Our client is a growing national brand who is expanding their catering operation and has a need for a sales-focused leader who can manage a team of catering sales managers, full-service catering program, create and develop a diverse client list, delegate tasks to ensure successful execution, and work seamlessly with the operations and marketing teams. 

Responsibilities:

• Leads a team of Catering Sales Specialists 
• Responsible to achieve goals for 3rd party sales, large catering venues and additional corporate industries
• Manage relationship with all 3rd party relationships, Growing, Maintain it
• Creates and delivers all training curriculum as assigned pertaining to the sales team role.
• Executes all Catering Sales Specialists duties, including direct selling when needed.
• Provides support of sales team as requested with the day-to-day routines.
• Troubleshoots escalated issues regarding eMarket, CRM, and POS.
• Increases sales in all restaurants in assigned territory to meet budgeted sales plan.
• Forecasts future catering opportunities to reach business plan goals.
• Partner with cross functional teams to develop short term and long term sales strategies 

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5 years of catering sales experience 
• 3 years of managing sales team
• Strong understanding of business goals and applying techniques and strategies to expedite the achievement of those goals.
• Experience interacting and creating relationships with internal and external customers of all levels and skill sets.