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Banquet managers primarily work in dining rooms, event and conference rooms, possibly outdoors (hotel/restaurant terrace), in the service area (e.g., reception desk), and in office and meeting rooms. They may also work at clients' premises (e.g., in catering) or in a home office/mobile setting.

Core competencies fundamentally required in this profession include: Supervision, Management, Banqueting (Event Department - Organization and Service), Guest Relations, Calculation, Customer Consulting and Support, Compiling Menus and Meal Plans. Further competencies that may be significant for practicing this profession are: Accounting, Instruction according to the Infection Protection Act (health certificate), Catering, Purchasing, Food and Beverage/Economic Sector, Restaurant Law, Cost and Performance Accounting, Food Hygiene, Marketing, Planning and Conducting Fairs, Congresses and Events, Personnel Planning, Quality Management, System Gastronomy, Table and Banquet Decoration, Advertising.

Banquet managers largely independently plan all details of an event. To ensure an event is both a culinary and economic success, they utilize their organizational talent as well as their gastronomic and business administration knowledge. They instruct and motivate staff. A well-groomed appearance, good manners, and a friendly, obliging demeanor are indispensable when interacting with guests. In establishments with international clientele, foreign language skills are necessary. In unforeseen events, such as last-minute changes to customer requests, banquet managers react flexibly and find alternative solutions at short notice with great improvisation skills. Banquet managers work primarily in the rooms designated for celebrations in hotels and restaurants, as well as in service areas, such as the kitchen. In the office, they calculate costs or plan advertising on the computer.

Example collective bargaining gross basic remuneration (monthly): 4,189 € to 4,593 €. Source: Collective Bargaining Collection of the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs. Note: This information is for orientation purposes only. No claims can be derived from it.

Gastronomy, Catering (restaurants with service, caterers and provision of other catering services, e.g., event catering), Hotel Industry, Accommodation (hotels without hotel garnis, e.g., hotel restaurants; holiday rooms, holiday apartments, holiday homes and holiday villages), Exhibition, Congress, Conference Industry (exhibition, congress and business event organizers, especially event gastronomy organizers), Shipping (passenger transport in high seas and coastal shipping, e.g., cruise ships; passenger transport in inland shipping, e.g., river cruise ships, day trip ships).

Employers often expect vocational training (Ausbildung) or further education (Weiterbildung) in the hospitality industry, or a relevant university degree (Studium).

Hotel Management (undergraduate) and Hotel Management (postgraduate) are suitable fields of study for this profession.

Banquet managers find employment in hotels and restaurants, as well as in event catering.

This role is also commonly known as Banquet Supervisor or Banquet Manager. The English professional title is Conference and Banquet Manager (m/f), and the French title is Responsable (m/f) de banquets.

Handling food requires instruction and a certificate from the public health department (Gesundheitsamt).

Banquet managers organize and lead catering services for festive occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, or corporate events.

Job and applicant portals such as GastroExpress, Gastrojobs, hogapage.de, hogastjob.com, hotelcareer, hoteljob.ch, Hoteljob Deutschland, Hoteljob-Schweiz, jobsterne, Rolling Pin International, TouristikCareer.

Associations and organizations like Berufsgenossenschaft Nahrungsmittel und Gastgewerbe (BGN), Bundesverband der Deutschen Tourismuswirtschaft (BTW) e.V., Deutscher Hotel- und Gaststättenverband e.V. (DEHOGA), Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten (NGG), ver.di - Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft.

Responsibility for people (e.g., for the Ausbildung (vocational training) and Weiterbildung (further training) of specialists and the supervision of interns). Responsibility for material assets (e.g., ensuring compliance with quality, time, and cost specifications to secure a professionally correct and economically successful operation). Customer contact (e.g., advising customers on a planned banquet, making suggestions for table arrangements). Work under the eyes of customers and guests. Screen work (e.g., determining staffing needs). Work in sales rooms (e.g., in restaurants or hotels). Work in office rooms (e.g., calculating costs, marketing culinary events). Irregular working hours (in the evenings, on weekends or holidays, and during seasonal peak periods).

Documents, e.g.: cost calculations, beverage and food menus, meal plans, staff deployment plans, event plans, advertising and information material. Office equipment, e.g.: PC, internet access, telephone.

Banquet managers advise customers on catering for celebrations and events. They develop proposals and cost calculations for banquet setup, decoration, and food and beverage selection. They inform the kitchen management in good time about the type, scope, and date of the event and coordinate details. They calculate staffing needs, plan staff deployment, and organize service procedures. As an interface between service and kitchen, they ensure smooth cooperation and compliance with customer agreements. In addition, they organize the establishment's own culinary events, plan advertising measures, and, if necessary, supervise the Ausbildung (vocational training) and Weiterbildung (further training) of specialists.

Access professions and activities such as Staatlich geprüfter Betriebsleiter/Staatlich geprüfte Betriebsleiterin Fachrichtung Hotel und Gaststätten/Bachelor Professional in Hauswirtschaft, Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin (Fachschule) für Catering/Verpflegungsmanagement/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft, Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin (Fachschule) für Hotel-, Gaststättengewerbe/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft, Fachmann/Fachfrau für Restaurants und Veranstaltungsgastronomie, Fachmann/Fachfrau für Systemgastronomie, Fachwirt im Gastgewerbe/Fachwirtin im Gastgewerbe, Staatlich geprüfter Gastronom/Staatlich geprüfte Gastronomin/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft, Hotelfachmann/Hotelfachfrau, Geprüfter Hotelmeister/Geprüfte Hotelmeisterin, Geprüfter Küchenmeister/Geprüfte Küchenmeisterin, Geprüfter Restaurantmeister/Geprüfte Restaurantmeisterin.

Adaptation training helps to keep professional knowledge up-to-date and adapt it to new developments (e.g., in the areas of restaurant, banquet service, catering and party service, or calculation).

Further professional and career opportunities open up – depending on professional background – through advanced training (e.g., as a hotel and restaurant operations manager) or through a bachelor's (Studium) or master's degree (e.g., in hotel management or business administration, business administration). Under certain conditions, it is also possible to study without a general higher education entrance qualification. More information: Access to higher education in the individual federal states (Bundesland) of Germany.

The banquet manager plans, organizes, and executes catering for festive occasions and events. They advise clients on matters such as menu sequence and beverage selection, and develop detailed proposals for event execution. They determine meal plans, create beverage and food menus. They inform the kitchen about planned events and make arrangements. They organize service processes, ensuring smooth cooperation between service and kitchen. They hold meetings with service staff. They organize the establishment's own events (e.g., specialty buffets). They undertake commercial and administrative tasks, calculate costs, determine staffing needs, and plan staff deployment. They plan and implement advertising and marketing measures. They are responsible for the training and further education of staff.

Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Humans (Infection Protection Act - IfSG), last amended by Article 3, Paragraph 1 of the Act of 04.03.2026 (BGBl. 2026 I No. 60).

The following lists professions or activities that show similarities to the original profession. These professions represent a possible alternative for applicants. Furthermore, employers can consider individuals in these professions as alternatives for filling a position in the original profession. Some alternative professions only include partial activities of the original profession; others require an induction period, which can vary in length depending on the individual case. The following immediate employment and staffing alternatives are available for the profession of banquet manager: Job and staffing alternatives for the overall activity (usually short induction): State-certified operations manager (Staatlich geprüfter Betriebsleiter)/State-certified operations manager (Staatlich geprüfte Betriebsleiterin) specializing in Hotel and Restaurant Industry/Bachelor Professional in Home Economics; Business economist (Betriebswirt)/Business economist (Betriebswirtin) (Technical College - Fachschule) for Catering/Food Management/Bachelor Professional in Economics; Business economist (Betriebswirt)/Business economist (Betriebswirtin) (Technical College - Fachschule) for Hotel, Restaurant Industry/Bachelor.