Job Title: Catering Sales Executive
Department: Sales & Marketing
Job Summary:
The Catering Sales Executive is responsible for identifying new business opportunities, maintaining existing client relationships, and achieving catering sales targets. The role involves managing inquiries, preparing quotations, conducting site visits, coordinating with operations, and ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
Sales & Business Development
- Generate new leads and business opportunities through calls, visits, networking, and digital platforms.
- Achieve monthly and annual catering sales targets as set by management.
- Identify potential corporate clients, event organizers, and institutions for catering contracts.
- Conduct client meetings and presentations to promote catering services and packages.
Client Management
- Respond promptly to catering inquiries and prepare detailed proposals and quotations.
- Follow up with clients to close deals and secure bookings.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to ensure repeat business and referrals.
- Coordinate client requirements with operations, kitchen, and logistics teams for seamless service execution.
Operations Coordination
- Ensure accurate communication of event details to operations, production, and service teams.
- Attend events when required to ensure client satisfaction and proper service delivery.
- Collect feedback post-event and ensure any issues are promptly addressed.
Reporting & Documentation
- Maintain up-to-date records of inquiries, bookings, and client interactions in the CRM or sales report.
- Submit daily, weekly, and monthly sales reports to management.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and customer preferences.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Hospitality Management, or a related field.
- Minimum 2–3 years of experience in catering or hospitality sales.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
- Customer-focused with a professional approach and positive attitude.
- Valid Qatar driving license (preferred).
Job Type: Full-time