Sales Director - Corporate & Venue Catering

Sales Director – Corporate & Venue Catering

Location: London

Salary: Up to £100,000 + commission

A growing hospitality and catering business is looking for a Sales Director to lead its next stage of growth.

What they need is someone who can get out into the market, open doors, win new business and help build the commercial structure required to support significant growth.

This is a hands-on role. The expectation is not to spend six months building strategy documents and presentations. The expectation is to start generating opportunities, bringing in clients and creating momentum from day one.

The Role:

Drive new business across corporate catering, events and hospitalityBuild relationships with key decision-makers and convert opportunities into revenueDevelop and manage a strong sales pipelineLead pitches, tenders and commercial proposalsIdentify new venue partnerships and growth opportunitiesWork closely with senior leadership on business growth plansImplement CRM systems, reporting processes and commercial structureImprove sales materials, client presentations and commercial positioningSupport the development of the wider sales and marketing functionBuild and grow a commercial team as the business expands

The Person:

Proven track record of winning new business within hospitality, catering, events or a related sectorEnjoy a start up mentalityCommercially driven and motivated by growthComfortable generating leads, making approaches and creating opportunitiesStrong relationship builder with a consultative approach to salesAble to balance strategic thinking with hands-on executionExperience participating in tenders and competitive pitch processesUnderstands what corporate clients expect from modern hospitality providersEntrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a growing businessConfident operating at both board level and client levelNot afraid to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in

CVs to kate@corecruitment.com