Balanced
Wage leverage
Strong
Mobility
Good mobility

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Specialists with niche skills
Weaker for: Generalists

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Watch out for

Wide pay variance: Compensation depends heavily on employer and specialization.

Use competing offers and timing to your advantage.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Expertise pays off

Limited new roles, but specialists earn significantly more.

+5%
10yr growth
A bachelor's degree is typically expected.
Typical: Bachelor's degree

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024