Sales and Marketing Executive

A growing catering company in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a highly motivated and target-oriented Sales and Marketing Executive to generate new business opportunities and secure catering projects, particularly in industrial catering, labour camps, corporate catering and events. The role involves identifying and approaching potential clients requiring industrial and contract catering services, generating new leads through market visits, networking, referrals, calls and direct client contact, and developing relationships with companies, factories, contractors, construction companies, labour camps and corporate clients. The successful candidate will identify upcoming projects and catering requirements in the Jeddah market, promote the company’s industrial and event catering services, prepare and follow up on quotations and commercial proposals with the management team, and follow up with prospective clients until projects are successfully awarded. The role also includes developing opportunities for long-term catering contracts and recurring business, generating event catering opportunities for corporate functions, meetings, weddings and other events, achieving agreed monthly targets for new leads, quotations and successfully secured projects, and providing management with regular reports on leads, meetings, quotations and potential projects. Applicants must have previous experience in sales, marketing or client acquisition, preferably in catering, hospitality, food and beverage or related industries, along with a strong ability to generate new clients and bring actual business or projects. Existing contacts within companies, contractors, factories, construction companies or industrial clients are advantageous, as are strong knowledge of the Jeddah market and the ability to conduct regular client visits and develop new business relationships. Arabic and English communication skills are preferred. This is a results-oriented position, and preference will be given to candidates with an existing network of potential clients and proven experience in securing catering or hospitality contracts. Applicants must have worked in the catering and events industry.