For this role in the Customer and Commercial department, the selected candidate will focus on sales and business development, primarily for Cathay Dining. The candidate will be responsible for building a robust sales pipeline, which includes prospecting new leads, acquiring new customers, and identifying cross‑selling opportunities.

This position reports to the Head of Commercial.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve commercial goals and targets as set out for assigned portfolio.
• Create and drive new business strategy.
• Build sales pipeline, prospect new leads and drive customer acquisition.
• Drive brand awareness through trade engagement. Attends tradeshows, events or seminars.
• Owns end-to-end customer acquisition process – prospecting, acquisition, contracting and onboarding.
• Prepares business proposals for customers in collaboration with internal stakeholders in response to RFQ, RFI and RFP or other business enquires as required.
• Cross functional collaboration with key stakeholders e.g. Account Management and Commercial Excellence teams to drive pricing and contract strategies.
• Perform any projects or ad-hoc duties as assigned by the Management.

Requirements:

• Degree holder in business administration or other related disciplines.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in airline catering sales, retail F&B sales, or business development, including 5 years at supervisory level.
• Knowledge of airline catering, retail F&B chain, or hospitality ops will be advantageous.
• Results-focused, process-oriented with strong commercial acumen.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Self-starter, innovative. Ability to multi-task and manoeuvre independently.
• Analytical, ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
• Good communication skills, effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, ability to lead a small team.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Cantonese. Mandarin would be an advantage.

We offer a competitive remuneration package and a full range of benefits. To all interested applicants, please click 'Apply Now' button and submit your application.

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Requisition ID: 870