Catering Sales Manager
Egg Harbor Cafe
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bannockburn • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $45,000 - $55,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Drive catering revenue to meet district targets.
- Actively generate new catering leads through various means.
- Build and manage a strong sales pipeline that includes both new prospects and existing accounts.
- Ensure exceptional experiences for first-time clients.
- Maintain regular communication with clients to ensure satisfaction.
- Work alongside various team leaders to ensure successful execution of catering orders.
- Maintain a CRM system to track leads and revenue metrics.
Requirements
- 5 + years of catering, restaurant sales, B2B foodservice sales, or related hospitality sales experience.
- Proven success growing accounts or territories with minimal supervision.
- Strong local market awareness and existing business contacts preferred.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and follow-up skills.
- Strong project management and organizational abilities.
- Proficiency using CRM tools.
- Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and ability to travel between locations.
- Understanding of restaurant operations, kitchen processes, and catering logistics.
- Ability to deliver samples, set up displays, and execute on-brand presentations.
- Comfortable working independently and within a team environment.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary + high-earning commission structure.
- Mileage reimbursement and expense coverage for approved sales activities.
- Opportunities for growth as the catering program expands.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
catering salesB2B foodservice salesproject managementrestaurant operationskitchen processescatering logistics
Soft skills
communicationrelationship-buildingfollow-uporganizational abilitiesindependent workteam collaboration