Business Development Manager

6 months ago


Vancouver, Canada Savoury Chef Catering Full time

**Job description**

Savoury Chef Foods is one of Vancouver’s premier corporate catering and event coordinators. We are a fun, flexible, close-knit team that loves what we do but also values what you do outside of work. Work life balance is important to us.

**Compensation**:

- **Base salary plus sales commissions**:

- Shared benefits package after 3 months consecutive employment
- Ability to work remotely 2-3 days per week
- Daily staff meal provided by culinary team while in office
- Fun team and positive work environment
- Smart casual office dress code
- Dog friendly office
- Monday - Friday Schedule
- Paid time off

**The key responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Identifying business potential for corporate catering delivery, corporate/social events, commissary business.
- Identify partnership opportunities with venues and vendors.
- Networking and expanding reach and awareness of Savoury Chef's products and services.
- Assisting with marketing efforts.
- Leading outside sales efforts through prospecting, entertaining, networking and sales calls.
- Creating winning proposals and quotes, with creative ideas and timely follow-up.
- Successful negotiating, ensuring appropriate margins are met.
- Creating excellent client relationships through attention to detail; follow through with a personalized touch, empathy for customer perceptions and needs and respond in a timely manner.
- Ensure specifications and requests of each catering event are communicated and executed down the channel effectively.
- Ensure seamless and successful handover to the Catering Sales teams that will detail and plan each booking and event.
- Liaise and collaborate with the sales and operations teams.
- Complete invoices and process billing and payments if required.
- Manage relationships with existing and lost business accounts, to meet/exceed revenue goals and expand the Savoury’s client base.
- Ensure the success of our team through mentoring and coaching the sales team alongside the Sales Manager.
- Identify business trends that can improve the company's performance.
- Business development through fostering venue and client relationships.
- Maintain a healthy pipeline of future bookings and leads.
- Collaborate with operations to exceed clients expectations

**Qualifications**:

- Experience in catering sales, banquet, or food and beverage in a Hospitality organization of comparable size with a proven track record of achieving sales goals.
- Experience with successfully meeting sales target through outside sales efforts.
- Experience with outside sales and soliciting.
- Familiar with and connected in the Vancouver market.
- A proven track record of excellent organizational skills and time management with an ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a high pressure work environment is essential for this position.
- “Serving It Right” Certificate required - or be able to get one before start date.
- Excellent oral & written business communication and interpersonal skills.
- Passionate about catering and hospitality
- Highly energetic, independent, motivated, positive individual that owns and drives their success
- Proactive, outgoing and adaptable in an ever changing environment with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and manage time under pressure.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Base salary plus sales commission

**COVID-19 considerations**:All staff are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID 19

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $70,000.00-$90,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Work from home

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

**Experience**:

- sales: 2 years (required)
- event planning: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person



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