Looking for flexible work, great pay, and a company to grow with? Bring your B2B sales skills to our nationally acclaimed restaurant team. We are filling the role of Catering Sale Director.

As our Catering Sales Director , you will share our commitment to our people, our product and our restaurant brand - and join us in making it a priority to give back to the communities where we live and work. "Serve Others" and "Do the Right Thing" are core values for us - we believe in being authentic in everything we do and in living our values in full view of the communities we serve. Our perfect Catering Sales Director candidate will thrive in a fun and casual environment, pay it forward daily, and add value to our company by establishing and growing B2B gifting and catering sales for our restaurants in the Columbus, Ohio area. This position will be in-market, making sales calls and visits - when not actively engaged in sales activities, this position will work from home!

As our Catering Sales Director , you will:

• Prospects, qualify and sells B2B ( catering and gifting) to new and lapsed corporate customers within an assigned geographical market.
• Build relationships with new B2B customers to encourage frequent repeat business.
• Achieve assigned sales targets on a monthly and trimester basis.
• Achieve assigned number of sales driving activities and tasks on a daily basis such as number of calls, visits, e-mails, etc.
• Record work completed daily in designated reporting system (i.e. CRM, etc.). (Other tasks will include accepting orders, entering orders into the Point of Sale system, submitting orders on a timely basis for fulfillment, creating and maintaining prospecting lists, providing customer service assistance to corporate clients, and generating and submitting telemarketing activity reports on a regular basis.
• Schedule and conduct “ Lunch and Learn ” seminars with businesses.
• Place follow-up calls to customers prior to order receipt and after order receipt to ensure customer satisfaction with the process and purchase.
• Report customer issues and major changes to restaurant General Managers for resolution.
• Build relationships with our restaurant General Managers to gain a better understanding of the market and the strengths of the stores.

Catering Sales Director candidate backgrounds should include:

• Associate degree or equivalent work experience ( B2B sales, catering sales, food service sales , etc preferred)
• One or more years' experience in a catering sales or business gifting role within a relevant industry: specialty foods, restaurant, hospitality, special events/convention facility.
• Great organizational and planning skills, strong outside sales experience , excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as solid experience with Microsoft products (especially Excel).

Our Catering Sales Director enjoys :

• Salary base of $75-85K
• Potential bonus up to $20K for meeting established sales goals
• Insurance options
• Quality of life…ability to work from home
• 401K
• PTO