Dining Manager Kansas Athletics Dining

Oak View Group

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world‑class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents.

Performance Dining Manager will manage the Performance Dining team at Kansas University. This position will directly support athletes, coaches and staff by ensuring a seamless delivery of team meals that contribute to peak athletic performance. This role is responsible for the overall management of the Performance Dining experience, including all meals, events, and activities related to performance dining. Alongside the culinary team, the Performance Dining Manager is expected to coordinate all meals, events, and activities at the venue into a team effort that contributes to the successful execution of all events and meets standards and expectations of the client/venue.

This includes planning, organization, and execution of the service requirements of each event/meal and determination of all scheduling and product components required to properly service events within budgetary guidelines.

Additionally, the Performance Dining Manager will provide assistance to the Director of Premium in the profitable management of premium operations, as needed. This will include scheduled events at all locations.

The Performance Dining Manager will actively supervise, coach, counsel, direct, train and mentor employees in meeting company quality standards, and will promote a positive, enthusiastic and cooperative work environment. The Performance Dining Manager will provide oversight and resolution for front of house employee performance issues, in addition to actively and independently manage all aspects of employee relations to ensure a positive, harmonious, compliant and teamwork environment.

The Performance Dining Manager enforces all OVG hospitality policies and procedures.

The employee must maintain excellent attendance and be available to work on a variable event-driven schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays.

Flexible availability, professional presentation, outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, self-direction and strong technical (computer and POS) aptitude are required.

This role pays an annual salary of $55,000 - $65,000

Benefits for Full-Time roles:
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays)

This position will remain open until June 5, 2026.

Allen Fieldhouse
:
Iconic home of KU men's and women's basketball.

David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
:
Historic football stadium, centerpiece of the KU Gateway District redevelopment.

Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena
:
State-of-the-art facility dedicated to KU volleyball, located adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse.

Rock Chalk Park
:

Track & Field Stadium
:

Elite competition venue with Class I certification. Soccer Stadium:
Hosts KU women's soccer matches.

Hoglund Ballpark
:
Baseball stadium near Allen Fieldhouse.

• Management of Performance Dining services to ensure a high level of guest service satisfaction in all pertinent areas.
• Emphasis on maintaining consistent positive communication with the chef and culinary team to discuss inventory, menus, schedules, and day-to-day operations and ensure the clients' expectations are met.
• Create a professional, discreet, and athlete-centered dining atmosphere, greeting players and staff with respect, focus, and confidentiality.
• Responsible for ensuring all dining areas are spotless and organized, resetting tables, chairs, and service stations quickly to maintain flow between training sessions.
• Oversee product usage tracking and alert chefs when items need to be reordered to prevent service interruptions.
• Provides assistance to chefs and kitchen staff as needed to ensure successful meal…