Role: Catering Business Development Manager
Location: Abu Dhabi
Our client is new Catering business who are looking to grow and expand their high end premium catering business thought-out Abu Dhabi and the UAE. Working with a number of high profile clients they are experiencing a period of growth and looking bring in a real Catering Business Development Manager who can oversee multiple contracts as well as developing new partnerships for the business and lead the group to future heights!
- You will also have the responsibility of generating your own leads and appointments in order to ensure you build relationships whilst working towards winning new business.
- To deliver the highest possible standard of food with the resources available and within budget.
- Effective management of the team to ensure the delivery of both qualitative and quantitative results
- Extensive experience within operations or business development within contract catering
- To actively seek and identify opportunities and innovation for business growth & development with focus on latest food trends and best practices.
- Motivate, coach and train staff to perform to the highest standards
- Ensure hospitality is produced to the highest possible standard and is delivered to the agreed specification.
- Proven track record in a similar business and local market
- Proven experience within a high-volume catering environment.
- Strong commercial and business acumen.
- Strong financial understanding and demonstrable budgetary control and results orientated.
- Excellent sales and negotiation skills to successfully “close the deal”.
- Self-motivated and innovative.
- We need someone who is energetic, loves what they do and passionate about the events industry.
- Must be able to lead a team, liaise with clients, be organized and manage their time well.
- Must have experience with high end clients such as Government officials or Royal family
- Must have GCC experience
