About the position
Proof of the Pudding is a chef-led hospitality company delivering food and beverage experiences at some of North America’s most complex sports, entertainment, cultural, and live-event venues. Founded in Atlanta in 1979, Proof has built a national reputation for doing hospitality differently — from-scratch cooking at scale, hyper-local sourcing, and a partnership-first approach that treats clients as collaborators, not contracts. The company serves professional and collegiate sports venues, convention centers, cultural institutions, and large-scale destination events across the United States and Internationally. We are seeking a Concessions Manager to lead the team and logistics of our concessions operations at Circuit of the Americas. This position will be responsible for supervising day-to-day planning and event day execution of all concessions area 3rd party partners. The ideal candidate has experience in large-scale concessions operations and is a hands-on leader with a focus on team development.
Responsibilities
• Overseeing and effectively managing day-to-day duties to ensure that each event is executed flawlessly from start to finish.
• Lead subcontract management for all 3rd party vendors and concessions partners – including contract negotiation, onboarding, compliance documentation, and day-to-day logistics coordination
• Own the subcontractor onboarding process from start to finish, including recruiting new partners, coordinating credentialing and insurance requirements, and communicating site logistics (arrival, footprint, utilities) ahead of each event
• Responsible for communication between Proof of the Pudding and the client. Serves as the first point of contact for all inquiries from the center. Responsible for nurturing this relationship.
• Communicate vendor requirements (water, gas, footprint/size, etc.) to the relevant departments
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations; securing revenues; and maintaining security systems.
• Supports venue financial objectives by tracking budget and expenditures and flagging variances.
• Organizing frequent meetings and open lines of communication with sales, operations, concessions, and culinary team in preparation for each event.
• Sets staff expectations for uniform, customer service, and workplace culture standards
• Attending and executing each event to ensure that it runs smoothly from the set-up to the break-down.
• Provides support for special off-site events (golf outings, boat events, etc.) as needed
• Performs other related duties as necessary
Requirements
• Degree in Hospitality, Management, or related field
• 5+ years of leadership experience in Food and Beverage Operations and/or concessions – experience in high volume stadiums or special events is strongly preferred.
• Must live near or be willing to relocate to Austin, TX
• Budgeting and/or financial focused mindset
• Team building & leadership
• Hands on leader with drive to get the job done
• Knowledge of POS systems and processes
Benefits
• Basic Life and AD&D
• Long-term disability
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Voluntary Life and AD&D
• Short Term Disability
• Voluntary Accident
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Voluntary Hospitality Indemnity