Business Development Executive

Job Introduction

We have an exciting new role available as a Business Development Executive based at our Bateaux site. As the Business Development Executive, you will aim to achieve sales objectives and targets in the London and Windsor region through a targeted sales plan and proactive management of key account performance and activities and work to the UK Sales Strategy and promote a high performance sales culture within the Bateaux Sales team, ensuring targets are reached and increase margins more consistently.

Our heritage is built on catering and hospitality experience and fuelled by our passion for exceptional food and service. For over 40 years we have been providing bespoke catering and hospitality services for sports stadia, racecourses, visitor, attractions, historic venues, major events and premium airline lounges. Recognised across the globe for hospitality, we help create exceptional moments at extraordinary events such as Royal Ascot, Tour de France and RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

For more information on the company see Careers in Sports and Leisure

Role Responsibility

• Proactive calling
• Sourcing, qualifying leads
• Obtaining new business through networking and referrals
• Closing sales and reaching financial targets
• Attend client meetings
• Event attendance
• Reporting sales activity and pipeline line manager
• Networking events
• Representing brand at a high level throughout

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven success in achieving sales targets
• Previous experience in venue or event catering sales
• Detailed knowledge of the London and Windsor events market
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to create excellent client relationships
• Be target driven to drive and succeed in a business where we reward success.
• Ability to negotiate, work with flexible schedule and changing priorities is essential
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

Package Description

£26,000 + bonus + benefits

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.