Workplace Catering Manager

Location: Berkeley, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $70,000-$90,000 per year, depending on experience

We are seeking an experienced Workplace Catering Manager to oversee and grow corporate meal programs from end to end. This role combines client relationship management, catering operations, menu planning, logistics, and team leadership.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable building strong relationships with corporate clients and managing the fast-paced operational details required to deliver fresh, accurate, and on-time meals across multiple locations.

You will serve as a key point of contact for clients while coordinating closely with culinary, delivery, and support teams to ensure a consistently high level of service.

• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with corporate clients.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for client questions, feedback, requests, and issue resolution.

• Manage client expectations regarding menus, pricing, lead times, and service requirements.

• Identify opportunities to increase account retention, recurring business, and revenue.

• Support proposals, pricing, and planning for recurring programs and special events.

• Develop and customize menus based on client preferences, dietary requirements, allergens, variety, and budget.

• Apply strong knowledge of food, culinary operations, and catering best practices.

• Coordinate menu and ingredient planning across multiple client programs to maximize efficiency.

• Work closely with culinary teams on capacity planning, food costs, and production requirements.

• Oversee daily catering operations from order intake through delivery and setup.

• Coordinate multiple simultaneous orders and time-sensitive deliveries.

• Monitor delivery accuracy, presentation, food quality, and service standards.

• Respond quickly and effectively to last-minute operational challenges.

• Maintain appropriate inventory and quality-control processes.

• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standards.

• Be available for early-morning starts when supporting breakfast programs.

• Hire, train, schedule, and supervise delivery and support personnel.

• Establish clear expectations and maintain strong communication across teams.

• Monitor operational KPIs, including delivery accuracy, labor costs, service quality, and client retention.

• Partner with culinary and operations teams to improve efficiency and service delivery.

• 3+ years of experience in food service, hospitality, catering, workplace dining, or related operations.

• At least 2 years in a management, catering, or account-management role.

• Demonstrated success managing and retaining B2B or corporate accounts.

• Experience managing catering operations involving multiple concurrent orders and time-sensitive deliveries.

• Strong understanding of menu planning, dietary/allergen requirements, food costs, and catering operations.

• Excellent client-facing communication and relationship-building skills.

• Calm, organized, and solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving.

• Food safety certification such as ServSafe Manager, or ability to obtain certification within 60 days.

• Comfortable using scheduling, ordering/POS, spreadsheet, and other operational tools.

• Ability to track, analyze, and communicate operational KPIs.

• Valid driver's license and ability to travel between client locations as needed.

• Professional, polished, and customer-focused presentation in corporate client environments.

• Culinary or hospitality experience in a high-volume or high-pressure restaurant environment.

• Experience in the San Francisco Bay Area corporate catering or workplace dining market.

• Familiarity with workplace catering platforms and corporate meal programs.

• Experience managing recurring, subscription-style, or contract-based corporate food programs.

• Conversational Spanish or bilingual English/Spanish skills.

• $70,000-$90,000 annual salary, based on experience

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Paid time off

• Profit-sharing opportunities

Berkeley, CA, with travel to client locations throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco and Menlo Park.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. Employment decisions are made without regard to legally protected characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants and employees.

W3Global was established in 2006 in Fremont, CA with a vision: simplify the recruiting process and develop an industry-disrupting platform to connect candidates with clients. Our cutting-edge Applicant Tracking System enables us to find the right person for the right job, creating value for job seekers and employers. While W3Global initially focused on IT staffing, we have expanded the business to serve many other industries, including accounting and finance, legal, engineering, human resources, government and more.

We’re proud of the investments we’ve made in our team, having grown from four to 1000 employees and evolving into one of the leading recruitment and staffing solution providers in the industry. Our recruiters and account managers are passionate about connecting qualified professionals with the right positions in small, medium, and large companies.

Our Services
W3Global understands the natural ups and downs of an organization’s staffing needs. We are continuously adapting to industry and economic changes to find the right candidates.

We specialize in placing permanent, direct, contract, and temporary positions for companies of any size. Our recruiting services include sourcing, recruiting, screening, interview management, salary negotiations, training, and onboarding.

We are committed to helping organizations redefine their recruitment process by delivering our SaaS-based proprietary application tracking system software.

Our Expertise
W3Global has been delivering staffing solutions for nearly two decades; we know which recruiting strategies work best. Our expert team is committed to developing a customized solution to fit your company’s unique needs.

As a W3Global client, you’ll also receive personalized assistance from a seasoned team of staffing specialists. We are committed to providing both technical support and industry expertise to simplify the hiring process. We know that your time matters. W3Global will help you streamline the hiring process, getting it done and getting it right.